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William Alexander Johnstone 1837–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1837

Birth Location: Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 25 July 1923

Death Location: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Father:

Mother: Grace Paterson

Spouse(s): Martha Johnstone

Children(s): Ethel Johnstone, Alexander Johnstone, Alma Johnstone, Arthur Johnstone, Edward Johnstone, Emma Johnstone, Ernest Johnstone, Grace Johnstone, Martha Johnstone, Thomas Johnstone

In 1837, William Alexander Johnstone entered the world in Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia, born to James Johnstone And Grace Scott Paterson. William Alexander Johnstone married Martha Johnstone, and had children including Alexander Johnstone, Alma Florence Johnstone, Arthur William Johnstone, Edward James Johnstone, Emma Ann Johnstone, Ernest Edwin Johnstone, Ethel Maud Johnstone, Grace Johnstone, Martha Margaret Johnstone, Thomas Johnstone. William Alexander Johnstone passed away in 1923 in Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1837, William Alexander Johnstone entered the world in Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia, born to James Johnstone And Grace Scott Paterson.
  • William Alexander Johnstone married Martha Johnstone, and had children including Alexander Johnstone, Alma Florence Johnstone, Arthur William Johnstone, Edward James Johnstone, Emma Ann Johnstone, Ernest Edwin Johnstone, Ethel Maud Johnstone, Grace Johnstone, Martha Margaret Johnstone, Thomas Johnstone.
  • William Alexander Johnstone passed away in 1923 in Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Grace Paterson
1803–1884
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Johnstone
1843–1914
Birth Location: Evandale, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
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Children(s)

Ethel Johnstone
1876–1935
Birth Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australie
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Alexander Johnstone
1870–1938
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
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Alma Johnstone
1879–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
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Arthur Johnstone
1881–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
AJ
Edward Johnstone
1867–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
EJ
Emma Johnstone
1869–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
EJ
Ernest Johnstone
1885–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
EJ
Grace Johnstone
1874–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
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Martha Johnstone
1865–1943
Birth Location: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
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Thomas Johnstone
1872–
Birth Location: Tasmania, Tasmania, Australie
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William Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
William Johnstone
1837–1923
Birth Place: Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Grace (Scott) Paterson
1803–1884
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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William (Alexander) Johnstone (16 November 1837–25 July 1923) m. Martha Johnstone (8 September 1843–2 May 1914)
  1. 1. Ethel (Maud) Johnstone 1876–1935 m. Thomas (Froggett) Cresswell 1879–1946
    1. 1. Ernest (Walter) Cresswell 1911–1981
    2. 2. Gladys (Ethel) Cresswell 1907–1995
    3. 3. Jack (Edward) Cresswell 1908–1971
    4. 4. May (Sophia) Williams 1910–1991
    5. 5. Fanny (Martha) Badcock 1916–2005
  2. 2. Alexander Johnstone 1870–1938 m. Ellen (Isabella) Johnstone 1883–1955
    1. 1. Thelma (May) Day 1920–1997
    2. 2. Madge (Rae) Heazlewood 1906–1991
    3. 3. Lionel (William) Johnstone 1912–2004
    4. 4. Keith (Alexander) Johnstone 1909–1964
    5. 5. Jean (Phyllis) Pinkerton 1922–1969
    6. 6. Maurice (Frederick) Johnstone 1914–1982
    7. 7. Kenneth (Norton) Johnstone 1915–1990
    8. 8. Alan (Laurence) Johnstone 1929–1971
    9. 9. Harold (Ernest) Johnstone 1918–1988
  3. 3. Alma (Florence) Johnstone 1879–
  4. 4. Arthur (William) Johnstone 1881–
  5. 5. Edward (James) Johnstone 1867–
  6. 6. Emma (Ann) Johnstone 1869–
  7. 7. Ernest (Edwin) Johnstone 1885–
  8. 8. Grace Johnstone 1874–
  9. 9. Martha (Margaret) Johnstone 1865–1943 m. Andrew (John) Bramich 1864–1928
    1. 1. Ella (Ada) Bramich 1894–1975
    2. 2. Oscar (R Theodore) Bramich 1888–1977
    3. 3. Walter (Norman) Bramich 1902–1953
    4. 4. Percy (Claude) Bramich 1896–1918
    5. 5. Edwin (Allan) Bramich 1900–1994
    6. 6. Louis (Edgar) Bramich 1890–1976
    7. 7. Roy (Herbert) Bramich 1904–1996
    8. 8. Harold (Walter) Bramich 1895–1970
    9. 9. Adye (Andrew) Bramich 1898–1989
    10. 10. Amy (Adella) Bramich 1889–1945
    11. 11. Ida (Victoria) Alcock 1887–1980
    12. 12. Hilda (Lucy) Bramich 1897–1957
    13. 13. Linda (May) Holgate 1891–1973
    14. 14. Ethel (Martha) Masterman 1906–1995
  10. 10. Thomas Johnstone 1872–

William Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1837
16 November 1837
Birth of William Alexander Johnstone in Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia
1923
25 July 1923
Age 86
Death of William Alexander Johnstone in Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1837
    Event Place: Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1923
    Event Place: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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