Robert
Johnson
Born in Brinister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Laurence Johnson
and Elizabeth Sinclair
Husband of
Anderina (Nicolson) Johnson
— married
2 Dec 1852 in Semblister, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Johnson, Mary (Johnson) McHarrie, John Johnson, Elizabeth (Johnson) Scarlett, Margaret (Johnson) Winstanley, Laurence Johnson, William Johnson and James Johnson
Died
at age 89
in Karamea, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2016
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Biography
Robert and Anderina and their family left the Shetland Islands on 17 Aug 1874 on the Ocean Mail as assisted immigrants to New Zealand. Their fare of £132 was paid by the Government. Robert and Andrina were paid £10/15/6 for travelling expenses. They arrived in Nelson on the 8 November 1874. The women and children stayed in Nelson for three months while the men went establish a settlement in Karamea.
Their Children with them were
- Robert 21
- Mary 20
- John 16
- Elizabeth 13
- Margaret 9
- Laurence 7
- William 4
- James 2
For more information see http://roger.lisaandroger.com/getperson.php?personID=I2077&tree=Roger
Sources
- Footnotes and citations:
- Source list:
- NZ BDMs Death #1914/5611
- https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I47322&tree=ID1
Find A Grave: Memorial #192791088
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~3.12%
Bruce Fitzsimons
:
23andMe, yourDNAportal BRU4dbab3f5
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Philipa (Borrows) Stewart :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ZA6469153 [compare]
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