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John S Johnstone

John S Johnstone

Male 1852 - 1906  (54 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John S Johnstone was born in 1852 (son of Christopher Johnstone and Margaret Irving Smith); died on 24 Jan 1906; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.

    Family/Spouse: Elsie Rose McMillan. Elsie was born in 1864; died on 10 Sep 1936; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Grace Johnstone was born in 1890; and died.
    2. Robert "Robbie" Johnstone was born in 1892; and died.
    3. Alice Mary Johnstone was born in 1894; and died.
    4. Ray Smith Johnstone was born in 1896; died in 1965.
    5. John Arnot "Arnot" Johnstone was born in 1896; and died.
    6. John Grant "Grant" Johnstone

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christopher Johnstone was born on 12 Mar 1828 in Hoddam, Drumfriesshire, Scotland (son of James Johnstone and Mary Irving); died on 25 Jun 1911 in Winchester Township, Dundas Co., Ontario; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.

    Notes:

    "My one gt grandmother, Margaret Irving Smith (married to ChristopherJohnstone (1828-1911), son of James, Dr. William's brother,) grew up inMoffat, Dumfries. Her mother was Janet Rollo Irving (from what I know---all the Irvings in the family were cousins to each other -- i.e. Jamesjohnstone (b. c 1795)(my gtgt) was married to Mary Irving; and Dr.William (James brother) was also married to Mary Crone Irving (theirwives were cousins). I had quite a few family photos ---including a picof the stone house in Moffat, the Smith home. The Smiths had a businesson the High Street in Moffat (surgeons/clinic/druggists/parfumerie) "
    From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario

    See also
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sterne-ellison&id=I7347
    at The STERNE-ELLISON Family Tree.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sterne-ellison
    Contact: Bob Sterne bobsgenes@hotmail.com
    Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sterne/index.htm
    Showsa
    Christening: 7 FEB 1826 Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries, Scotland

    Families of The St Lawrence Valley
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stlawrencevalley&id=I1386
    Contact: c. moore (slv@mhonline.net)
    Home Page:http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/o/Caryn-l-Moore-NY/?Welcome=1013204713
    This shows which shows:
    Birth: 12 MAR 1828 in Hoddam/Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Death: 25 JUN 1911 in Ontario
    Burial: Maple Ridge Cemetery, Ontario, Canada
    Residence: Settled just east of Ormond, Ontario (N. of Winchester). Thebrick house is still there.
    Residence: "precenter" in the church at Ormond, before the advent oforgans/pianos in the church; used a tuning fork to lead the singers
    Residence: AFT. 1855 Rented Gilbert Hogaboam's Farm
    Emigration: 1855 to Canada
    Occupation: 1881 Farmer
    Census: 1851 born in Hoddam, DFS, "son-in-law of Peter Smith", son offarmer, married, Middlebie
    ADDR: Rae Hills, S. of Moffatt and west of Wamphray on w. side of KinnelWater
    (thought to be in vicinity of Castlemilk Estates. Rae Hills is a farm notshown
    &
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pattuffin&id=I40614
    The Tuffins (plus many others) of Dorset, England (& Elsewhere!)
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pattuffin
    Contact: Patrick Edward Tuffin (pat.tuffin@btinternet.com)
    Sources:
    Title: Caryn Moore, August 2002

    All three show the children as I show here but only one gives a source soI do not know how accurate they are,.

    Christopher + Margaret Irving Smith. Margaret (daughter of Janet Rollo Irving) was born in 1826 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 3 Mar 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Irving Smith was born in 1826 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (daughter of Janet Rollo Irving); died on 3 Mar 1898.
    Children:
    1. Jane Rolla Johnstone was born in 1850; died on 7 Sep 1936 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.
    2. 1. John S Johnstone was born in 1852; died on 24 Jan 1906; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.
    3. Mary B Johnstone was born in 1856; and died.
    4. James A Johnstone was born in 1858; died in 1959; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.
    5. George Johnstone was born in 1860; and died.
    6. Margaret Johnstone was born in 1862; died in 1958; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.
    7. Peter Smith Johnstone was born in 1864; died on 2 Dec 1950.
    8. Janet Robina Johnstone was born in 1867 in Winchester Township, Ontario; died in 1947.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Johnstone was born about 1795 in Rae Hills, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (son of George (of Axeltreewell Farm) Johnstone and Grizel (Grace) Irving); died in 1865 in Scotland.

