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

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

Robert E Johnston

Male Abt 1820 - 1878  (58 years)


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  • Name Robert E Johnston  [1, 2, 3
    Born Abt 1820  Castlederg, Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1845  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    his daughter Ann Jane was born at sea enroute to Canada - 1901 census gives her birth as 30 Mar 1845 
    Residence 1852  Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1861  Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 43, married, born Ireland, religion U.P., farmer - The husband Robert is on stamped page 49, and the rest of the family is on page 40. 
    Died 30 Apr 1878  Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Farmer, age 58, born Ireland, cause "Capillary Bronchitis", religion Presbyterian - informant Dr. N. Laurence of Mono Mills
    Person ID I504  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father Arthur Johnston,   b. Abt 1785 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Jane McFarland,   b. 9 Nov 1818, Castlederg, Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1901, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1838  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Arthur McFarland Johnston,   b. 2 Nov 1839, County Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1915, Brooklin, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     2. George H Johnston,   b. 1 Oct 1841, County Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1915, Claremont, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]  [unknown]
     3. James Johnston,   b. Abt 1842, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     4. Ann J Johnston,   b. 30 Mar 1845, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
    +5. Samuel Fife Johnston,   b. 15 Aug 1847, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1916, Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
    +6. Catherine Rebecca Johnston,   b. Abt 1850, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1908, Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]  [unknown]
    +7. Robert Johnston,   b. 1851, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1913, Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [unknown]  [natural]
     8. Janet Johnston,   b. Abt 1854, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     9. Joseph Johnston,   b. Abt 1856, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     10. Susanah Johnston,   b. Abt 1859, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     11. Margaret Ann - Maggie - Johnston,   b. Abt 1861, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     12. David Johnston,   b. Abt 1863, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1864, Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]  [unknown]
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1838 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - age 43, married, born Ireland, religion U.P., farmer - The husband Robert is on stamped page 49, and the rest of the family is on page 40. - 1861 - Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Apr 1878 - Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    Arthur Johnston Family - Whitby Archives
    Arthur Johnston Family - Whitby Archives
    Whitby Archives file on the family of Arthur Johnston of Pickering and Whitby Townships, Ontario == thanks to Brian Winter, Whitby City Archivist

  • Sources 
    1. [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;), Roll: .
      Birth date: abt 1820
      Birth place: Ireland
      Death date: 30 Apr 1878
      Death place: Peel
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontario_deaths&h=1354015&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
      Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
      Roll: .


    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: Caledon, Peel County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11746; Page: 113; Line: 41.
      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: Caledon, Peel County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11746; Page: 113; Line: 49


    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-1062.
      1861 Census of Canada
      1861 Census of Canada
      Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1062