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Janet Johnston 1841–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1841

Birth Location: Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT

Death Date: 15 May 1920

Death Location: Carrick, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Father: Joseph Johnston

Mother: Margaret Powell

Spouse(s): James Hill

Children(s): James Hill, Lawrence Hill, Ada Hill, Margaret Hill, George Hill, Agnes Hill, Ernest Hill, Harriet Hill, William Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Alfred Hill

Janet Johnston was born in 1841 in Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT, the child of Joseph John Johnston And Margaret Powell. In 1851, Janet Johnston resided in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland. Janet Johnston married James Thomas Hill, and had children including Ada May Hill, Agnes Hill, Alfred Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Ernest Albert Hill, George Joseph Hill, Harriet Hill, James Hill, John Hill, Lawrence Henry Hill, Margaret Hill, William Thomas Hill. Janet Johnston passed away in 1920 in Carrick, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • Janet Johnston was born in 1841 in Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT, the child of Joseph John Johnston And Margaret Powell.
  • In 1851, Janet Johnston resided in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Johnston married James Thomas Hill, and had children including Ada May Hill, Agnes Hill, Alfred Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Ernest Albert Hill, George Joseph Hill, Harriet Hill, James Hill, John Hill, Lawrence Henry Hill, Margaret Hill, William Thomas Hill.
  • Janet Johnston passed away in 1920 in Carrick, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Johnston's Ancestors

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Janet Johnston
1841–1920
Birth Place: Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT
Parents
Joseph John Johnston
1798–1859
Clones, Monaghan, Ireland
Margaret Powell
1807–1851
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Johnston
1775–1823
Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland
James Powell
1783–1846
Newton-upon-Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane (Agnes) Fulton
1776–1851
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Johnston
1760–
Agnes Young
1760–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Johnston's Descendants

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Janet Johnston (12 Nov 1841–15 May 1920) m. James (Thomas) Hill (1844–14 Nov 1926)
  1. 1. James Hill 1865–1947 m. Mary (Maria) Sizer 1871–1952
    1. 1. Percy (James) HILL 1896–1963
    2. 2. Vera (Maria) HILL 1898–1970
    3. 3. Victor (Tasman) Hill 1900–1967 m. Ivy (Mavis) Aylett 1910–1994
    4. 4. Lindsay (Gordon) HILL 1902–1970 m. Emily (Maud) Lynch 1915–1987
      1. 1. Wallace (Norman) HILL 1941–2007
      2. 2. Alan (John) HILL 1937–2004
      3. 3. Gordon (Lindsay) HILL 1946–2016
      4. 4. Doreen (Alice) HILL 1939–2019
    5. 5. Linda (May) Hill 1904–1986
    6. 6. Mary (Agnes) HILL 1905–1987 m. Arthur (Jack) Bramich 1913–1981
    7. 7. Maurice (Andrew) HILL 1906–
  2. 2. Lawrence (Henry) Hill 1888–1959
  3. 3. Ada (May) Hill 1879–1941 m. James (George) Davis 1891–1975
    1. 1. Reginald (George Edward) Davis 1914–1973 m. Phyllis (Louisa) Goss 1916–1991
      1. 1. Graeme (Peter) Davis 1942–2020
      2. 2. Kenneth (John) Davis 1944–2015
    2. 2. Albert (George (Bert)) Davis 1917–1960 m. Hazel (May) Baylis 1917–1976
    3. 3. Rita (May) Davis 1922–2000
  4. 4. Margaret Hill 1867–1944
  5. 5. George (Joseph) Hill 1869–1946 m. Alice (Mary) O'Brien 1881–1932
    1. 1. Maude (Alma) Hill 1912–1995 m. Allan (Malcolm) Johnstone 1907–1979
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ada) Hill 1908–1976
  6. 6. Agnes Hill 1873–1943
  7. 7. Ernest (Albert) Hill 1884–1976 m. Olive (Amy) Davey 1905–1977
    1. 1. James (Ronald) Hill 1926–1968 m. Doreen (June) Wright 1932–2022
  8. 8. Harriet Hill 1875–1911
  9. 9. William (Thomas) Hill 1881–1928
  10. 10. Elizabeth Hill 1877–1962
    1. 1. Janet Dimsey 1911–1976 m. George (Henry) Garrett 1904–1994
  11. 11. Alfred Hill 1871–1944

Janet Johnston's Timeline

5 Records

1841
12 Nov 1841
Birth of Janet Johnston in Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT
Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT
1851
1851
Age 10
Janet Johnston resided here in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1865
5 May 1865
Age 24
Janet Johnston was married in Longford, Tasmania
Longford, Tasmania
1919
1919
Age 78
Janet Johnston resided here in Westbury, Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia
Westbury, Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia
1920
15 May 1920
Age 79
Death of Janet Johnston in Carrick, Tasmania, Australia
Carrick, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Crosshill Kirckmichael AYR SCT
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007
    [3] Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957, Archives Office of Tasmania; Tasmania, Australia; Descriptive List of Immigrants; Film Number: SLTXAOMB141; Series Number: CB71219-12
    [4] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [5] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 May 1865
    Event Place: Longford, Tasmania
    Record Source: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Nov 1859
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957, Archives Office of Tasmania; Tasmania, Australia; Descriptive List of Immigrants; Film Number: SLTXAOMB141; Series Number: CB71219-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Westbury, Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1920
    Event Place: Carrick, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carrick, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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