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Richard Johnston 1918 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1918

Birth Location: Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 05 Apr 1978

Death Location: Western General, Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Father: Richard Johnston

Mother: Marion Glen

Spouse(s): Mary Hepburn

Children(s): Helen Johnston, Sheena Johnston

Richard Johnston was born in 1918 in Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Richard Johnston and Marion Glen. Richard Johnston married Mary Lothian Priest (Maisie) Hepburn, and had children including Helen Priest Hepburn Johnston, Sheena N Johnston. Richard Johnston passed away in 1978 in Western General, Footscray, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Richard Johnston was born in 1918 in Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Richard Johnston and Marion Glen.
  • Richard Johnston married Mary Lothian Priest (Maisie) Hepburn, and had children including Helen Priest Hepburn Johnston, Sheena N Johnston.
  • Richard Johnston passed away in 1978 in Western General, Footscray, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Richard Johnston
1918 – 1978
Birth Place: Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Richard Johnston
1884 –
Mid Lothian , Liberton
Marion Glen
1885 –
Beggar Lanakshire
Grandparents
Andrew Johnston
1832 – 1893
Agnes Smith
1838 – 1906
Temple, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
John (Miller) Glen
1856 – 1950
Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
Helen (Reid) Finlayson
1885 – 1949
Great-Grandparents
John Glen
1829 – 1891
Marion Webster
1831 – 1912
Christopher Finlayson
Isabella Taylor
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Crawford
1805 –
Richard Webster
1807 – 1893
Margaret Muir
1812 – 1894

Richard Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Richard Johnston (19 May 1918 – 05 Apr 1978) m. Mary (Lothian Priest (Maisie)) Hepburn (16 Jul 1921 – 15 May 2019)
  1. 1. Helen (Priest Hepburn) Johnston (1942-1944 – ) m. Ronald (William) Bruce, (1942-1944 – )
  2. 2. Sheena (N) Johnston (30 Apr 1946 – 14 May 2022) m. Geoff Peel
    1. 1. Jaqueline Peel
    2. 2. Sharon Peel

Richard Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1918
19 May 1918
Birth of Richard Johnston in Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
1978
05 Apr 1978
Age 60
Death of Richard Johnston in Western General, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Western General, Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1918
    Event Place: Oakbank Cottages , Livingston, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1978
    Event Place: Western General, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985

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