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Robert Johnson 1778 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1778

Birth Location: Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Death Date: July 1852

Death Location: Newburn, Newcastle, Northumberland

Father: RICHARD JOHNSON

Mother: MARY SMITH

Spouse(s): Mary Oliver

Children(s): Thomas Johnson

Robert Johnson (1st) was born in 1778 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England, the child of RICHARD JOHNSON and MARY SMITH. Robert Johnson (1st) married Mary Oliver, and had children including Thomas Oliver Johnson. Robert Johnson (1st) passed away in 1852 in Newburn, Newcastle, Northumberland.

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Biography

  • Robert Johnson (1st) was born in 1778 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England, the child of RICHARD JOHNSON and MARY SMITH.
  • Robert Johnson (1st) married Mary Oliver, and had children including Thomas Oliver Johnson.
  • Robert Johnson (1st) passed away in 1852 in Newburn, Newcastle, Northumberland.

Immediate Family

Parents

RICHARD JOHNSON
1746 – 1818
Birth Location: Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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MARY SMITH
1746 – 1801
Birth Location: Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Oliver
1784 – 1854
Birth Location: Heddon on the wall, Northumberland
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Children(s)

Thomas Johnson
1802 – 1881
Birth Location: Lemington, Northumberland, England
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Robert Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Johnson
1778 – 1852
Birth Place: Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Parents
RICHARD JOHNSON
1746 – 1818
Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
MARY SMITH
1746 – 1801
Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John Johnson
1715 – 1761
Beckingham,Lincolnshire,England,UK
Elizabeth Woollin
1715 – 1742
North Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Thomas Smith
Elizabeth ?
Great-Grandparents
Robert Johnson
1695 – 1773
Alice Wadeson
1694 – 1779
Joseph Woollin
1684 – 1733
Anne Sudbury
1678 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Johnson
1664 –
Catherine
– 1739
James Wadeson
1643 – 1703
Elizabeth Ridge
1653 – 1716
Robart Wollen
1664 –
Elizabeth Harrison
1664 –

Robert Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Robert Johnson (abt 1778 – July 1852) m. Mary Oliver (abt 1784 – May 1854)
  1. 1. Thomas (Oliver) Johnson (6 Jul 1802 – 21 Aug 1881) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Edmundson (11 Apr 1803 – )
    1. 1. James (Edmundson) Johnson (23 Sep 1835 – 29 Nov 1878) m. Ellen Cameron (30 July 1836 – 17 Dec 1915)
      1. 1. Thomas (Oliver) Johnson (15 Jan 1861 – 12 Dec 1932) m. Jane Nolder (abt 1863 – 15 Oct 1921)
        1. 1. Ernest (James) Johnson (1886 – 1964) m. Alice (k) Borrows (20/12/1888 – 16/10/1968)
    2. 2. Mary Johnston (abt 1838 – )

Robert Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1778
abt 1778
Birth of Robert Johnson (1st) in Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Chester Le Street, Durham, England
1793
21 May 1793
Age 15
Robert Johnson (1st) was married in Claypole
Claypole
1852
July 1852
Age 74
Death of Robert Johnson (1st) in Newburn, Newcastle, Northumberland
Newburn, Newcastle, Northumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1778
    Event Place: Chester Le Street, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 May 1793
    Event Place: Claypole

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1852
    Event Place: Newburn, Newcastle, Northumberland
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