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James Johnstone 1801 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1801

Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Feb 1888

Death Location: Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Mary Cholmeley

Spouse(s): Isabella Scott

Children(s): James Johnstone

James Johnstone was born in 1801 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of James Raymond Johnston and Mary Elizabeth Cholmeley. James Johnstone married Isabella Scott, and had children including James Johnstone. James Johnstone passed away in 1888 in Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Johnstone was born in 1801 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of James Raymond Johnston and Mary Elizabeth Cholmeley.
  • James Johnstone married Isabella Scott, and had children including James Johnstone.
  • James Johnstone passed away in 1888 in Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnston
1768 – 1830
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Mary Cholmeley
1778 – 1843
Birth Location: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Scott
1814 – 1885
Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Johnstone
1835 – 1915
Birth Location: Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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James Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
James Johnstone
1801 – 1888
Birth Place: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
James Raymond Johnston
1768 – 1830
Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Cholmeley
1778 – 1843
Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Johnstone
1734 – 1795
Alva House, Clackmannan, Stirling, Scotland
Elizabeth (Caroline) Keene
1745 – 1778
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Montague* Cholmeley
1743 – 1803
Easton Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Sarah Sibyhorp-Cholmeley
1745 – 1817
Canwick, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1697 – 1772
Barbara Murray
1698 – 1773
William Keene
1695 – 1753
Ann Carroll
1710 – 1811
John Cholmeley
1703 – 1768
Penelope Herne
1715 – 1760
Humphrey Sibthorpe
1712 – 1797
Sarah Waldo
1712 – 1753
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James Johnstone's Descendants

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James Johnstone (4 Jul 1801 – 24 Feb 1888) m. Isabella Scott (12 Sep 1814 – 16 Oct 1885)
  1. 1. James Johnstone (1 Aug 1835 – 21 Aug 1915) m. Mary (Miller) Little (1 March 1836 – 30 Apr 1901)
    1. 1. William (Duncan) JOHNSTONE (28 Apr 1872 – 20 Jul 1953) m. Elizabeth Stephenson (1878 – 7 OCT 1954)
      1. 1. Jessie (Muriel) JOHNSON (6 Jun 1898 – 4 Jul 1980)
      2. 2. James (Allan) Johnston (10 April 1902 – 26 Nov 1992)
      3. 3. Mabel (Doreen) JOHNSTONE (14 August 1903 – 4 July 1963) m. Thomas (William (Tom)) Harper (October 1897 – 1967)
        1. 1. William (Royston) Harper (24 June 1926 – 30 Mar 1986) m. Maureen (Ann) McCardle m. Natalie Pauline (15 APR 1929 – 1992)
        2. 2. Gwen (Elizabeth) Harper (12 Oct 1929 – 7 Oct 2022) m. Terence Goldstone (8 SEP 1926 – 21 DEC 2016)
        3. 3. Jill (Doreen) Harper (4 Jun 1936 – ) m. Gavin (William) Ebbett
      4. 4. Duncan (Sydney) JOHNSTONE (17 Feb 1908 – 27 Mar 1981)
      5. 5. Hector JOHNSTON (1910 – 1922)
      6. 6. Phyllis (Rhoda) JOHNSTONE (30 Jun 1911 – 17 Jul 1971)
      7. 7. Robert (Hector) Johnstone (Abt 1918 – 21 May 1929)

James Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1801
4 Jul 1801
Birth of James Johnstone in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1888
24 Feb 1888
Age 87
Death of James Johnstone in Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1801
    Event Place: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Hangingshaw, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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