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Walter Johnston

Male 1905 - 1991  (85 years)


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  • Name Walter Johnston  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 17 Aug 1905  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 5, Presbyterian, cannot read. Scholar - William John & Bridget & kids Aggie, Johney, Wm Henery, Robert James, Sarah, Mary, David Miller, Walter, Ellen, Hugh Fredk (all born Co Down) 
    Departure 31 Oct 1925  Liverpool, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Arrival 9 Nov 1925  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Arrival aboard "Cedric" sailing 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool - joining brother John - 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes - born Banbridge - father Wm John 
    Residence 9 Nov 1925  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    90 Oak Avenue, Dorchester, Boston -- joined brother John at John's residence upon arrival in US 
    Residence 1930  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    5 Oakledge Street 
    Died 17 Mar 1991  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2280  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  [4, 5] 
    • 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 Maud McDowell 
    Children 
     1. Living Johnston  [natural]
     2. Living Johnston  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Arrival aboard "Cedric" sailing 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool - joining brother John - 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes - born Banbridge - father Wm John - 9 Nov 1925 - 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 MapsDied - 17 Mar 1991 - Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S176] Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.Original data - Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. 454 rolls. National Archives, Washington,;).
      Birth date: abt 1905
      Birth place: Banbridge, Ireland
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      Origin date:
      Origin place: Ireland
      Arrival date: 9 Nov 1925
      Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Liverpool, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bostonpl&h=1777278&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [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 1906
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=14988197&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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

    4. [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

    5. [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