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

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

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William Johnston

William Johnston

Male 1803 - 1870  (67 years)

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  • Name William Johnston  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 1803  County Cavan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • County Cavan location is received information not yet verified
    Gender Male 
    Arrival Between 1840 and 1849  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    sons Andrew born Ireland c 1840 & Samuel born Canada c 1849 (per 1851/2 census) -- BUT 1861 census shows David (c 1833) & all later children born Upper Canada so that arrival would have been before 1833 
    William Johnston & Jane Dobson - When did they emigrate?    		 William Johnston & Jane Dobson - When did they emigrate?
    Residence 22 May 1849  Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    allotment of land on lots 5-7 of both concessions, north and south of the Durham Road == 1906 Robertson History of Bruce County, p 34 
    William Johnston - Land Allotment 22 May 1849 - Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)    		 William Johnston - Land Allotment 22 May 1849 - Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)
    also arrival in Brant of his family Nov 1849 == page 34 of "The History of the County of Bruce ..." by Norman Robertson, 1906
    Residence Nov 1849  Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    "William Johnston spent the summer clearing the land and erecting a fair-sized shanty for his family, which he brought into the bush in the following November [1849]." == 1906 Robertson History of Bruce County, p 34 
    William Johnston - Land Allotment 22 May 1849 - Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)    		 William Johnston - Land Allotment 22 May 1849 - Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)
    also arrival in Brant of his family Nov 1849 == page 34 of "The History of the County of Bruce ..." by Norman Robertson, 1906
    Residence 1852  Lot 6 South, Concession 1, Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    age 50, farmer, born Ireland-Episcopalian family William & Jane & kids Eliza, David, William, Robert, Abraham, Jane, Andrew, Samuel - next family is William Dobson, possibly brother of Jane 
    William & Arthur Johnston - 1851/2 Agricultural Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West, Canada    		 William & Arthur Johnston - 1851/2 Agricultural Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West, Canada
    William Johnston and Arthur Johnston on nearby lots of concession 1 of Brant Township, with possible relative William Dobson of William Johnston's wife Jane Dobson also on concession 1
    Residence 1861  Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 58, farmer, born Ireland - William & Jane & kids David, M Jane, Andrew, Samuel, Nathaniel in 1-story log house next to son William (all Church of England) 
    Died 22 Sep 1870  Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I223  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Family Jane Dobson,   b. Abt Jul 1807, County Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1888, Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1825  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Ann - Eliza - Johnston,   b. Abt 1831, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. David Johnston,   b. 1833, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. William Edwin - Bill - Johnston, Sr,   b. 11 Oct 1834, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1903, Readmond, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
    +4. Robert Johnston,   b. 29 Nov 1837, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1905, Cross Village, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     5. Margaret Jane - Jane - Johnston,   b. 1840, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Abraham Johnston,   b. 20 Jun 1840, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1912, Walkerton, Brant Twp, Bruce Cty, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     7. Andrew Johnston,   b. Abt 1842, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     8. Samuel Johnston,   b. 1849, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     9. Nathaniel Johnston,   b. Jun 1850, Brant Township , Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1852, Brant Townhsip, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 1 years)  [natural]
     10. Nathaniel Johnston,   b. 24 Sep 1853, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1894, Walkerton Twp, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1825 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Sep 1870 - Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    William Johnston - Land Allotment 22 May 1849 - Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)    		William Johnston - Land Allotment 22 May 1849 - Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)
    also arrival in Brant of his family Nov 1849 == page 34 of "The History of the County of Bruce ..." by Norman Robertson, 1906
    william_johnston_or_king_johnston_first_settler_in_brant_township[1]    		william_johnston_or_king_johnston_first_settler_in_brant_township[1]
    http://www.brucecounty150.ca/explorers-of-bruce/william-johnston

    Documents
    William & Arthur Johnston - 1851/2 Agricultural Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West, Canada    		William & Arthur Johnston - 1851/2 Agricultural Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West, Canada
    William Johnston and Arthur Johnston on nearby lots of concession 1 of Brant Township, with possible relative William Dobson of William Johnston's wife Jane Dobson also on concession 1

    Histories
    William Johnston & Jane Dobson - When did they emigrate?    		William Johnston & Jane Dobson - When did they emigrate?

  • 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: B; Roll: C_11715; Page: 29; Line: 3.
      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: B; Roll: C_11715; Page: 29; Line: 6


    2. [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: 11; Line: 31.
      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: 11; Line: 45


    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