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David Millar Johnston

Male 1904 - 1978  (73 years)


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  • Name David Millar Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 8 May 1904  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 6, 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) 
    Residence 1921  Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    "came into Halifax and stayed in Hamilton, Ontario" 
    Arrival Mar 1923  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    per 10 Jan 1928 entry into US 
    Arrival 10 Jan 1928  Buffalo, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    First arrival in United States, by train from Canada 
    Departure 28 May 1929  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    departure for Ireland; returned Sep 1929 
    Departure 15 Sep 1929  Belfast, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 15 Sep 1929  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    5 Oakledge Street in Arlington Heights, Boston -- per ship passenger list 
    Arrival 23 Sep 1929  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Return arrival in 3rd class aboard S. S. Albertic from Belfast - 23; single; Garage worker; born Banbridge, Ireland; left US 28 May 1929; 5'10", fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes 
    Residence 1930  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    5 Oakledge Street 
    Died 18 Apr 1978  Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I2296  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  [8, 9] 
    • 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 1 Harriet Rachael McKee,   b. 27 Apr 1899, Drumnascamp, County Down Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1986, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Walter D Johnston,   b. 3 May 1933, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 2005, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. Living Johnston  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F3037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - "came into Halifax and stayed in Hamilton, Ontario" - 1921 - Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - per 10 Jan 1928 entry into US - Mar 1923 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - departure for Ireland; returned Sep 1929 - 28 May 1929 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Oakledge Street in Arlington Heights, Boston -- per ship passenger list - 15 Sep 1929 - 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 - 18 Apr 1978 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958, 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;).
      Birth date: Jun 1904
      Birth place: Ireland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsirelandcivregbirth&h=6012600&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [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 1904
      Birth place: Banbridge, Ireland
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      Origin date:
      Origin place: United States of America
      Arrival date: 23 Sep 1929
      Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Belfast, Ireland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bostonpl&h=2900484&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S26] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security;), Number: 010-07-9169; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 8 May 1904
      Birth place:
      Death date: Apr 1978
      Death place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=31385309&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S179] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.Original data: State of ;).
      Birth date:
      Birth place: Other
      Death date: 18 Apr 1978
      Death place: Cambridge
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=madeath1900&h=470308&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S101] Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; (National Archives Micropublication M1464, 639 rol;).
      Birth date: 8 May 1904
      Birth place: Banbridge Co Doyn
      Arrival date: 10 Jan 1928
      Arrival place: Buffalo, New York, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=canadianbc&h=5040267&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [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 1903
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=14988214&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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

    8. [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

    9. [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