In the 1841 England Census, William & Isabella were living in "Hardingill" Gosforth, Cumberland with their children.[13]
First Name
Last Name
Age
Birth Place
William
Johnston
40
Cumberland
Isabela
Johnston
33
John
Johnston
12
Cumberland
Jane
Johnston
10
Cumberland
William
Johnston
8
Cumberland
Joseph
Johnston
6
Cumberland
Isabella
Johnston
3
Cumberland
Hanah
Johnston
0
Cumberland
In the 1851 England Census, William & Isabella were living at Irton, Cumberland with their children. William was working as an agricultural labourer.[14]
First Name
Last Name
Age
Status
Birth Place
William
Jonstone
53
Head
Aspetria, Cumberland
Isabellah
Jonstone
44
Wife
Isle Of Man
William
Jonstone
18
Son
Gillceux, Cumberland
Hannah
Jonstone
10
Daughter
Gosforth, Cumberland
Henry
Jonstone
6
Son
Gosforth, Cumberland
Mary Ann
Jonstone
2
Daughter
Irton, Cumberland
In the 1861 England Census, Isabella was staying in Crosthwaite, Cumberland with her oldest son.[15]
First Name
Last Name
Age
Status
Birth Place
John
Johnston
32
Head
Gilsland, Cumberland
Isabella
Johnston
54
Mother
Isle Of Man
Thomas
Irving
17
Apprentice
Patterdale, Westmorland
Henry
Johnston
16
Apprentice
Gosforth, Cumberland
William
Wilson
24
Stainton, Cumberland
John
Salkeld
23
Penrith, Cumberland
William & Isabella immigrated to Australia with with most of their children aboard the "Great Britain", arriving in Hobson’s Bay, Melbourne on 23 December 1861.[16]
Isabella died in Ballarat, Victoria on 6 August 1891, aged 85.[17]
Sources
↑ "Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9B-Y3PN : 30 July 2017), Isabell Bell, 13 Jul 1806, Baptism; citing St Matheus Chapel, Braddan, Isle of Man, Manx National Heritage Library, Douglas.
↑ "Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5G1-6HW : 10 February 2018), Isabell Bell, 13 Jul 1806; citing SAINT MATHEWS,DOUGLAS,ISLE OF MAN,ENGLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 106,718.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3X4-96F : 11 February 2018, William Johnston in entry for John Johnston, 07 Dec 1828); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,621.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMR6-JVR : 11 February 2018, William Johnston in entry for Jane Johnston, 08 Aug 1830); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,621.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWF8-STR : 11 February 2018, William Johnston in entry for William Johnston, 28 Oct 1832); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,621.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMR6-JJD : 11 February 2018, William Johnston in entry for Joseph Johnston, 05 Apr 1835); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,621.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N54T-9B4 : 11 February 2018, William Johnston in entry for Isabella Johnston, 03 Dec 1837); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,621.
↑UK Birth Registration for Isabella Johnston, COCKERMOUTH, Volume 25, Page 61, December quarter of 1837, Mother's Maiden Surname: Bell
↑UK Birth Registration for Hannah Johnson, WHITEHAVEN, Volume 25, Page 141, December quarter of 1840, Mother's Maiden Surname: Bell
↑UK Birth Registration for Henry Johnston, WHITEHAVEN, Volume 25, Page 152, December quarter of 1844, Mother's Maiden Surname: Bell
↑UK Birth Registration for Mary Ann Johnston, BOOTLE UNION, CUMBERLAND, Volume 25, Page 33, September quarter of 1848, Mother's Maiden Surname: Bell
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73K-HFJ : 28 May 2019), Joseph Johnston in household of William Johnston, Gosforth, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK5-C2B : 9 November 2017), William Jonstone, Irton, Cumberland, England; citing Irton, Cumberland, England, p. 23, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7G3-17Q : 13 August 2020), John Johnston, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923 (PROV Series VPRS 7666, 7667 and 7786), Fiche Page B197 009 - DEC 1861, GREAT BRITAIN.
↑Victorian Death Registration No. 8897/1891 for Isabella Johnston, District: Ballt, Father: Jno Bell, Mother: Hannah WILKINSON, Age: 85
Cynthia Blundell, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Cynthia and others.
Is Isabella your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isabella by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Isabella:
There is a Miss Sarah Bell (aged 45) travelling with the Johnston family on the SS Great Britain in 1861, ticket 2751. Do you think that Sarah could be a sister of Isabella?