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Mary Beckford Johnston 1789–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1789

Birth Location: St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica

Death Date: 8 Apr 1854

Death Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England

Father: James Elder

Mother: Mary Beckford

Spouse(s): Charles Bevan

Children(s): Louisa Bevan, Emily Bevan, Charles Bevan, Henry Bevan, Mary Bevan, James Bevan, Beckford Bevan, Alured Bevan

Mary Beckford Johnston was born in 1789 in St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica, the child of James Johnstone The Elder And Mary Ballard Beckford. Mary Beckford Johnston married Charles Bevan, and had children including Alured Bevan, Beckford Bevan, Charles James Bevan, Emily Bevan, Henry Close Bevan, James Johnstone Bevan, Louisa Mary Bevan, Mary Johnstone Bevan. Mary Beckford Johnston passed away in 1854 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Beckford Johnston was born in 1789 in St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica, the child of James Johnstone The Elder And Mary Ballard Beckford.
  • Mary Beckford Johnston married Charles Bevan, and had children including Alured Bevan, Beckford Bevan, Charles James Bevan, Emily Bevan, Henry Close Bevan, James Johnstone Bevan, Louisa Mary Bevan, Mary Johnstone Bevan.
  • Mary Beckford Johnston passed away in 1854 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Mary Johnston
1789–1854
Birth Place: St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica
Parents
James Johnstone The Elder
1748–1815
Mary (Ballard) Beckford
1760–1823
Grandparents
Ballard Beckford
1709–1760
St. Catherine, Jamaica
Mary Clarke
1713–
Hyde Hall, Chester, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Johnston's Descendants

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Mary (Beckford) Johnston (Abt 1789–8 Apr 1854) m. Charles Bevan (5 Mar 1781–1832)
  1. 1. Louisa (Mary) Bevan 1809–1891
  2. 2. Emily Bevan 1810–
  3. 3. Charles (James) Bevan 1812–1882
  4. 4. Henry (Close) Bevan 1814–1829
  5. 5. Mary (Johnstone) Bevan 1817–1894
  6. 6. James (Johnstone) Bevan 1818–1898
  7. 7. Beckford Bevan 1823–1898
  8. 8. Alured Bevan 1829–1890

Mary Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1789
Abt 1789
Birth of Mary Beckford Johnston in St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica
St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica
1789
1789
Mary Beckford Johnston was christened in Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Saint Catherine, Jamaica
1854
8 Apr 1854
Age 65
Death of Mary Beckford Johnston in Exeter, Devonshire, England
Exeter, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1789
    Event Place: St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Saint Catherine, Jamaica
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 28 Mar 2023), entry for Mary Beckford Johnston, person ID K42T-8FN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Exeter, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 28 Mar 2023), entry for Mary Beckford Johnston, person ID K42T-8FN.

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