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William Gordon Johnstone 1898–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 FEB 1898

Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Death Date: 1 NOV 1959

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

Father: William Johnstone

Mother: Julia Christophersen

Spouse(s): Winifred Thomas

Children(s): Colin Johnstone, Alan Johnstone

William Gordon Johnstone was born in 1898 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of William James Johnstone And Julia Christophersen. In 1919, William Gordon Johnstone resided in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. In 1941, William Gordon Johnstone resided in Aramoho Hotel, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. William Gordon Johnstone married C Simpson, Winifred Thomas, and had children including Alan Johnstone, Alan Leslie Johnstone, Colin Gordon Johnstone. William Gordon Johnstone passed away in 1959 in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Gordon Johnstone was born in 1898 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of William James Johnstone And Julia Christophersen.
  • In 1919, William Gordon Johnstone resided in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • In 1941, William Gordon Johnstone resided in Aramoho Hotel, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • William Gordon Johnstone married C Simpson, Winifred Thomas, and had children including Alan Johnstone, Alan Leslie Johnstone, Colin Gordon Johnstone.
  • William Gordon Johnstone passed away in 1959 in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
William Johnstone
1898–1959
Birth Place: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Parents
William James Johnstone
1869–1939
Meanee, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
Julia Christophersen
1867–1964
Knauserud av Nordset, Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway
Grandparents
John (Hall) Johnstone
1844–1930
Ewes, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Caroline Double
1874–1897
Layham, Suffolk, England
OleChristoffersen ((Christophersen)) (Christopherson)
1831–1917
Rønningen, Austvatn, Hedmark, Norway
Lisbet Sorensdr
1833–1923
Skara, Grue, Hedmark, Norway
Great-Grandparents
William Johnstone
1818–1857
Mary HALL
1814–1892
William Double
1821–1874
Sarah Green
1821–1901
Christopher Ronningen
1791–1856
Marte Sørkedalen
1795–1876
Johannes Pasotorpet
1793–1878
Maren Arnesdatter
1794–1882
2nd-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
Sjønne Sørkedalen
1761–1798
Kari Toner
1763–1834

William Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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William (Gordon) Johnstone (28 FEB 1898–1 NOV 1959) m. Winifred Thomas (12 JUN 1896–4 FEB 1983)
  1. 1. Colin (Gordon) Johnstone 1921–1991
  2. 2. Alan (Leslie) Johnstone 1928–1994

William Johnstone's Timeline

6 Records

1898
28 FEB 1898
Birth of William Gordon Johnstone in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1919
1919
Age 21
William Gordon Johnstone resided here in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1941
1941
Age 43
William Gordon Johnstone resided here in Aramoho Hotel, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Aramoho Hotel, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1942
1942
Age 44
William Gordon Johnstone resided here in Aramoho, New Zealand
Aramoho, New Zealand
1959
3 NOV 1959
Age 61
Burial of William Gordon Johnstone in Aramoho, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Wanganui, New Zealand
Aramoho, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Wanganui, New Zealand
1959
1 NOV 1959
Age 61
Death of William Gordon Johnstone in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1898
    Event Place: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
    [3] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [4] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1959
    Event Place: Aramoho, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Aramoho, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists
    [2] New Zealand, Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1959
    Event Place: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Aramoho Hotel, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

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