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Jessie Alice Johnston 1897 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1897

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 May 1957

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Johnstone

Mother: Elizabeth Ford

Spouse(s): Walter Norman

Children(s): Nyra Norman, Harold Norman, Gladys Norman, Walter Norman

In 1897, Jessie Alice Johnston entered the world in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, born to Thomas Johnstone and Elizabeth Alice Ford. Jessie Alice Johnston married Walter Baron Norman, and had children including Nyra Edith Norman, Harold James Norman, Gladys June Norman, Walter Ivan Frances Norman. Jessie Alice Johnston passed away in 1957 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Jessie Alice Johnston entered the world in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, born to Thomas Johnstone and Elizabeth Alice Ford.
  • Jessie Alice Johnston married Walter Baron Norman, and had children including Nyra Edith Norman, Harold James Norman, Gladys June Norman, Walter Ivan Frances Norman.
  • Jessie Alice Johnston passed away in 1957 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Johnstone
1863 – 1939
Birth Location: Livingstone, West Lothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Ford
1867 – 1926
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Walter Norman
1897 – 1969
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Nyra Norman
1921 – 1987
Birth Location: Dunedin Otago New Zealand
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Harold Norman
1924 – 1977
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Gladys Norman
1928 – 2007
Birth Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Walter Norman
Birth Location: Dunedin Otago New Zealand
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Jessie Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Johnston
1897 – 1957
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Johnstone
1863 – 1939
Livingstone, West Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Alice) Ford
1867 – 1926
Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert (Whyte) Johnston
1828 – 1892
Livingstone, West Lothian, Scotland
Mary Gibson
1830 –
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John (Joseph) Ford
1834 – 1901
Hetton, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jessie Johnston's Descendants

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Jessie (Alice) Johnston (23 April 1897 – 16 May 1957) m. Walter (Baron) Norman (7 February 1897 – 29 Jan 1969)
  1. 1. Nyra (Edith) Norman (21 September 1921 – 24 June 1987) m. Alister (Scott) Abernethy (24 Sep 1920 – 5 June 2003)
    1. 1. Lorraine (Isabel) Abernethy
    2. 2. Malcolm (John) Abernethy
    3. 3. Dianne (Nyra) Abernethy
    4. 4. Lesley (Jane) Abernethy
  2. 2. Harold (James) Norman (28 March 1924 – 21 May 1977)
  3. 3. Gladys (June) Norman (6 Jul 1928 – 5 Nov 2007)
  4. 4. Walter (Ivan Frances) Norman

Jessie Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1897
23 April 1897
Birth of Jessie Alice Johnston in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1957
16 May 1957
Age 60
Death of Jessie Alice Johnston in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1897
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1957
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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