James Johnston 7 Apr 1803 - NOT the military James Johnston of DOMOLOVIN

Research Note by Wesley Johnston - begun 5 Apr 2021, last updated 5 Apr 2021

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Overview

Several online trees give the birthplace of the 7 Apr 1803 James JOHNSTON son of Nicholas and Margeret (BEATTY) JOHNSTON as the parish of "Domolovin" in County Fermanagh, Ireland. This is erroneous and comes from the incorrect confusion of the James JOHNSTON who joined the 92nd Foot Soldiers in 1821 with the 7 Apr 1803 James JOHNSTON. In fact, the military record shows that the James JOHNSTON who joined the 92nd Foot Soldiers had first enlisted in 1819 at age 18 with the 58th Regiment, so that he was born in 1801 and not 1803 and thus is a different James JOHNSTON than the 7 Apr 1803 James JOHNSTON.

Details

The military record is in the Ancestry "UK, Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900" Collection, image 128 of 224, numbered page 137, for the 92nd Foot Soldiers:

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The entry continues on page 138.
 
There is nothing that ties him to any family members. So, the only information to determine if this might be the same James JOHNSTON who was the son of Nicholas JOHNSTON is his personal information.
 
Page 137 Information
 
1 - He enlisted at age 18 and was 5' 7.5" tall.
 
2 - He had a fair complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair and a long face.
 
3 - He was born in the Parish of Dernolovin/Demolovin? in Fermanagh and was a Labourer.
4-His Attestation, as all those on the page, was at "Spanish Town" on 13 Dec 1821 for an unlimited period of service.
Since all of the men had prior service (see below) in the 58th Regiment, ending 12 Dec 1821 (the day before), it looks like the absence of an entry in the "By whom enlisted" column indicates that they were either re-enlisting in the 92nd Foot Soldiers or that the 58th Regiment had been merged into the 92nd Foot Soldiers.
 
5 - He had served in the 58th Regiment from 19 Nov 1819 to 12 Dec 1821, with no service in the East or West Indies.
 
Page 138 Information
 
6 - He deserted 18 Apr 1822 at Port Antonio.
There is a Port Antonio in Jamaica.
 
Conclusion 
Nicholas and Margaret's James was NOT born at DOMOLOVIN parish.