George James (Johnstone-Hope) Hope-Johnstone (1802 - 1842)

Born 30 Jul 1802 in Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Ranking) Hope-Johnstone — married 27 Jul 1826 in London, England

Died 21 May 1842 at age 39 in Emmishofen, near Constance, Switzerland

Biography

GEORGE JAMES (JOHNSTONE-HOPE) HOPE-JOHNSTONE (Johnstone-Hope-1)

PARENTS. William Johnstone-Hope & Ann (Hope-Johnstone) Johnstone-Hope

BIRTH. 30 Jul 1802, Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland

CHRISTENING.

Name George James Johnstone-Hope

Gender Male

Christening Place , JOHNSTONE BY LOCKERBIE, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND

Birth Date 30 Jul 1802

Birthplace , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland

Father's Name William Johnstone-Hope

Mother's Name Ann Johnstone-Hope

CHRISTENING.

Name George James Johnstone Hope

Gender Male

Christening Place , ABERCORN, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND

Birth Date 30 Jul 1802

Birthplace , Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland

Father's Name William Admiral Sir Johnstone Hope

Mother's Name Anne Johnstone Hope

MARRIAGE. 27 Jul 1826, London, England

MARRIAGE. 27 Jul 1826, Maria Ranking, daughter of Joseph Ranking & Frances (Falwasser) Ranking

MARRIAGE NOTICE. [1826]. July 27. At London, Capt. George Hope Johnston, R.N. to Maria, daughter of Joseph Ranking, Esq. Ulster Place.

Children:

DEATH. 21 May 1842, Emmishofen, near Constance, Switzerland

OBITUARY. CAPT. G. J. HOPE-JOHNSTONE, R.N. May 21. At Emmishofen, near Constance, in his 40th year, George James Hope-Johnstone, esq. a Post Captain, R.N.

He was born July 30, 1802, the fourth and youngest son of the late Vice-Adm. Sir William Johnstone-Hope, G.C.B., by his first wife, Lady Anne Hope-Johnstone, eldest daughter of James third Earl of Hopetown : and was a younger brother to John James Hope-Johnstone, esq. M.P. for co. Dumfries (and claimant of the Earldom of Annandale), of Capt. William James Hope-Johnstone, R.N., the late Capt. Charles James Hope-Johnstone, R.N., and of the Hon. Mrs. Percy, wife of the Lord Bishop of Carlisle.

He obtained the rank of Lieutenant Oct. 30, 1821 : and subsequently served under Captains W.A. Montagu, H.E.P. Sturt, and Sir Charles Burrard, in the Phaeton frigate, and Revenge, 78. He was appointed flag-Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Neale, G.C.B. Dec. 26, 1824 ; was promoted to the command of the Alacrity sloop on the Mediterranean station Sept. 17, 1825 ; and was advanced to the rank of Captain July 8, 1827.

He married July 29, 1826, Maria, dau. of Joseph Ranking, esq. by whom he has left issue.

Death of Spouse: 1844, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

• Christening: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQ4-7Q6 and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQX-DWT

• Marriage Notice: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 20, p654: http://bit.ly/2cPHB9q

• Obituary: The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 172, By John Nichols, pp322-3: http://bit.ly/2ccDOmG