James
Edmundson
Johnson
Born about in Bainton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ellen (Cameron) Sutherland
— married
1858 in Northumberland, England
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel James Johnson, Thomas Oliver Johnson, Emily Jane (Johnson) Leithead, Ada Mary (Johnson) Perrott, Cameron Johnson, Ellen (Johnson) Parnham, Sarah (Johnson) Burrows, Alfred Johnson, Elizabeth Lilly (Johnson) Wilson, Marion May (Johnson) Pashby and James Edmundson Johnson Jr.
Died
at about age 43
in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2016
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Biography
James was born in about 1835. He was the son of Thomas Oliver Johnson and Mary Edmundson.
He married Ellen Cameron on 27 June 1858 at Dock Street United Methodist Free Church, Sunderland, County Durham[1].
James and Ellen went on to have 11 children, including two sets of twins.
In 1861 James was living with his wife and their two young sons Samuel and Thomas at Mill House, Ry Hope Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, Durham, England. He was aged 25. Also in the household was 12 year old Scholar, Mary Ann Coulson.
Occupation: Schoolmaster
In the census of 1871 James was living with his wife and 8 of their children at Speculation Place, Washington, Chester Le Street, Durham, England. He was aged 35. Also in the household was 13 year old servant Dinah Henderson.
Occupation: Grocer & Draper
James was a School Teacher in Ayers Quay, Sunderland, England.
The family had booked passage on the ship Hurunui to emigrate to New Zealand in 1879. Unfortunately James passed away in 1878 at the age of 43[2] from Typhoid Fever. His wife Ellen went ahead with the family's plans to emigrate, arriving in New Zealand on 6 December 1879.
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQB-572 : 13 December 2014), Ellen Garland, 1858; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1858, quarter 2, vol. 10A, p. 582, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JPT-8Q2 : 31 December 2014), James Johnson, 1878; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Census Records
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZN-RWL : 24 July 2015), James Johnson, 1871.
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He was a school master in West Cramlington, then Ryhope, then they moved to Washington, west of Sunderland where he was a grocer/draper, then they moved to Sunderland where they had at least 2 grocer/provision shops, one at Ayres Quay and one at 2 High Street East, Sunderland. James died on 29 November 1878 of bowel cancer and is buried at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Sunderland. The next year, Ellen and the children immigrated to New Zealand and settled at Kaiapoi, with the son Tom arriving a year later after winding up the family business.