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Robert Johnston 1893 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Nov 1893

Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Jun 1979

Death Location: Ashburton, New Zealand

Father: David Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Cairns

Spouse(s): Daisy Brannan

Children(s): Joan Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Muriel Johnston

Robert Johnston was born in 1893 in Ashburton, New Zealand, the child of David Johnston and Elizabeth Cairns. Robert Johnston married Daisy Sylvina Florence Brannan, and had children including Joan Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Muriel Johnston. Robert Johnston passed away in 1979 in Ashburton, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Robert Johnston was born in 1893 in Ashburton, New Zealand, the child of David Johnston and Elizabeth Cairns.
  • Robert Johnston married Daisy Sylvina Florence Brannan, and had children including Joan Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Muriel Johnston.
  • Robert Johnston passed away in 1979 in Ashburton, New Zealand.

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Robert Johnston's Ancestors

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Robert Johnston
1893 – 1979
Birth Place: Ashburton, New Zealand
Parents
David Johnston
1851 – 1931
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Elizabeth Cairns
1853 – 1908
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
James Johnston
Mary Wilson
Ebenezer Cairns
1821 –
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Margaret Magginis
1826 –
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Wilson
John Cairns
John Maginnis
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2nd-Great-Grandparents
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Robert Johnston's Descendants

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Robert Johnston (02 Nov 1893 – 30 Jun 1979) m. Daisy (Sylvina Florence) Brannan (22 Feb 1896 – 05 Apr 1979)
  1. 1. Joan Johnston (03 May 1922 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth Johnston (03 Aug 1924 – 5 Dec 1998)
  3. 3. Muriel Johnston (19 Nov 1928 – 2005)

Robert Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1893
02 Nov 1893
Birth of Robert Johnston in Ashburton, New Zealand
Ashburton, New Zealand
1979
30 Jun 1979
Age 86
Death of Robert Johnston in Ashburton, New Zealand
Ashburton, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Ashburton, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Ashburton, New Zealand

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