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Male 1896 - 1946  (50 years)


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  • Name John - Jack - Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 2 Feb 1896  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 15, Presbyterian, read & write. Scholar - William John & Bridget & kids Aggie, Johney, Wm Henery, Robert James, Sarah, Mary, David Miller, Walter, Ellen, Hugh Fredk (all born Co Down) 
    Departure 4 Dec 1920  Liverpool, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 4 Dec 1920  Katesbridge, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Arrival 13 Dec 1920  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    arrival with wife in New York from Liverpool aboard "Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" - going to join her cousin J. Graham at 572 Ashmont in Dorcehster in Boston 
    Residence 9 Nov 1925  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    90 Oak Avenue, Dorchester, Boston - per brother Walter ship arrival information 
    Residence 10 Jan 1928  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    10 Parker Terrace - per brother David's arrival in US from Canada 
    Residence 1930  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    5 Oakledge Street 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    9 Blossom Street 
    Residence 1942  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    WWII Draft Reg: 9 Blossom Street - born 2 Feb 1896 Down, Ireland - contact Mary Johnston same address - employer Barbour-Stockwell Co; 205 Broadway; Cambirdge, MA 
    Died 19 May 1946  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • death date and place from Joanne Johnston
    Person ID I2275  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father William John Johnston,   b. 1 Mar 1864, Banbridge, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bridget - Biddy - Doyle,   b. 12 Jun 1865, Cloughskelt, Drumgooland, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 Mar 1891  Banbridge, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Scarva Street Presbyterian Church, Parish of Seapatrick; both full age, unmarried, signed; he farmer of Shanaghan, son of farmer John - she of Closkill, dau of farmer Patrick Doyle - witnesses: John Arnott (by mark), Essie Mulholland
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Finney,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1899, Corbett, Banbridge, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Sep 1920  Ballydown, Parish Seapatrick, County Down. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • wife name, marriage date and place from Joanne Johnston
    Children 
     1. Living Johnston  [natural]
    +2. Living Johnston  [natural]
     3. Living Johnston  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 90 Oak Avenue, Dorchester, Boston - per brother Walter ship arrival information - 9 Nov 1925 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 10 Parker Terrace - per brother David's arrival in US from Canada - 10 Jan 1928 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Oakledge Street - 1930 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Blossom Street - 1 Apr 1940 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWII Draft Reg: 9 Blossom Street - born 2 Feb 1896 Down, Ireland - contact Mary Johnston same address - employer Barbour-Stockwell Co; 205 Broadway; Cambirdge, MA - 1942 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 May 1946 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch l;), Roll: ; Local board: Midd , Massachusetts.
      Birth date: 2 Feb 1896
      Birth place: Down, Ireland
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Midd, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wwiidraft&h=8995854&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S34] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1601; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-6.
      Birth date: abt 1898
      Birth place: Northern Ireland
      Residence date: 1 Apr 1940
      Residence place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=95363360&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 913; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 609.0; FHL microfilm: 2340648.
      Birth date: abt 1895
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=14988207&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S45] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Rec;), Year: 1920; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_2890; Line: 23; List number: .
      Birth date: abt 1897
      Birth place: Ireland
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Ireland
      Arrival date: 13 Dec 1920
      Arrival place: New York, New York
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Liverpool, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=4015402334&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S171] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14.

    6. [S170] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index;).
      Marriage date: Mar 1891
      Marriage place: Ireland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsirelandcivregmarriage&h=2587241&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    7. [S170] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index;).
      Marriage date: Mar 1891
      Marriage place: Ireland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsirelandcivregmarriage&h=2614090&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt