Elizabeth Templeton (Boyd) Johnston (1907 - abt. 1975)

Born 13 May 1907 in Ballymoney, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Albert Ernest Wilson Crooks — married 16 Dec 1936 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Died about 3 Jan 1975 at about age 67 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth (Lilly) was born May 13, 1907, in Ballymoney, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland. Her Birth was registered by Mary Ellison, of Mullaghboy Islandmagee who was present at the time. ^[1]. She was the daughter of Samuel Boyd and Mina Graham.

Her Mother sadly passed away in 1910. She was living in a house number 4 in Mullaghboy, Islandmagee, just 3 years old, as of the 1911 Ireland census ^{[2] [3]}with her Grandmother Eliza Boyd, Great Aunt Ellen Templeton, Brother Samuel Boyd, Uncle Charles Boyd, and Aunties Ellen Boyd and Elizabeth Boyd. Her Father Samuel was away at sea at the time of the census.

On December 16th, 1936 Lilly married Albert Crooks in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ^[4]

Albert passed away in 1954.

Lilly later married a "W. Johnston" according to a family tree handed down to Kathy (Boyd) Theede

Lilly passed away around January 3rd, 1975. She was interred in the Islandmagee Cemetery (Plot C7) on January 3rd, but unsure of her exact passing date.^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Birth Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1907/01702/1675066.pdf
2. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Island_Magee/Mullaghboy/188509/
3. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland Household Return Form http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001541949/
4. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) M/1936/B1/852/6/39 Elizabeth Boyd Crooks 16th December 1936 Belfast
5. ↑ On Tranquil Land or Stormy Sea: Gravestone Inscriptions and Interments Islandmagee New Cemetery Co. Antrim 1925-2002. Published by the Larne Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society (2003).

   In Loving Memory DAVID BLAIR 1902-1977 AMELIA BLAIR 1903-2002 [interred 3rd January 1975 ELIZABETH TEMPLETON JOHNSTON]

6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #246312591