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John Hall Johnstone 1844–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 FEB 1844

Birth Location: Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 AUG 1930

Death Location: Waharoa Cemetery, New Zealand

Father: William Johnstone

Mother: Mary HALL

Spouse(s): Mary Moloney, Caroline Double, Susannah Hodgson

Children(s): John JOHNSTONE, Alfred Johnstone, William Johnstone, Agnes Stark, Mary Johnstone, Isabella Johnstone, Mary Brooks, Andrew Johnstone, William Johnstone, Eva Johnstone, Cyril Johnstone

In 1844, John Hall Johnstone entered the world in Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to William Johnstone And Mary Hall. John Hall Johnstone married Caroline Double, Mary Moloney, Susannah Hodgson, and had children including Agnes Janet Stark, Alfred Johnstone, Andrew Fairlee Johnstone, Cyril Daly Johnstone, Eva Johanna Johnstone, Isabella Helen Johnstone, John Hall Johnstone, Mary Caroline Johnstone, Mary Ellen Brooks, William James Johnstone, William Noel Johnstone. John Hall Johnstone passed away in 1930 in Waharoa Cemetery, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1844, John Hall Johnstone entered the world in Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to William Johnstone And Mary Hall.
  • John Hall Johnstone married Caroline Double, Mary Moloney, Susannah Hodgson, and had children including Agnes Janet Stark, Alfred Johnstone, Andrew Fairlee Johnstone, Cyril Daly Johnstone, Eva Johanna Johnstone, Isabella Helen Johnstone, John Hall Johnstone, Mary Caroline Johnstone, Mary Ellen Brooks, William James Johnstone, William Noel Johnstone.
  • John Hall Johnstone passed away in 1930 in Waharoa Cemetery, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnstone
1818–1857
Birth Location: Minckirk, Ayrshire
WJ
Mary HALL
1814–1892
Birth Location: Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Moloney
1877–1966
Birth Location: Ballyglennan, Limerick, Ireland
MM
Caroline Double
1874–1897
Birth Location: Layham, Suffolk, England
CD
Susannah Hodgson
1864–1897
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
SH

Children(s)

John JOHNSTONE
1878–1918
Birth Location: Totara Valley, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
JJ
Alfred Johnstone
1885–1966
Birth Location: Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
AJ
William Johnstone
1869–1939
Birth Location: Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
WJ
Agnes Stark
1889–1971
Birth Location: Okawa, Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand
AS
Mary Johnstone
1880–1969
Birth Location: Pleasant Point, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
MJ
Isabella Johnstone
1876–1960
Birth Location: Otipua, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
IJ
Mary Brooks
1906–1977
Birth Location: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
MB
Andrew Johnstone
1909–1947
Birth Location: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
AJ
William Johnstone
1905–1987
Birth Location: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
WJ
Eva Johnstone
1908–1997
Birth Location: Wardville Waikato new zealand
EJ
Cyril Johnstone
1903–1912
Birth Location: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
CJ

John Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
John Johnstone
1844–1930
Birth Place: Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Johnstone
1818–1857
Minckirk, Ayrshire
Mary HALL
1814–1892
Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Johnston
1789–1864
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Isabel Lithgow
1794–1885
of Cannonbie, Dumf, Scot
James HALL
1771–1837
Janet Tait
1773–1859
Wilton Roxburghshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1756–1829
Jean Palmer
1763–1841
John Lithgow
1819–
Agnes Reid
1822–1892
Archibald Tait
1741–1824
Isabella Geddes
–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reid
1780–1825
Janet Aitken
1782–1871
archibald tait
1702–1791

John Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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John (Hall) Johnstone (12 FEB 1844–18 AUG 1930) m. Mary Moloney (22 MAY 1877–1966) m. Caroline Double (28 DEC 1874–19 AUG 1897) m. Susannah Hodgson (1864–1897)
  1. 1. John (Hall) JOHNSTONE 1878–1918 m. Mildred (Annie) Finnerty 1886–1918
    1. 1. Emaline (Ruth Mildred) Johnstone 1908–1996 m. John (Robert) Eady 1905–1982
    2. 2. John (Jack Lord Arbury Johnstone) Lord 1918–1993 m. Adria (Fay) Child 1922–2006
    3. 3. Beatrice (Mary) Johnstone 1909–1988 m. Leonard (Arthur) Parker 1905–1980
    4. 4. Sarah (Ida Caroline) Johnstone 1907–1965 m. Joseph Wilkins 1899–1968
    5. 5. Mildred (Myra) Johnstone 1912–
    6. 6. Delia (Agnes) Johnstone 1910–
  2. 2. Alfred Johnstone 1885–1966 m. Annie (Louisa) ? 1887–1959
  3. 3. William (James) Johnstone 1869–1939 m. Julia Christophersen 1867–1964
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Johnstone 1893–1979 m. Phillis Stewart 1897–1924 m. Frances (Marie Hilliear) (Fay) 1895–1980
      1. 1. William (Edward) Johnstone 1936–1990
      2. 2. Fay Johnstone 1927–2009 m. Robert Bevan 1924–1993
    2. 2. Mervyn (Stewart) Johnstone 1926–2000
    3. 3. Mavis (Evelyn) Johnstone 1914–1989
    4. 4. Stuart (Allenby) Johnstone 1917–2005
    5. 5. William (Bruce Annandale) Johnstone 1920–2007
    6. 6. Jean (Burton) Johnstone 1922–1980
    7. 7. Maud (Agnes Karen) Johnstone 1900–1989 m. Cecil (Thompson) Fyfe 1897–1966
      1. 1. Jemima ((Mimah) Munroe) FYFE 1925–1992
      2. 2. Donald (William James) Fyfe 1924–2012
      3. 3. Keith (Thompson) Fyfe 1926–1981
    8. 8. Doris (Myra Isabella) Johnstone 1895–1994 m. Reginald (Evans) Bennett 1898–1942
    9. 9. William (Gordon) Johnstone 1898–1959 m. Winifred Thomas 1896–1983
      1. 1. Colin (Gordon) Johnstone 1921–1991
      2. 2. Alan (Leslie) Johnstone 1928–1994
    10. 10. Ian (Thomas George) Johnstone 1912–1983
  4. 4. Agnes (Janet) Stark 1889–1971 m. John CharlesSTARK 1880–1950 m. Charles (John) Stark –1929
    1. 1. Charles (Percival) Stark 1901–1981 m. Violet (Tyler) Shennen 1912–1957
      1. 1. James (Percival) STARK 1933–2006
    2. 2. Ronald (John McKeown) STARK 1925–1992
    3. 3. Thelma (Mary) STARK 1916–2006
    4. 4. Stark 1911–1999
  5. 5. Mary (Caroline) Johnstone 1880–1969 m. John Piper 1870–
    1. 1. Charlotte (Mary) Piper 1904–1985 m. Edward Fletcher 1886–1966
    2. 2. Olive (Caroline) Piper 1902–
    3. 3. Alfred (John) Piper 1899–
    4. 4. Donald Piper 1900–
  6. 6. Isabella (Helen) Johnstone 1876–1960 m. Arthur (Fielding) Yates 1873–1955 m. William Grant 1864–
    1. 1. Gilbert (Leonard) Yates 1915–1980 m. Martha (Ann) Pentelow 1911–1987
    2. 2. Frederick (Arthur) Johnstone 1912–
    3. 3. Alfred (Edward) Johnstone 1908–2000
    4. 4. Florence ((Floss) Isabella) Yates 1908–1987
    5. 5. Frederick (Arthur) Yates 1912–
    6. 6. John (Ferguson) Yates 1899–1981
    7. 7. Alfred (Edward) Yates 1908–2000 m. Miriam (Mary) Harding 1911–1999
    8. 8. Florence (Isabella) Johnstone 1908–1987
    9. 9. Gilbert (Leonard) Yates 1915–1980 m. Martha (Ann) Pentelow 1911–1987
    10. 10. Doris (May) Johnstone 1909–2003 m. Harvey (Shorter) MANN 1899–1970 m. Anthony (George) THOMPSON 1900–1976
    11. 11. Gladys Johnstone 1917–
    12. 12. John (Ferguson) Johnstone 1899–1981 m. AgnesMarshall 1915–2003 m. Agnes Marshall 1915–2003
      1. 1. Keith (Alexander Ramsay) Johnstone 1924–1991
  7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Brooks 1906–1977
  8. 8. Andrew (Fairlee) Johnstone 1909–1947
  9. 9. William (Noel) Johnstone 1905–1987 m. Sylvia (Irene) Ayers 1910–2012
  10. 10. Eva (Johanna) Johnstone 1908–1997
  11. 11. Cyril (Daly) Johnstone 1903–1912

