In 1851 he was living with his wife Ann and five children - John, Louisa, Sarah, Charles and Adam- at Campbells Close, Canongate, Midlothian[1]. He was a labourer born in Ireland aged 40.
Census
1841 England, Scotland and Wales Census (living in New Wynd, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland):
Name
Age
Birth year
Sex
Occupation
Birth Place
Charles JOHNSTON
30
1811
Male
Labourer
Ireland
Ann JOHNSTON
28
1813
Female
Lanarkshire, Scotland
John JOHNSTON
9 months
1840
Male
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851 England, Scotland and Wales Census (living in Campbells Close, Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland):
Name
Relationship
Marital Status
Sex
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth County
Birth Place
Disability
Notes
Charles JOHNSTON
Head
M
M
40
1811
Labourer
Ireland
Ann JOHNSTON
Wife
M
F
40
1811
-
Kinross-shire
Kinross
John JOHNSTON
Son
-
M
10
1841
-
Lanarkshire
Airdrie
Louisa JOHNSTON
Dau
-
F
8
1843
-
Midlothian
Edinburgh
Sarah JOHNSTON
Dau
-
F
6
1845
-
Midlothian
Edinburgh
Charles JOHNSTON
Son
-
M
4
1847
-
Midlothian
Edinburgh
Adam JOHNSTON
Son
-
M
2
1849
-
Midlothian
Edinburgh
Sources
↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903db1be9379091b1030ade : viewed 4 Oct 2020), Charles JOHNSTON, Campbells Close, Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /685, Folio 743, Page 1, Schedule 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles: