Anne Johnston
Honor Code SignatorySigned 2 Jan 2017 | 41,006 contributions | 496 thank-yous | 2,419 connections
Signed 2 Jan 2017 | 41,006 contributions | 496 thank-yous | 2,419 connections
Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating 
with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
Here is my family tree.
My family come from the North of Ireland (paternal) and Scotland (maternal). I would be particularly keen to communicate with anyone who is a potential relative. I'm interested in the use of DNA in family history research and would love to have DNA details of anyone who is from the areas in question with related surnames.
with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
Here is my family tree.
My family come from the North of Ireland (paternal) and Scotland (maternal). I would be particularly keen to communicate with anyone who is a potential relative. I'm interested in the use of DNA in family history research and would love to have DNA details of anyone who is from the areas in question with related surnames.
Here are my ancestral surnames https://www.wikitree.com/treewidget/Johnston-3146/10
Here is a map of the birthplaces of my ancestors https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1D5la9H8VzXJhH7qNMm7Y29RqghiXzG30&usp=sharing
Here is my compact family tree with DNA confirmations https://www.wikitree.com/treewidget/Johnston-3146/5
I am also Project Administrator for several DNA Projects which are hosted on Wikitree.
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Anne Johnston
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
and Sister of
[private sister (1950s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2012
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Biography
I was born Margaret Anne Johnston, known as Anne, to Thomas (Tommy) Johnston and Janet (Winnie) McMillan in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
I became interested in my family history at a young age, probably as a result of the early death of my father, aunt and maternal grandmother, all within a very short time period. It was in the days before the internet and I struggled to find out much about my father's family - in fact it took me about 30 years to find my father's birth certificate because my mother knew very little about my father's family.
So I focused on my mother's family who had originally come 'across the sheugh (pronounced shuck)' from Scotland. The family bible was stored in my wardrobe and I was totally fascinated by the names and dates which it contained. But I was also interested in the tales from far off places, because none of my grandmother's siblings had stayed in Scotland and this has probably influenced my interest in travel. Three had headed off to South Africa, one went to Canada, one ended up in Philadelphia, USA after time in England and Northern Ireland, one died young and my grandmother came to Northern Ireland, following my grandfather who had come to Belfast to work in the shipyards at the time when the great ocean liners such as 'Titanic' were being built here.
I delved into and out of my family history research during my working life, first as a town planner, then as an IT Project Manager and lastly as a Policy Implementer for the government. The growth of the internet made a great difference to my research - it enabled me to whittle away brick walls, especially on my father's side, but also to put up others. The use of DNA has also invigorated my research and I am a project administrator for the North of Ireland, Islandmagee and Belfast City Cemetery DNA Projects and committee member with the North of Ireland Family History Society, hopefully helping others with their research.[1]
Sources
- ↑ The personal recollections of Anne Johnston.
DNA Research
Click here to access my chromosome map from DNA Painter which shows the segments of DNA I have inherited from my ancestors (as far as I have been able to identify them).
DNA Confirmations
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA test match between Margaret Johnston and Denys Johnston, her sister. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Johnston and Janet McMillan, the parents of Margaret Johnston and parents of Denys Johnston. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: Sister, based on sharing 2621 cM (35.134%) across 48 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA test match between Margaret Johnston and Denys Johnston, her sister. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Johnston and Janet McMillan, the parents of Margaret Johnston and parents of Denys Johnston. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: Sister, based on sharing 2621 cM (35.134%) across 48 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Margaret Johnston and Teresa Waltham, her 2nd cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Johnston and Eliza Skillen, the great grandparents of Margaret Johnston and 3x great grandparents of Teresa Waltham. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 2C2R, based on sharing 62 cM (0.83% DNA shared) across 3 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Margaret Johnston and Rebecca Neill, her 1st cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Johnston and Jane McCormick, the grandparents of Margaret Johnston and great great grandparents of Rebecca Neill. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 1C2R, based on sharing 131 cM (1.75% DNA shared) across 11 segments.
