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Robert Johnstone 1596–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 May 1596

Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirling Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1653

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas (Johnson)

Mother: Isobell Galloway

Spouse(s): Bessie Bachope

Children(s): Helene Johnstoun

Robert Johnstone was born in 1596 in Falkirk, Stirling Scotland, the child of Thomas Johnstoun Johnson And Isobell Alison Galloway. Robert Johnstone married Bessie Bachope, and had children including Helene Johnstoun. Robert Johnstone passed away in 1653 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Johnstone was born in 1596 in Falkirk, Stirling Scotland, the child of Thomas Johnstoun Johnson And Isobell Alison Galloway.
  • Robert Johnstone married Bessie Bachope, and had children including Helene Johnstoun.
  • Robert Johnstone passed away in 1653 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Johnstone's Ancestors

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Robert Johnstone
1596–1653
Birth Place: Falkirk, Stirling Scotland
Parents
Thomas Johnstoun (Johnson)
1565–1618
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isobell (Alison) Galloway
1567–1663
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Galloway (Goloway,Galoway,) GALLOWAY)
1547–1618
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Wilson
1548–
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Galloway
1523–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Johnstone's Descendants

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Robert Johnstone (09 May 1596–Abt. 1653) m. Bessie Bachope (22 Jun 1597–)
  1. 1. Helene Johnstoun 1618–1662 m. Samuel Hunter 1604–1664
    1. 1. Marione Hunter 1635– m. Thomas Kirkwood 1633–1680 m. Robert Kirkwood 1665–
      1. 1. Thomas Kirkwood 1646–1700 m. Margarat Gray 1650– m. Agnes Allan 1655–
        1. 1. James Kirkwood 1690–1716 m. Margaret (Forsyth) 6GGM 1692–1747
        2. 2. Margarat Kirkwood 1678–
        3. 3. William Kirkwood 1675–
        4. 4. Thomas Kirkwood 1679–
      2. 2. Helen Kirkwood 1662–
      3. 3. Margaret Kirkwood 1659–
      4. 4. Jeane Kirkwood 1656–
      5. 5. Robert Kirkwood 1665–
      6. 6. William Kirkwood 1654–
    2. 2. Margaretta Johnstone 1645–1705
    3. 3. Archibald (John) Hunter 1655–1735
    4. 4. James Hunter 1636–
    5. 5. Alexander Hunter 1639–
    6. 6. Anna Hunter 1641–
    7. 7. Robert Hunter 1646–
    8. 8. Helene Hunter 1643–1717
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hunter 1640–1678
    10. 10. Johnne Hunter 1638–

Robert Johnstone's Timeline

3 Records

1596
09 May 1596
Birth of Robert Johnstone in Falkirk, Stirling Scotland
Falkirk, Stirling Scotland
1611
31 Jul 1611
Age 15
Robert Johnstone was married in Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland
Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland
1653
Abt. 1653
Age 57
Death of Robert Johnstone in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 May 1596
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirling Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1611
    Event Place: Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1653
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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