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

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Jane Dobson

Female Abt 1807 - 1888  (81 years)


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  • Name Jane Dobson  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt Jul 1807  County Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • age 81 y 2 m at 16 Sep 1888 death -- birth in Co Fermanagh from other trees and not yet verified
    Gender Female 
    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 & Jane Dobson - When did they emigrate?    		 William Johnston & Jane Dobson - When did they emigrate?
    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] 
    age 46, born Ireland-Episcopalian family William & Jane & kids Eliza, David, William, Robert, Abraham, Jane, Andrew, Samuel - next family is William Dobson, possibly brother of Jane 
    Residence 1861  Brant Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 53, 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 15 Sep 1888  Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • age 81 y 2 m, Farmer's Widow, born Ireland, cause: Injuries received from a fall out of a Buggy, religion: Ch of England
    Person ID I224  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father - father of Jane & William - Dobson,   b. Abt 1770, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Johnston,   b. 1803, County Cavan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1870, Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 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 - 15 Sep 1888 - Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    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

    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: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 11; Line: 32.
      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


    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: 50.
      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: 50


    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


    4. [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.