David Johnston (1797 - 1866)

Born 28 Dec 1797 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Died 3 Jun 1866 at age 68 in Annandale, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

David was born in 1797. He was the son of George Johnston. He passed away in 1866.

Birth: David Johnston was born 28 December 1797 according to the Johnston family bibles.^[1]

David inherited the Georges Hall property, known as Johnston's Flat and the upper farm or David Banks after the death of his father George Johnston in 1823.

Marriage 10 February 1836 to Selina Willey at St. Lukes Church, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. David Johnston of the parish of St Lukes Liverpool and Selina Willey of the parish of Pickton Camden were married in this church by licence this 10th day of February 1836 by Robert Cartwright Chaplain. David and Selina both signed the register in the presence of Robt[?] Johnston of Annandale, --- Antill of Jarvisfield and Thomas Wills of --ville^[2]

Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), Tuesday 16 February 1836, page 2:^[3]

Marriage.

By special license, on Wednesday last, at St. Lukes Church, Liverpool, by the Rev. Richard Cartwright, David Johnston, Esq., of Georges Hall, Banks Town, to Miss Selina Willey, niece of Major Antill, of Jarvisfield. The bridal party set off for Horsely the seat of Edward Weston, Esq.

The farmhouse building at Georges Hall was on land which was prone to flooding and in 1837 David built a new house in a situation safer from the floods. This building, known as The Homestead is still there today.

David and Selina had children:

• Esther Emily Johnston 1838–1900
• Selina Johnston 1840–1869
• David Frederick Johnston 1841–1893
• George Robert Johnston 1843–1897
• Eliza Christina Johnston 1845–1939
• Charles Albert Johnston 1847–1862
• Julia Margaret Johnston 1849–1932
• Arthur Alfred Johnston 1854–1907

Obituary: Empire (Sydney), 5 June 1866, p 4:^[4]

David Johnston, Esq., of George's Hall, near Liverpool, died on Sunday last, at the residence of his brother, Captain Robert Johnston, Annandale, after an illness of but two days duration. His complaint was congestion of the liver coupled with influenza. The deceased gentleman, who was a native of the colony, was the third son of the late Lieutenant Colonel Johnston, whose prominent connection with the early history of Australia is well known. Mr. Johnston was a gentleman held in the highest respect by all sections of the community, and his unexpected death will cast a gloom not only over a large circle of friends, but on colonists of all classes, as, from his active habits, he was widely known, and was very highly esteemed, and by none more so than by his numerous tenantry, to whom he was a most kind and considerate landlord. His funeral will take place on Thursday, in the family tomb at Annandale.

Sources

1. ↑ Roberts, Appendix 2 p.198 and Note 2 p.238. Smee's Pioneer Register has year 1798
2. ↑ Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 for David Johnston Liverpool St Luke, Composite 27 February 1826 - 23 September 1838 https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61177/images/45578_liv%5Eco18261838-00046?pId=320748
3. ↑ 1836 'Family Notices', The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), 16 February, p. 2. , viewed 10 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36854537
4. ↑ 1866 'The Empire.', Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), 5 June, p. 4. , viewed 10 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60596736

• Roberts, Alan. Marine Officer, Convict Wife : The Johnstons of Annandale . Paddington, N.S.W., Barbara Beckett Publishing, 2008.
• 'Johnston, David (1798–1866)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/johnston-david-19532/text30896, accessed 10 November 2020
• Wikipedia contributors, "The Homestead (Georges Hall)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Homestead_(Georges_Hall)&oldid=974448735 (accessed November 9, 2020).