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Robert Johnston 1840 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Kells, Scotland

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Masterton, New Zealand

Father: Robert Johnston

Mother: Mary McGowan

Spouse(s): Margaret Gordon

Children(s): Margaret Johnston, Robert Johnston

Robert Johnston was born in 1840 in Kells, Scotland, the child of Robert Johnston and Mary McGowan. Robert Johnston later married Margaret Gordon, and together they raised children including Margaret Johnston and Robert Gordon Johnston. In 1925, Robert Johnston passed away in Masterton, New Zealand.

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Parents

Robert Johnston
1794 – 1875
Birth Location: Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Mary McGowan
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gordon
1835 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Johnston
1876 – 1942
Birth Location: –
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Robert Johnston
1879 – 1911
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Kells, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Masterton, New Zealand
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