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William James Johnstone 1869–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1869

Birth Location: Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand

Death Date: 6 FEB 1939

Death Location: Aramoho, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: John Johnstone

Mother: Caroline Double

Spouse(s): Julia Christophersen

Children(s): James Johnstone, Mervyn Johnstone, Mavis Johnstone, Stuart Johnstone, William Johnstone, Jean Johnstone, Maud Johnstone, Doris Johnstone, William Johnstone, Ian Johnstone

William James Johnstone was born in 1869 in Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand, the child of John Hall Johnstone And Caroline Double. William James Johnstone married Julia Christophersen, and had children including Doris Myra Isabella Johnstone, Ian Thomas George Johnstone, James Alexander Johnstone, Jean Burton Johnstone, Maud Agnes Karen Johnstone, Mavis Evelyn Johnstone, Mervyn Stewart Johnstone, Stuart Allenby Johnstone, William Bruce Annandale Johnstone, William Gordon Johnstone. William James Johnstone passed away in 1939 in Aramoho, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • William James Johnstone was born in 1869 in Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand, the child of John Hall Johnstone And Caroline Double.
  • William James Johnstone married Julia Christophersen, and had children including Doris Myra Isabella Johnstone, Ian Thomas George Johnstone, James Alexander Johnstone, Jean Burton Johnstone, Maud Agnes Karen Johnstone, Mavis Evelyn Johnstone, Mervyn Stewart Johnstone, Stuart Allenby Johnstone, William Bruce Annandale Johnstone, William Gordon Johnstone.
  • William James Johnstone passed away in 1939 in Aramoho, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
William Johnstone
1869–1939
Birth Place: Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
Parents
John Hall Johnstone
1844–1930
Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Caroline Double
1874–1897
Layham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Johnstone
1818–1857
Minckirk, Ayrshire
Mary HALL
1814–1892
Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
William Double
1821–1874
Raydon, Suffolk, England
Sarah Green
1821–1901
Layham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Johnston
1789–1864
Isabel Lithgow
1794–1885
James HALL
1771–1837
Janet Tait
1773–1859
William Double
1798–1839
Ann Spooner
1795–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1756–1829
Jean Palmer
1763–1841
John Lithgow
1819–
Agnes Reid
1822–1892
Archibald Tait
1741–1824
Isabella Geddes
–1822
John Double
1773–1858
Elizabeth Seddon
1775–1835
John Spooner
1774–
Ann Adams
1773–

William Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Johnstone (1869–6 FEB 1939) m. Julia Christophersen (5 AUG 1867–5 APR 1964)
  1. 1. James (Alexander) Johnstone 1893–1979 m. Phillis Stewart 1897–1924 m. Frances (Marie Hilliear) (Fay) 1895–1980
    1. 1. William (Edward) Johnstone 1936–1990
    2. 2. Fay Johnstone 1927–2009 m. Robert Bevan 1924–1993
  2. 2. Mervyn (Stewart) Johnstone 1926–2000
  3. 3. Mavis (Evelyn) Johnstone 1914–1989
  4. 4. Stuart (Allenby) Johnstone 1917–2005
  5. 5. William (Bruce Annandale) Johnstone 1920–2007
  6. 6. Jean (Burton) Johnstone 1922–1980
  7. 7. Maud (Agnes Karen) Johnstone 1900–1989 m. Cecil (Thompson) Fyfe 1897–1966
    1. 1. Jemima ((Mimah) Munroe) FYFE 1925–1992
    2. 2. Donald (William James) Fyfe 1924–2012
    3. 3. Keith (Thompson) Fyfe 1926–1981
  8. 8. Doris (Myra Isabella) Johnstone 1895–1994 m. Reginald (Evans) Bennett 1898–1942
  9. 9. William (Gordon) Johnstone 1898–1959 m. Winifred Thomas 1896–1983
    1. 1. Colin (Gordon) Johnstone 1921–1991
    2. 2. Alan (Leslie) Johnstone 1928–1994
  10. 10. Ian (Thomas George) Johnstone 1912–1983

William Johnstone's Timeline

3 Records

1868
7 JUN 1868
Birth of William James Johnstone in Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
1869
1869
Birth of William James Johnstone
None
1939
6 FEB 1939
Age 70
Death of William James Johnstone in Aramoho, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Aramoho, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1868
    Event Place: Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 30 October 2018), William Johnstone, died 6 Feb 1939; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1939
    Event Place: Aramoho, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 30 October 2018), William Johnstone, died 6 Feb 1939; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1869
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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