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James Johnston 1924 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1924

Birth Location: Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 DEC 2008

Death Location: Strathpeffer, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Robert Johnston

Mother: Jane Low

Spouse(s): [________] Pirie

Children(s): Henry Johnston

James Johnston was born in 1924 in Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Johnston and Jane Low. James Johnston married [________] Pirie, and had children including Henry Johnston. James Johnston passed away in 2008 in Strathpeffer, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Johnston was born in 1924 in Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Johnston and Jane Low.
  • James Johnston married [________] Pirie, and had children including Henry Johnston.
  • James Johnston passed away in 2008 in Strathpeffer, Sutherland, Scotland.

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James Johnston's Ancestors

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James Johnston
1924 – 2008
Birth Place: Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Johnston
1891 – 1973
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane Low
1897 – 1962
Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Low
1852 – 1932
Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Coutts
1859 – 1919
Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Coutts
1808 – 1908
Helen Ley
1813 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Coutts
1770 – 1841
Joyce Grant
1781 – 1881

James Johnston's Descendants

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James Johnston (16 JAN 1924 – 4 DEC 2008) m. [________] Pirie (ABT 1937 – )
  1. 1. Henry Johnston (1 MAY 1957 – 22 MAY 1992) m. [________] Grant (ABT 1957 – )
    1. 1. Aileen Johnston (ABT 1978 – )

James Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1924
16 JAN 1924
Birth of James Johnston in Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
2008
4 DEC 2008
Age 84
Death of James Johnston in Strathpeffer, Sutherland, Scotland
Strathpeffer, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1924
    Event Place: Finzean, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 DEC 2008
    Event Place: Strathpeffer, Sutherland, Scotland

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