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 Edwin - Bill - Johnston, Sr

Male 1834 - 1903  (68 years)


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  • Name William Edwin - Bill - Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 11 Oct 1834  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • The earliest census in Canada (1851/2) shows him and younger siblings except Samuel all born Ireland, but later census have him born in Lower Canada (Quebec) and Ontario
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  Lot 6 South, Concession 1, Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 17, Laborer [sic], 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 23 Mar 1860  Brant Township , Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Residence 1861  Brant, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 26, farmer, born Lower Canada - William & Abigail in 1-story log house - prior family are his parents (all are Church of England) 
    Died 17 May 1903  Readmond, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I245  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1825  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Dobson,   b. Abt 1837, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 23 Mar 1860  Brant Township , Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • he 24, s of William & Jane - she 19, d of William & Catherine - both born Canada, res Township of Brant - witnesses David & Margaret Jane Johnston of Two of Brant -- William & Abigail are 1st cousins: his mother was sister of her father
    William Johnston-Abigail Dobson - Marriage 23 Mar 1860 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)    		 William Johnston-Abigail Dobson - Marriage 23 Mar 1860 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)
    he 24, s of William & Jane - she 19, d of William & Catherine - both born Canada, res Township of Brant - witnesses David & Margaret Jane Johnston of Two of Brant -- William & Abigail are 1st cousins: his mother was sister of her father == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7D-R7K2?cc=2568642&wc=Q866-Z8C
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1834 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 May 1903 - Readmond, Emmet, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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    William Johnston-Abigail Dobson - Marriage 23 Mar 1860 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)    		William Johnston-Abigail Dobson - Marriage 23 Mar 1860 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Canada West (now Ontario)
    he 24, s of William & Jane - she 19, d of William & Catherine - both born Canada, res Township of Brant - witnesses David & Margaret Jane Johnston of Two of Brant -- William & Abigail are 1st cousins: his mother was sister of her father == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7D-R7K2?cc=2568642&wc=Q866-Z8C

    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: 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: Brant, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 11; Line: 45


    2. [S10] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869.

    3. [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.

    4. [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