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
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.[15]
William died aged 81 in his residence at 2 Clarendon St, Solidiers Hill, Ballarat on 10 June 1878.[16][17][18]
Research Notes
Details from death certificate:
Date: 10 June 1878
Location: Clarendon Street, Ballarat
Age: 82
Cause: old age, general debility
Father: John Johnston (farmer)
Mother: Jane Johnston formerly unknown (maiden name)
Where born: Aspatria, Cumberland, England
Time in colonies: 16 years in Victoria
Marriage: Dis(t)ington, Cumberland, England, age 30 to Isabella Bell
Children of marriage: John 49, Jane 44, William 43, Joseph 42, Isabella 41, Hannah died, Henry 33, Mary Ann 30.
Possible parents for the father of William Johnston, 15 Nov 1791 record of marriage is 6 years prior to William's birth in Aspatria. It shows John's age is 24 and Jean Harris is 23. Another transcription shows her name as Jane:
[19][20]
Another possible parents of William Johnston are the 1 May 1790 marriage of John Johnston to Jane Glegg at Holm Cultram[21]
This matches a number of family trees however the marriage with Jane Clegg is 8 miles away whereas the Jane Harris marriage is in the same town of the birth of the children Mary & William.
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7FZ-ZBY : 10 February 2018, William Johnston, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,472,355.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J36Y-GVC: accessed 6 April 2016), William Johnston, 23 Jul 1797; citing Aspatria, Cumberland, England, reference;FHL microfilm 90,560.
↑ "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.
↑ 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 'William Johnston’ (1878) Copy of death certificate for William Johnston, 18 Jun 2018. Number 16142/4151. Ballarat District, Victoria. Father: John, Mother: Jane, Spouse: Isabella Bell, age 82
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXKV-G5T: accessed 6 April 2016), John Johnston and Jean Harris, 15 Nov 1791; citing Aspatria, Cumberland, England, reference P41;FHL microfilm 1,472,355.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKBR-4ZN : 10 February 2018), John Johnston and Jane Harris, 15 Nov 1791; citing Aspatria,Cumberland,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,560.
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