James Johnston (1789 - aft. 1852)

Born 20 Mar 1789 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth (Bisset) Johnston — married 30 May 1812 in Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1852 after age 62 in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

James Johnston is a member of Clan Johnstone.

James Johnston was born in 1789/90 at Backhill of Castlefraser, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire and baptised on the 20th of March. He was the son of William Johnston and Christian Booth.

James married Elizabeth Bisset in 1812.^[1]

In 1841, James was living at the 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census School House, Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Johnston Male 50 1791 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth Johnston Female 45 1796 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Johnston Male 8 1833 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Johnston Female 6 1835 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hannah Bisset Female 10 1831 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

In 1851, James was living at Carters, Midmar.

James Johnston, Head, Mar, 61, Ag Lab 7 Farmer of 5 acres, born Cluny.

Elizabeth Johnston, wife, Mar, 60, born, Dyce.

Margaret Johnston, Daur, u, 20, born Kintore.

John Duncan, grson, 5 born Kintore.

James Smith, boarder, u, 25, digger & ditcher, born Ireland.

Patrick Breccie? boarder, u, 25, digger & ditcher, born Ireland

James Donald, boarder, u 17, born Cluny.

James passed away after 1851.

Research Notes

There are three baptism listings on Scotlands People for James Johnston. ALL are for the 20th March, but one is 1780,^[2] one is 1789^[3] and one is changed from 1789 to 1790.^[4]

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• Also, children named Christian, another Jane and Alexander.

• During my research, I found documents relating to a complete Johnston family history, on the internet researched by other people. These people, more or less claimed every male line of this family had ceased by the 1800's.Oursoutherncousins
• There is also this research which has not added any positively proven lines.Archive
• If that was the case, there would be no Johnston families on the census.shortmemoir
• Aberdeenshire Epitaphs, Johnston of Loanhead, pg 412

Sources

1. ↑ Scotlands People. (2019). National Records of Scotland. Statutory Marriage Registers.; James Johnston & Elizabeth Bisset ; 30th May 1812 ; Fintray ; Aberdeenshire ; 193/ 10 106. [online] Available at: Search Accessed 28 Sep. 2019. Document in the personal files of David Urquhart.
2. ↑ JOHNSTONE,JAMES WILLIAM JOHNSTONE/CHRISTIAN BOOTH FR110 (FR110),M,20/03/1780 181/10 100,Cluny
3. ↑ JOHNSTONE,JAMES, WILLIAM JOHNSTONE/CHRISTIAN BOOTH FR122 (FR122),M,20/03/1789 181/10 53,Cluny
4. ↑ JOHNSTONE,JAMES,WILLIAM JOHNSTONE/CHISTIAN BOOTH FR62 (FR62) M,20/03/1789,181/10 112,Cluny