Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario

And Pre-Confederation Canada Johnstons Are they connected? Can we find y-DNA descendants?

Thomas Johnston

Thomas Johnston

Male Abt 1808 - Bef 1871  (< 62 years)

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  • Name Thomas Johnston  [1, 2, 3
    Born Abt 1808  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • age 53 in 1861 census seems more accurate than 50 in 1852 census
    Gender Male 
    Residence 4 Oct 1837  Scarborough, York, Home District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    residence at time of marriage 
    Residence 1852  Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 50, farmer, born Ireland, married, one family in 1-story log shanty - Thomas & Anne & kids Arthur, John, Ellen, Jane, Anne, Carol & widowed brother Arthur 
    Residence 1861  Brant, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 53, born Ireland, farmer, Church of England, married, cannot read or write - one family in one story log house - Thomas & Anne & kids John, Jane, Anne, Arles, Thomas & son Arthur who is in California 
    Thomas & Anne (McBrian) Johnston Family- 1861 Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Thomas & Anne (McBrian) Johnston Family- 1861 Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Church of England - one family in one story log house - Thomas & Anne & kids John, Jane, Anne, Arles, Thomas & son Arthur who is in California - note that both Thomas & Anne are over 20 & cannot read or write
    Died Bef 1871  Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I162  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father - father of Thomas & Arthur - Johnston,   b. Abt 1775, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne McBrian,   b. Abt 1821, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1901, Brant Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1837  Scarborough or Toronto, Home District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • he residing Scaborough, she residing City of Toronto - by License - by James Harris, Presbyterian Minister - witnesses Thomas & Francis Earls
    Children 
     1. Arthur Johnston,   b. 1837, Toronto, York, Home District, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1924, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     2. John Johnston,   b. Nov 1838, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1893, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
    +3. Ellen Johnston,   b. 11 Oct 1843, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1914, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     4. Jane - Jenny - Johnston,   b. 5 Aug 1845, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1915, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     5. Annie Johnston,   b. 11 Jun 1848, Buford, Brant, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1928, Teeswater, Culross Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     6. Earls Johnston,   b. 15 Jan 1850, Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1928, Crystal, Pembina, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     7. Thomas Johnston,   b. 22 Jun 1853, Brant, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1933, Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     8. William E Johnston,   b. 12 Nov 1864, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1939, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1808 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Bef 1871 - Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Thomas Johnston & Annie McBrine
    Thomas Johnston & Annie McBrine
    Thomas and Annie (McBrine) Johnston
    Thomas & Anne (McBrian) Johnston Family- 1861 Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Thomas & Anne (McBrian) Johnston Family- 1861 Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Church of England - one family in one story log house - Thomas & Anne & kids John, Jane, Anne, Arles, Thomas & son Arthur who is in California - note that both Thomas & Anne are over 20 & cannot read or write

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia,;), Year: 1851; Census Place: Brant, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 13; Line: 7.
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      Year: 1851; Census Place: Brant, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 13; Line: 7


    2. [S5] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. M;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
      Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada


    3. [S3] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfil;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1010-1011.
      1861 Census of Canada
      1861 Census of Canada
      Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1010-1011