Digital Afterlife Instructions
This is my permission that upon my demise, members of the North of Ireland Family History Society (https://www.nifhs.org/) firstly, then secondly, the Wikitree staff, are to manage the profiles where I act as Profile Manager and my DNA Group Projects and other Projects in any way they see fit, as long as this is in line with the Honour Code and preserves the privacy of living people. Johnston-3146 11:21, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Anne's formal name
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Anne or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Anne or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Anne Johnston: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c1c
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100.00%
100.00%
Anne Johnston:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AnneJohnston51
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch MU483898C1 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal MARecb8a05f
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Pamela Geldard
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BR5179043 [compare]
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Isobel (Vismer) Molyneux :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z151173 [compare]
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Anne:
- Anne Johnston is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 20, 2023.
- Anne Johnston is a Wonderful WikiTreer Mar 31, 2022.
- Anne Johnston is a Wonderful WikiTreer Mar 28, 2022.
Rejected matches › Margaret (Johnston) Conner (abt.1760-1808) › Margaret (Johnston) Henderson (abt.1772-abt.1843)
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I am interested in joining the Islandmagee DNA Project. My mothers side of the family are direct descendants of Robert Dick and Catherine Milliken of Islandmagee and am interested in learning more about those and related family branches. I just joined Wikitree at the suggestion of Jim Noble who I met via Ancestry.com. I am in the process of uploading my gedcom to wikitree and have completed an Ancestry DNA test which may be of interest to the project. Any advice you can provide would be appreciated. Regards and Happy New Year. Chris Potter
Hopefully now you are a member of both the North of Ireland DNA Project and the Islandmagee DNA Project. I am not a great fan of uploading gedcoms to Wikitree (based on personal experience!), other than to do checking of what is there versus what you have (using GEDCOMpare). Remember it is a single collaborative tree, so we don't want duplicates of profiles that are already on Wikitree and we want all the information entered fully sourced. I prefer a good pedigree tree entered with all the sources, rather than poorly sourced profiles of siblings. Remember to enter details of your DNA test(s) onto your profile on Wikitree. This information then filters through to all the relevant profiles in your tree and we can see potential DNA matches. Hope that helps.
Regards, Anne
It is once again time for our annual Ireland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you no longer are able to participate in the Ireland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
Many thanks for all that so many of you have contributed to the project in the past year, and very special thanks to those who answered the project’s call and gave generously of their time to be part of Team Seanchaithe during the most recent connect-a-thon. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
le dea-mhéin, Jen Hutton, Ireland Project co-leader
Great to hear from you. I don't have any connection with William Hill Laverty. I have created the profile as part of the Islandmagee DNA Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Islandmagee_DNA_Group_Project Have you tested your DNA? If so, we'd love to have you as part of the project. Contact me if you are interested.
Thank you so much for responding so quickly! I have not tested my DNA, but I have wanted to. Do you have a recommended company?
Thank you! Amanda
My name is Lassara, my mum is a Bridgeen Doherty and she had a friend called Anne Johnston and she was friends with Anne’s brother also Bert Johnston also both from Belfast. I’m just wondering if you are her? If so mum would love to reach out to you and chat.
It’s time for our annual Ireland Project check-in! Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within two weeks, we will assume you are no longer interested in participating in the Ireland Project, and your badge will be removed. If you wish to reapply for membership later, we will be happy to have you back. Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Jen Hutton, on behalf of the Ireland Project
Congratulations on certifying to work on pre-1700 profiles! It’s very important to read and understand Pre-1700 Profiles. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines on that page.
Laura ~WikiTree Greeter
Audrey
Look forward to working with you.
Maria
Re: Ellen Bodles. Bodles-71.
I have sent a request to join Ellens trusted list, a personal message and left a comment on Ellens profile. Ellen is my husbands Granny. She is my Mum-in laws Mum. Ellens first daughter is deceased but she still has 3 living children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ellen died in 1971, nearly 47 years ago.
We want to add her direct family members but are unable to do so with the current privacy level. Could you please change this?
Thank you for your time and help.
Kind regards Jill (Ellens grandsons wife).
I would just like to say how much the work you have done is appreciated. Thank you so much
Just one point about your tag NORTHERN_IRELAND will not really connect you to the wikitree community. the tag is usually IRISH_ROOTS Follow this link to get to your Tags: editing your tags
Please note when researching for family that Northern Ireland did not exist until 1921 when it was created, prior to this it was all Ireland. Explore Irish Roots project
Hope this helps you make the connections you are looking for.
If links do not work in an email from wikTtree, try them from the comment section of your profile page.
Regards Janet
Volunteer Coordinator, Data Doctor
M/1870/Y1/2232/3/25 Mary McMahon McCormick 20th February 1870 Omagh
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