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Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston 1550–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 October 1619

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: James Johnstone

Mother: Katherine Duncan

Spouse(s): Lady Warrieston)

Children(s): Joseph Johnston, Lady Edinburgh, Andro Johnston, Joseph Berwickshire, Archibald Johnston

Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston was born in 1550 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of James Johnstone And Katherine Duncan. Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston married Lady Rachel Arnot Johnston Warrieston, and had children including Andro Johnston, Archibald Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Johnston 1St Hilton Of Berwickshire, Lady Rachel Of Edinburgh Johnston Of Edinburgh. Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston passed away in 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston was born in 1550 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of James Johnstone And Katherine Duncan.
  • Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston married Lady Rachel Arnot Johnston Warrieston, and had children including Andro Johnston, Archibald Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Johnston 1St Hilton Of Berwickshire, Lady Rachel Of Edinburgh Johnston Of Edinburgh.
  • Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston passed away in 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Sir Johnston
1550–1619
Birth Place: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
James Johnstone
1515–1567
Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Katherine Duncan
1530–1600
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Alvin Duncan of) Garbred
1501–1574
Garbred, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Robinson
1509–1598
Dunfermline Palace Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Allan Duncan
1460–1574
Janet Crosbye
1465–1504
George II
1483–1550
Lady Blackaby
1449–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Archibald Hilton) Johnston (1550–14 October 1619) m. Lady (Rachel Arnot (Johnston) Warrieston) (1550–23 Aug 1626)
  1. 1. Joseph Johnston 1570–1588
  2. 2. Lady (Rachel of Edinburgh Johnston Of) Edinburgh 1588–1609
  3. 3. Andro Johnston 1570–1595
  4. 4. Joseph (Johnston, 1st Hilton of) Berwickshire 1601–1639
  5. 5. Archibald Johnston 1580–1663

Sir Johnston's Timeline

4 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1550
1550
Birth of Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1619
28 Apr 1619
Age 69
Death of Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1619
14 October 1619
Age 69
Death of Sir Archibald Hilton Johnston in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1619
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1619
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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