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William Johnston 1856–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1856

Birth Location: Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jun 1941

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Alexander Johnston

Mother: Jane Kirk

Spouse(s): Agnes Ballantyne

Children(s): Cecil Johnston, Florence Johnston, Jane Johnson, Alexander Johnston, Robert Johnston, Lily Johnston, Ethel Johnston, William Johnston

The story of William Johnston began in 1856 in Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1861, William Johnston resided in Orwell, Kinross, Scotland. William Johnston married Agnes Jane Ballantyne, and had children including Alexander James Malcolm Johnston, Cecil George Johnston, Ethel Maggie Johnston, Florence Mary Victoria Johnston, Jane Isabella Johnson, Lily Maud Johnston, Robert Walter Johnston, William Johnston. William Johnston passed away in 1941 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William Johnston began in 1856 in Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • In 1861, William Johnston resided in Orwell, Kinross, Scotland.
  • William Johnston married Agnes Jane Ballantyne, and had children including Alexander James Malcolm Johnston, Cecil George Johnston, Ethel Maggie Johnston, Florence Mary Victoria Johnston, Jane Isabella Johnson, Lily Maud Johnston, Robert Walter Johnston, William Johnston.
  • William Johnston passed away in 1941 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Johnston's Ancestors

Self
William Johnston
1856–1941
Birth Place: Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Johnston
1817–1887
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Jane (Hutton Malcolm) Kirk
1818–1888
St Cuthburt, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1785–1863
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Mary Miller
1785–1862
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
John Kirk
1770–1828
Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
Isabell (Malcolm) Kintz
1786–1861
Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Johnston
1758–1833
Elizabeth Thomson
1767–1836
Alexander Miller
1756–1820
Agnes Wilson
1750–1811
John Kirk
1748–1805
Mary Rolland
1738–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Johnston's Descendants

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William Johnston (1 Aug 1856–22 Jun 1941) m. Agnes (Jane) Ballantyne (1864–Jul 1928)
  1. 1. Cecil (George) Johnston 1891–1943 m. Harriet (Elizabeth (Dot)) Brown 1891–1986
    1. 1. Miri (Lillian) Johnston 1910–1993 m. William (Hans) Mclaughlin 1911–1985
  2. 2. Florence (Mary Victoria) Johnston 1887–1966 m. William ((Will) Francis) Nicholson 1883–1964
    1. 1. Jean (Kathleen) Nicholson 1918–2011
    2. 2. Marie (Agnes) Nicholson 1923–2014
    3. 3. Thelma (Elsie Mary) Nicholson 1909–1998
    4. 4. Gordon (Francis) Nicholson 1911–1971
    5. 5. Audrey (Evelyn) Nicholson 1926–2011
  3. 3. Jane (Isabella) Johnson 1878–
  4. 4. Alexander (James Malcolm) Johnston 1880–1958 m. Hilda (Ann) Henwood 1887–1956
    1. 1. Roy (Alexander Clive) Johnston 1918–
  5. 5. Robert (Walter) Johnston 1885–1949
  6. 6. Lily (Maud) Johnston 1881–
  7. 7. Ethel (Maggie) Johnston 1883–
  8. 8. William Johnston 1889–

William Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1856
1 Aug 1856
Birth of William Johnston in Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland
Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 5
William Johnston resided here in Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
1941
22 Jun 1941
Age 85
Death of William Johnston in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Orwell; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_61
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Orwell; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1941
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

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