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John Shaw Johnston 1850 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1850

Birth Location: Kells, kirkcudbrighshire

Death Date: 9 May 1916

Death Location: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Helen Rutherford

Spouse(s): Annie Fanning

Children(s): Johanna Johnston

John Shaw Johnston was born in 1850 in Kells, kirkcudbrighshire, the child of James Anderson Johnston and Helen Rutherford. John Shaw Johnston married Annie Agnes Fanning, and had children including Johanna Johnston. John Shaw Johnston passed away in 1916 in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Shaw Johnston was born in 1850 in Kells, kirkcudbrighshire, the child of James Anderson Johnston and Helen Rutherford.
  • John Shaw Johnston married Annie Agnes Fanning, and had children including Johanna Johnston.
  • John Shaw Johnston passed away in 1916 in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Johnston's Ancestors

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John Johnston
1850 – 1916
Birth Place: Kells, kirkcudbrighshire
Parents
James Anderson Johnston
1826 – 1882
Dumfries
Helen Rutherford
1833 – 1898
Parton, kirkcudbrighshire
Grandparents
David (Johnston) (Blacksmith)
1801 – 1877
Annane, Dumfriesshire
Jane Anderson
1800 –
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Johnston's Descendants

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John (Shaw) Johnston (30 August 1850 – 9 May 1916) m. Annie (Agnes) Fanning (17 Oct 1870 – 8 March 1905)
  1. 1. Johanna Johnston (1890 – 19 Nov 1940) m. George abernethy (23 Nov 1866 – 12 Jun 1952)
    1. 1. Annie (Edna) Abernethy (8 July 1911 – 26 Jun 1972)
    2. 2. Kathleen (Ellen) Abernethy (1916 – )
    3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Abernethy (5 Oct 1917 – 31 Oct 2001)
    4. 4. James (Mitchell) Abernethy (6 Jun 1919 – 2007)
    5. 5. Patricia (Alice Monica) Abernethy (25 Jun 1922 – 29 Dec 1998)
    6. 6. John (Francis) abernethy (1924 – 10 May 1999) m. June (Olive) Shore (21 Oct 1927 – 15 Jan 2013)
      1. 1. Bruce (Peter) Abernethy (February 1950 – March 2021) m. Michelle (Mary) Reynolds
        1. 1. Vanessa (Lucy-May) Abernethy
      2. 2. Gavin abernethy
      3. 3. John abernethy
      4. 4. Shona abernethy
    7. 7. Maureen (Anastasha) Abernethy (31 Jul 1928 – 26 May 2018)
    8. 8. Mary (Josephine) Abernethy (24 Apr 1930 – 18 Aug 2003)
    9. 9. Edward (Brightson) Abernethy (28 Jan 1933 – 9 Mar 2015)

John Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1850
30 August 1850
Birth of John Shaw Johnston in Kells, kirkcudbrighshire
Kells, kirkcudbrighshire
1916
9 May 1916
Age 66
Death of John Shaw Johnston in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1850
    Event Place: Kells, kirkcudbrighshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1916
    Event Place: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

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