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

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

John Johnston

Male Abt 1837 - 1907  (69 years)


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  • Name John Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born Abt 15 Aug 1837  Isle of Coll, Argyleshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    • age 4 in 1841 census (thus c 1837), 12 in 1852 census (c1840), age 20 in 1861 census (c1841), age 65 at 1907 death (c1842)
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1841  Tiree and Coll, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1841 Scotland Census: age 4, born Argyll - Duncan & Catherine & kids John & Lachlan & Duncan's mother Isabella Johnston (70) 
    Residence 1852  Thorah Township, Ontario, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 12, Labourer, born Scotland, Free C S - Duncan & Catherine & kids John, Lachlan, James, Isabella, Allen 
    Residence 1861  Thorah Township, Ontario, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 20, Labourer, born Scotland, Free Church - Duncan & Catherine & kids John, Lachlan, Isabella, Allan in 1.5 story log house 
    Residence 1891  Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    age 46, born Scotland to Scotland parents, Presbyterian, Farmer - sibs John, Isabella, Alla & mother Catherine - prior home is bro Lachlan 
    Residence 1901  Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    age 50, born 21 Aug 1845 Scotland, arrived Canada 1850, Presbyterian, farmer, mother tongue Gaelic - John & Isabella & her sibs Marion, Allen - 6th prior family is his bro Lachlan 
    Died 8 Feb 1907  South Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • age 65, farmer, residing South Orillia, married, born Scotland, cause: Apoplexy, Presbyterian, information A. R. Harvie (attending physician)
    Person ID I205  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father Duncan Johnston,   b. 22 Mar 1802, Cliad, Isle of Coll, Argyleshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1890, Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catharine McLean,   b. Abt 1809, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1893, Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 22 Dec 1834  Tyree, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • In 1861 Canada census, they said they married in 1838
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabella McLeod,   b. 9 Jan 1861, Oro Township, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Jun 1894  Uptergrove, Mara Townhip, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • he 48 bachelor, residing Thorah, born Argyleshire Scotland, Farmer, son of Duncan Johnston & Catherine McLean - she 34, spinster, born & residing Oro Township, day of Cameron McLeod & Janet Litster - at res of William Johnston in Uptergrove
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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-1058-1059.
      1861 Census of Canada
      1861 Census of Canada
      Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1058-1059


    2. [S14] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1938. MS 935, reels 1-615. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 132.
      Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
      Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
      Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 132


    3. [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: Thorah, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11743; Page: 17; Line: 35.
      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: Thorah, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11743; Page: 17; Line: 37


    4. [S16] 1841 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Tiree and Coll; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 950; Year: 1841.

    5. [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


    6. [S18] 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-19;), Year: 1901; Census Place: Thorah, Ontario (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 23.
      1901 Census of Canada
      1901 Census of Canada
      Year: 1901; Census Place: Thorah, Ontario (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 23


    7. [S17] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-18;), Year: 1891; Census Place: Thorah, Ontario North, Ontario; Roll: T-6358; Family No: 69.
      1891 Census of Canada
      1891 Census of Canada
      Year: 1891; Census Place: Thorah, Ontario North, Ontario; Roll: T-6358; Family No: 69


    8. [S13] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).