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William Duncan JOHNSTONE 1872 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1872

Birth Location: Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 20 Jul 1953

Death Location: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: James Johnstone

Mother: Mary Little

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stephenson

Children(s): Jessie JOHNSON, James Johnston, Mabel JOHNSTONE, Duncan JOHNSTONE, Hector JOHNSTON, Phyllis JOHNSTONE, Robert Johnstone

William Duncan JOHNSTONE was born in 1872 in Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of James Johnstone and Mary Miller Little. William Duncan JOHNSTONE married Elizabeth Stephenson, and had children including Jessie Muriel JOHNSON, James Allan Johnston, Mabel Doreen JOHNSTONE, Duncan Sydney JOHNSTONE, Hector JOHNSTON, Phyllis Rhoda JOHNSTONE, Robert Hector Johnstone. William Duncan JOHNSTONE passed away in 1953 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Duncan JOHNSTONE was born in 1872 in Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of James Johnstone and Mary Miller Little.
  • William Duncan JOHNSTONE married Elizabeth Stephenson, and had children including Jessie Muriel JOHNSON, James Allan Johnston, Mabel Doreen JOHNSTONE, Duncan Sydney JOHNSTONE, Hector JOHNSTON, Phyllis Rhoda JOHNSTONE, Robert Hector Johnstone.
  • William Duncan JOHNSTONE passed away in 1953 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnstone
1835 – 1915
Birth Location: Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Mary Little
1836 – 1901
Birth Location: Castleton Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stephenson
1878 – 1954
Birth Location: –
ES

Children(s)

Jessie JOHNSON
1898 – 1980
Birth Location: Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
JJ
James Johnston
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
JJ
Mabel JOHNSTONE
1903 – 1963
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
MJ
Duncan JOHNSTONE
1908 – 1981
Birth Location: Hastings, New Zealand
DJ
Hector JOHNSTON
1910 – 1922
Birth Location: –
HJ
Phyllis JOHNSTONE
1911 – 1971
Birth Location: Hastings, New Zealand
PJ
Robert Johnstone
1918 – 1929
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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William JOHNSTONE's Ancestors

Self
William JOHNSTONE
1872 – 1953
Birth Place: Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
James Johnstone
1835 – 1915
Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mary (Miller) Little
1836 – 1901
Castleton Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Johnstone
1801 – 1888
Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Isabella Scott
1814 – 1885
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Ballantyne
1812 – 1894
Castleton, Roxburghshire
Great-Grandparents
James Johnston
1768 – 1830
Mary Cholmeley
1778 – 1843
Walter Scott
1783 – 1863
Isabel Ritchie
1786 – 1864
Mary Miller
1789 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Johnstone
1734 – 1795
Elizabeth Keene
1745 – 1778
Montague* Cholmeley
1743 – 1803
Sarah Sibyhorp-Cholmeley
1745 – 1817
John Scott
1752 – 1833
Andrew Ritchie
1761 – 1864
Isoble Renwick
1774 – 1864