    Notes:

    "My one gt grandmother, Margaret Irving Smith (married to ChristopherJohnstone (1828-1911), son of James, Dr. William's brother,) grew up inMoffat, Dumfries. Her mother was Janet Rollo Irving (from what I know---all the Irvings in the family were cousins to each other -- i.e. Jamesjohnstone (b. c 1795)(my gtgt) was married to Mary Irving; and Dr.William (James brother) was also married to Mary Crone Irving (theirwives were cousins). I had quite a few family photos ---including a picof the stone house in Moffat, the Smith home. The Smiths had a businesson the High Street in Moffat (surgeons/clinic/druggists/parfumerie) "
    From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario

    "In the case of my Johnstone line,
    my Mother's first cousin had the Johnstone Family Bible, publ. 1698,with the first entry 1758 written by a Janet H. Johnstone. My grandmother(Janet Robina Johnstone) MacLean descended from George Johnstone (d. 1817at 80) and Grizel(Grace) Irving (d. at fifty in 1800) his third wife.They are buried in Hoddam Parish graveyard. Axeltreewell Farm, n ofEcclefechan was their home. George had nineteen children, three of whomwere doctors, grad. From U. of Edn. Dr. William (my grandmother attendedher granduncle William's funeral when she was a child) was a childhoodfriend of Thomas Carlyle and they roomed together at the Un. of Edin.Thos. Carlyle sent Dr. William first editions of his books as they werepublished). Another granduncle of my grandmother was personal physicianto Sir John Moore (he'd been a friend of John Moore's brother) and theywere both killed at the Battle of Coruna Spain 1809. But like the MacLeanline I have never checked out George Johnstone's parents, etc. (As mothersaid, the Camerons and MacMillans were always talking about ancestry!!) "
    From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario

    See also
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sterne-ellison&id=I7210
    at The STERNE-ELLISON Family Tree.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sterne-ellison
    Contact: Bob Sterne bobsgenes@hotmail.com
    Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sterne/index.htm

    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pattuffin&id=I40537
    The Tuffins (plus many others) of Dorset, England (& Elsewhere!)
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pattuffin
    Contact: Patrick Edward Tuffin (pat.tuffin@btinternet.com)
    Sources: Title: Caryn Moore, August 2002

    Families of The St Lawrence Valley
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stlawrencevalley&id=I1401
    Contact: c. moore (slv@mhonline.net)
    Home Page:http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/o/Caryn-l-Moore-NY/?Welcome=1013204713
    Shows:
    Census: 1851 James Johnstone, age 56, b. Hoddam Dms, FARMER of 140 acresemploying 1 labourer
    ADDR: between Ecclefechan and Lockerbie in Dumfries in small white housetorn down

    All three show children as below:

    John William JOHNSTONE b: 1816
    George JOHNSTON b: 1817
    Margaret JOHNSTONE b: 1818
    Grizzel JOHNSTONE b: 1822
    Janet JOHNSTONE b: 1823
    Mary JOHNSTONE b: 1826
    Christopher JOHNSTONE b: 1828
    Elizabeth JOHNSTONE b: 1829
    James JOHNSTONE b: 1831
    Charles JOHNSTONE b: 1833
    Helen JOHNSTONE b: 1834

    James married Mary Irving about 1815. Mary was born about 1797; died in 1882 in South Mountain, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Irving was born about 1797; died in 1882 in South Mountain, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. John Johnstone was born on 27 Feb 1816; died on 23 Jan 1882.
    2. George Johnstone was born on 21 Aug 1817; and died.
    3. Margaret Johnstone was born in 1818; and died.
    4. Grizzel Johnstone was born in 1822; and died.
    5. Janet Johnstone was born in 1823; and died.
    6. Mary Johnstone was born in 1826; and died.
    7. Christopher Johnstone was born in 1828; and died.
    8. 2. Christopher Johnstone was born on 12 Mar 1828 in Hoddam, Drumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 25 Jun 1911 in Winchester Township, Dundas Co., Ontario; was buried in Maple Ridge, Ontario.
    9. Elizabeth Johnstone was born in 1829; and died.
    10. James Johnstone was born on 27 Nov 1831 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 6 Feb 1919.
    11. Charles Johnstone was born in 1833; and died.
    12. Helen Johnstone was born on 22 Sep 1834; and died.