John Johnstone's Timeline

31 Records

1844
12 FEB 1844
John Hall Johnstone was baptized in Ewes Valley, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ewes Valley, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1844
12 FEB 1844
Birth of John Hall Johnstone in Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1844
12 FEB 1844
John Hall Johnstone was christened in Ewes Valley,Dumfriesshire,Scotland
Ewes Valley,Dumfriesshire,Scotland
1844
12 FEB 1844
Birth of John Hall Johnstone in Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1844
1844
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1851
1851
Age 7
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Ewes, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ewes, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1864
17 MAR 1864
Age 20
John Hall Johnstone immigrated in To Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand
To Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand
1874
BET 1874 AND 1884
Age 30
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
1874
BET 1874 AND 1884
Age 30
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
1874
1874
Age 30
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1879
BET 1879 AND 1893
Age 35
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Okawa Station, Hastings, New Zealand
Okawa Station, Hastings, New Zealand
1880
1880
Age 36
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Pleasant Point, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Pleasant Point, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
1880
1880
Age 36
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1884
1884
Age 40
John Hall Johnstone resided here in They moved to Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
They moved to Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
1889
1889
Age 45
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1896
1896
Age 52
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Took up the lease of Morere Springs, New Zealand
Took up the lease of Morere Springs, New Zealand
1898
24 OCT 1898
Age 54
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1898
24 OCT 1898
Age 54
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1899
1899
Age 55
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Morere, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Morere, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1900
1 JAN 1900
Age 56
Death of John Hall Johnstone
None
1901
1901
Age 57
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Nuhaka, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Nuhaka, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1902
4 MAY 1902
Age 58
John Hall Johnstone was employed
None
1902
1902
Age 58
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Morere
Morere
1903
1903
Age 59
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
1924
BET 1924 AND 1930
Age 80
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Wardville, New Zealand
Wardville, New Zealand
1924
BET 1924 AND 1930
Age 80
John Hall Johnstone resided here in Wardville, New Zealand
Wardville, New Zealand
1930
18 AUG 1930
Age 86
Burial of John Hall Johnstone in Waharoa Cemetery, Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
Waharoa Cemetery, Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
1930
16 AUG 1930
Age 86
Death of John Hall Johnstone in Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand,
Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand,
1930
16 AUG 1930
Age 86
Death of John Hall Johnstone in Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
1930
16 AUG 1930
Age 86
Death of John Hall Johnstone in Wardville, Waharoo, New Zealand
Wardville, Waharoo, New Zealand
1930
18 AUG 1930
Age 86
Burial of John Hall Johnstone in Waharoa Cemetery, New Zealand
Waharoa Cemetery, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1924 AND 1930
    Event Place: Wardville, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1844
    Event Place: Ewes Valley, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1864
    Event Place: To Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Archive reference AAOM 6029 P472401930
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1902
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Built Morere Springs Hotel in Wairoa
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1844
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1844
    Event Place: Ewes Valley,Dumfriesshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1874
    Event Place: Otipua Creek, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1930
    Event Place: Waharoa Cemetery, Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Timaru, South Island, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1930
    Event Place: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand,
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 September 2019), John Hall Johnstone, 16 Aug 1930; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
    [2] New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 January 2018), John Hall Johnstone, 1930; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 19305029, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 September 2019), John Hall Johnstone, 16 Aug 1930; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 January 2023), John Hall Johnstone, ; Burial, Waharoa, Matamata-Piako District, Waikato, New Zealand, Waharoa Cemetery; citing record ID 197534050, <i>Find a Grave</i>

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1930
    Event Place: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Australia Birth Index
    [3] Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1874 AND 1884
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1874 AND 1884
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pleasant Point, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Morere, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nuhaka, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1844
    Event Place: Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1900
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1930
    Event Place: Wardville, Waharoo, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1930
    Event Place: Waharoa Cemetery, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1844
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1889
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1898
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1874
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1880
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1898
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1879 AND 1893
    Event Place: Okawa Station, Hastings, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Took up the lease of Morere Springs, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: They moved to Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Morere
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1924 AND 1930
    Event Place: Wardville, New Zealand
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ewes, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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