William JOHNSTONE's Descendants

1.
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William (Duncan) JOHNSTONE (28 Apr 1872 – 20 Jul 1953) m. Elizabeth Stephenson (1878 – 7 OCT 1954)
  1. 1. Jessie (Muriel) JOHNSON (6 Jun 1898 – 4 Jul 1980)
  2. 2. James (Allan) Johnston (10 April 1902 – 26 Nov 1992)
  3. 3. Mabel (Doreen) JOHNSTONE (14 August 1903 – 4 July 1963) m. Thomas (William (Tom)) Harper (October 1897 – 1967)
    1. 1. William (Royston) Harper (24 June 1926 – 30 Mar 1986) m. Maureen (Ann) McCardle m. Natalie Pauline (15 APR 1929 – 1992)
      1. 1. Thomas (Gladstone Guy) Harper (18 Aug 1955 – ) m. Prudence Johnson
        1. 1. Georgia Harper (12 Oct 1991 – ) m. Robert ((Bob)) Adams
        2. 2. Nelson Harper (28 Dec 1993 – ) m. Justine Baird
      2. 2. Kerri (Nicola) Harper (25 Sep 1957 – ) m. Timothy (Donald) Plowman (28 Sep 1949 – )
        1. 1. Claudia (Rose) Plowman (21 May 1988 – )
        2. 2. Charlotte (Nicola) Plowman (17 Dec 1989 – )
        3. 3. Annabelle (Edwina) Plowman (17 Dec 1989 – )
        4. 4. Anah (Lucia (Lucia)) Plowman (29 May 1994 – ) m. Tom Gordon
    2. 2. Gwen (Elizabeth) Harper (12 Oct 1929 – 7 Oct 2022) m. Terence Goldstone (8 SEP 1926 – 21 DEC 2016)
      1. 1. Lynne (Doreen) Goldstone (1 Jun 1952 – ) m. Geoffrey (Alan) Walker
        1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Walker (24 Sep 1979 – )
        2. 2. Bronwyn (Mary Walker) Walker (17 Jan 1983 – )
      2. 2. Bruce (Terence) Goldstone (27 May 1955 – ) m. Rachel (Geraldine) Clark
        1. 1. Ben (Charles Terence) Goldstone (10 Feb 1986 – ) m. Geraldine (Anne) Goldstone (24 May 1982 – )
      3. 3. Sally (Elizabeth) Goldstone (11 Feb 1964 – ) m. Richard (Anthony) Cranswick
        1. 1. Michael (Richard) Cranswick (17 Dec 1992 – )
        2. 2. Sophia (Doreen) Cranswick (19 Mar 1995 – )
        3. 3. George (Goldstone.) Cranswick (Abt. 27 Oct 1998 – )
    3. 3. Jill (Doreen) Harper (4 Jun 1936 – ) m. Gavin (William) Ebbett
      1. 1. Marie (Louise) Ebbett (6 Sep 1960 – ) m. James (Gordon) Price
        1. 1. Gregory (James) Price (19 Jul 1991 – )
        2. 2. Elly (Louise) Price (29 Oct 1992 – )
        3. 3. Ross (William) Price (24 Jul 1994 – )
        4. 4. Lydia (Claire) Price (11 Apr 1996 – )
      2. 2. Marianne (Gay) Ebbett (31 Jan 1962 – ) m. John Parrant m. Beat (Anton) Gasser
        1. 1. Tom (Adam) Parrant (27 Oct 1990 – )
        2. 2. Emma (Jean) Parrant (13 Jun 1992 – )
        3. 3. Jacob (Anton) Gasser (7 Jul 1998 – )
      3. 3. Claire (Elizabeth) Ebbett (13 Jun 1964 – ) m. Andrew (Stuart) Hofer
        1. 1. Jamie (Stuart) Hofer (9 Nov 1996 – )
        2. 2. Olivia (Jill) Hofer (6 May 1999 – )
      4. 4. Matthew (William) Ebbett (26 Sep 1965 – ) m. Joanna (Frances) Kohn
        1. 1. William (James) Ebbett (27 Oct 1999 – )
        2. 2. Katherine (Frances) Ebbett (30 Dec 2002 – )
  4. 4. Duncan (Sydney) JOHNSTONE (17 Feb 1908 – 27 Mar 1981)
  5. 5. Hector JOHNSTON (1910 – 1922)
  6. 6. Phyllis (Rhoda) JOHNSTONE (30 Jun 1911 – 17 Jul 1971)
  7. 7. Robert (Hector) Johnstone (Abt 1918 – 21 May 1929)

William JOHNSTONE's Timeline

2 Records

1872
28 Apr 1872
Birth of William Duncan JOHNSTONE in Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand
1953
20 Jul 1953
Age 81
Death of William Duncan JOHNSTONE in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1953
    Event Place: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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