  3. 7.  Janet Rollo Irving and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Irving Smith was born in 1826 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 3 Mar 1898.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George (of Axeltreewell Farm) Johnstone was born about 1737; died on 12 May 1817 in Axeltreewell Farm, Dumfriesshire, Aged 80; was buried in Hoddam Parish Graveyard.

    Notes:

    From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario
    " my Mother's first cousin had the Johnstone Family Bible, publ. 1698,with the first entry 1758 written by a Janet H. Johnstone. My grandmother(Janet Robina Johnstone) MacLean descended from George Johnstone (d. 1817at 80) and Grizel(Grace) Irving (d. at fifty in 1800) his third wife.They are buried in Hoddam Parish graveyard. Axeltreewell Farm, n ofEcclefechan was their home. George had nineteen children, three of whomwere doctors, grad. From U. of Edn. Dr. William (my grandmother attendedher granduncle William's funeral when she was a child) was a childhoodfriend of Thomas Carlyle and they roomed together at the Un. of Edin.Thos. Carlyle sent Dr. William first editions of his books as they werepublished). Another granduncle of my grandmother was personal physicianto Sir John Moore (he'd been a friend of John Moore's brother) and theywere both killed at the Battle of Coruna Spain 1809. But like the MacLeanline I have never checked out George Johnstone's parents, etc. (As mothersaid, the Camerons and MacMillans were always talking about ancestry!!)My one gt grandmother, Margaret Irving Smith (married to ChristopherJohnstone (1828-1911), son of James, Dr. William's brother,) grew up inMoffat, Dumfries. Her mother was Janet Rollo Irving (from what I know---all the Irvings in the family were cousins to each other -- i.e. Jamesjohnstone (b. c 1795)(my gtgt) was married to Mary Irving; and Dr.William (James brother) was also married to Mary Crone Irving (theirwives were cousins). I had quite a few family photos ---including a picof the stone house in Moffat, the Smith home. The Smiths had a businesson the High Street in Moffat (surgeons/clinic/druggists/parfumerie) "

    See also
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sterne-ellison&id=I9762
    at The STERNE-ELLISON Family Tree.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sterne-ellison
    Contact: Bob Sterne bobsgenes@hotmail.com
    Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sterne/index.htm
    Shows:
    Death: 12 MAY 1817 in Scotland
    Note: age 80? If gravestone says 60, then b. ca 1757.
    Burial: Hoddam Parish Graveyard
    Note: probably this George. Stone #204.

    &
    Families of The St Lawrence Valley
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stlawrencevalley&id=I3489
    Contact: c. moore (slv@mhonline.net)
    Home Page:http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/o/Caryn-l-Moore-NY/?Welcome=1013204713
    &
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pattuffin&id=I28556
    The Tuffins (plus many others) of Dorset, England (& Elsewhere!)
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pattuffin
    Contact: Patrick Edward Tuffin (pat.tuffin@btinternet.com)
    Sources:
    Title: Yeoland.FTW
    Repository:
    Call Number:
    Media: Other
    Text: Date of Import: Feb 17, 2001
    &
    Children:
    Dr. Johnstone
    John Johnstone b: ABT. 1776 in Scotland
    Robert Johnstone b: 1786 in Cummertrees, Scotland
    William Johnstone b: 26 APR 1788 in Ecclefechan, Scotland
    James Johnstone b: 1795 in Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland
    Grace? Johnstone b: 1804

    None of these shows his parents.

    George + Grizel (Grace) Irving. Grizel (daughter of William (?) Irving) was born about 1750; died in 1800 in Axeltreewell Farm, Aged 50. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Grizel (Grace) Irving was born about 1750 (daughter of William (?) Irving); died in 1800 in Axeltreewell Farm, Aged 50.
    Children:
    1. John Johnstone, MD was born about 1776; died on 17 Feb 1807; was buried in Stone #205. Hoddam Parish Graveyard.
    2. 4. James Johnstone was born about 1795 in Rae Hills, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died in 1865 in Scotland.
    3. William (Dr) Johnstone was born on 26 Apr 1788 in Scotland; died on 11 Dec 1875 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in North Lunenburg, Ontario.
    4. 14 Other Children of George Johnstone and died.
    5. Dr Johnstone died in 1809 in Battle Of Coruna, Spain.
    6. Robert Johnstone was born in 1786 in Cummertrees, Scotland; died on 24 Jun 1856 in Whitehill, Middlebie, Hoddam, Scotland.



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