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  • Name William John Johnston  [1, 2] 
    Born 1 Mar 1864  Banbridge, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • father rank or profession: farmer, informant: father, registered 7 Mar 1864
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 47, Presbyterian, read & write, Farmer - William John & Bridget & kids Aggie, Johney, Wm Henery, Robert James, Sarah, Mary, David Miller, Walter, Ellen, Hugh Fredk (all born Co Down) 
    Residence 9 Nov 1925  Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    per son Walter's ship arrival on this date 
    Residence 23 Sep 1929  Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    per son David's Boston ship arrival information on this date 
    Person ID I2297  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father John Johnston,   b. 19 Jul 1820, Banbridge, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1895, Shanaghan Townland, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Maria Strain,   b. Abt 1818,   d. 10 Feb 1898, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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 
    Married 30 Mar 1891  Banbridge, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • 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
    Children 
     1. Eliza - Lizzie - Johnston,   b. 4 Feb 1892, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Maria Johnston,   b. 4 Mar 1893, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1908, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)  [natural]
     3. Agnes - Aggie - Johnston,   b. 20 Sep 1894, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +4. John - Jack - Johnston,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1946, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
     5. William Henry Johnston,   b. 29 May 1898, Shannaghan Townland, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1918, Shannaghan Townland, Down, Northern Ireland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     6. Robert James Johnston,   b. 24 Oct 1899, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1919, Banbridge, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)  [natural]
     7. Sarah Johnston,   b. 4 Nov 1900, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1911  (Age > 12 years)  [natural]
     8. Mary Johnston,   b. 7 Nov 1901, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1911  (Age > 11 years)  [natural]
     9. Bridget Johnston,   b. 12 Jan 1903, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1903, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    +10. David Millar Johnston,   b. 8 May 1904, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1978, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    +11. Walter Johnston,   b. 17 Aug 1905, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1991, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     12. Ellen - Nellie - Johnston,   b. 27 Nov 1906, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1967  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
     13. Frederick Johnston,   b. 7 Dec 1907, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1908, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     14. Hugh Fredrick Johnston,   b. 20 Jul 1909, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1989, Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     15. Unnamed girl Johnston,   b. 24 Feb 1912, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1912, Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Mar 1891 - Banbridge, Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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

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

    3. [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