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Sir William of Caskieben Johnston 1520–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Father: Lord Johnston

Mother: Lady Barclay

Spouse(s): Lady Hayq

Children(s): George Johnston, James Johnston, Violet Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Isabel Johnston, Bessie Johnston

Sir William of Caskieben Johnston was born in 1520 in Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Lord James Gilbert Johnston And Lady Clara Barclay. Sir William of Caskieben Johnston married Lady Margaret De Hayq, and had children including Agnes Johnston, Bessie Johnston, George Johnston, Isabel Johnston, James Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Violet Johnston. Sir William of Caskieben Johnston passed away in 1547 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William of Caskieben Johnston was born in 1520 in Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Lord James Gilbert Johnston And Lady Clara Barclay.
  • Sir William of Caskieben Johnston married Lady Margaret De Hayq, and had children including Agnes Johnston, Bessie Johnston, George Johnston, Isabel Johnston, James Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Violet Johnston.
  • Sir William of Caskieben Johnston passed away in 1547 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Johnston's Ancestors

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Sir Johnston
1520–1547
Birth Place: Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord James Gilbert Johnston
1481–1548
Caskieben, Aberdeen, Scottland
Lady (Clara) Barclay
1497–1527
Gartily, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
*James Johnston
1481–1548
Caskieben, Aberdeen, Scottland
Margaret Johnston
1460–1505
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Johnston's Descendants

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Sir (William of Caskieben) Johnston (1520–10 September 1547) m. Lady (Margaret de) Hayq (1527–1559)
  1. 1. George Johnston 1544–1593 m. Christian ((Lady)) Forbes 1547–1622
    1. 1. Lord (John Lord Johnston Sr.) (Baron) 1565–1614 m. Janet Turing 1570–1621 m. Katherine Lundy 1573–1616 m. Lady (Katherine) Lundin 1573–1616
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Johnston "Lord of Craig & Caskieben") (Johnstoune) 1598–1656 m. Lady (Mary) Irvine 1626–1659 m. Elsphet Strachen 1603–1670
        1. 1. James (Stanley) Johnston 1656–1716 m. Faith Leith 1656–1702 m. Margaret Alexander 1653–1681
        2. 2. William Johnston 1647–1718
        3. 3. John (of Bishoptown) Johnston 1649–1716
        4. 4. Christian Johnson 1655–1749
        5. 5. Margaret Alexander 1656–1716
        6. 6. Thomas (Craig) Johnston 1645–1686
        7. 7. Elizabeth Johnson 1643–
        8. 8. Isobel Johnston 1653–
        9. 9. Elspeth Mackie 1650–
        10. 10. Margaret Johnston 1653–1681
        11. 11. William Johnson 1644–1645
        12. 12. Christian Johnson 1655–1681
        13. 13. John Johnston 1648–1678
        14. 14. John Johnston 1649–1716
        15. 15. Thomas Johnston 1649–1642
        16. 16. William Johnston 1641–1642
        17. 17. Thomas Johnson 1635–1703
        18. 18. Isobel Johnston 1634–
        19. 19. Andrew Johnston 1625–1660
        20. 20. Margaret Johnston 1630–1661
        21. 21. Elisabeth Johnston 1626–1657
      2. 2. John Johnston 1592–1609
      3. 3. Elizabeth Johnston 1594–
      4. 4. George Johnston 1590–
      5. 5. Margaret Johnston 1593–1701
      6. 6. Jean Johnson 1597–1611
      7. 7. James (Newhill) Johnston 1595–1596
      8. 8. George Johnston 1605–
      9. 9. James Johnston 1606–1607
      10. 10. George Johnston 1605–2002
      11. 11. Margaret Johnston 1602–1616
      12. 12. Gilbert Johnston 1600–1617
      13. 13. Christian Johnston 1599–1704
      14. 14. William Johnston 1602–1695
      15. 15. Jean Johnson 1597–1611
      16. 16. Margaret Johnston 1593–1625
      17. 17. Thomas Johnson 1610–1658
      18. 18. James Johnson 1606–1607
      19. 19. Christian Johnston 1604–1618
      20. 20. Gilbert Johnston 1604–1694
    2. 2. Elizabeth Johnston 1583–
    3. 3. Thomas Johnston 1570–1618
    4. 4. Margaret Johnson 1584–1620
    5. 5. George Johnston 1573–
    6. 6. Helen Johnston 1588–1593
    7. 7. Gilbert Johnston 1572–1620
    8. 8. William (Johnston\) Dr. 1588–1640
    9. 9. Agnes Johnston 1576–1650
    10. 10. Arthur (Johnston\ MD, Medicus) Regius 1587–1649
    11. 11. Barbara Johnston 1586–
    12. 12. Jean Johnston 1589–
    13. 13. Janet Johnston 1584–1630
    14. 14. Isabel Johnston 1577–
  2. 2. James Johnston 1548–1548
  3. 3. Violet Johnston 1543–1590
  4. 4. Margaret Johnston 1546–1615
  5. 5. Isabel Johnston 1546–1620
  6. 6. Bessie Johnston 1545–1602

Sir Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir William of Caskieben Johnston in Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 27
Death of Sir William of Caskieben Johnston in Battle of Pinke, Pinkie Cleugh, Galloway, Scotland
Battle of Pinke, Pinkie Cleugh, Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Battle of Pinke, Pinkie Cleugh, Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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