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Walter JOHNSTON

Male 1905 - 1991  (85 years)


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  • Name Walter JOHNSTON  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 17 Aug 1905  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Walter Johnston - Birth 17 Aug 1905 at Shanaghan Townland, Banbridge Registration District, Down, Ireland    		 Walter Johnston - Birth 17 Aug 1905 at Shanaghan Townland, Banbridge Registration District, Down, Ireland
    Number 142 - son of farmer William John Johnston and Bridget Doyle - informant: Mother == https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1905/01776/1698199.pdf
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Shanaghan, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 5, Presbyterian, cannot read. Scholar - William John & Bridget & kids Aggie, Johney, Wm Henery, Robert James, Sarah, Mary, David Miller, Walter, Ellen, Hugh Fredk (all born Co Down) 
    William John Johnston - 1911 Census - Shanaghan Townland, County Down, Ireland    		 William John Johnston - 1911 Census - Shanaghan Townland, County Down, Ireland
    == http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Balloolymore/Shanaghan/205586/
    Departure 31 Oct 1925  Liverpool, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2    		 Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2    		 Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    Arrival 9 Nov 1925  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Arrival aboard "Cedric" sailing 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool - joining brother John - 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes - born Banbridge - father Wm John 
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2    		 Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2    		 Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    Residence 9 Nov 1925  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    90 Oak Avenue, Dorchester, Boston -- joined brother John at John's residence upon arrival in US 
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2    		 Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2    		 Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    Residence 1930  Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    5 Oakledge Street 
    Died 17 Mar 1991  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2260  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father William John JOHNSTON,   b. 1 Mar 1864, Banbridge, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bridget - Biddy - DOYLE,   b. 12 Jun 1865, Cloughskelt, Drumgooland, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 Mar 1891  Banbridge, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Scarva Street Presbyterian Church, Parish of Seapatrick; both full age, unmarried, signed; he farmer of Shanaghan, son of farmer John - she of Closkill, dau of farmer Patrick Doyle - witnesses: John Arnott (by mark), Essie Mulholland
    William John Johnston-Bridget Doyle - Marriage 30 Mar 1891 at Scarva Street Presbyterian Church, Banbridge, County Down, Ireland    		 William John Johnston-Bridget Doyle - Marriage 30 Mar 1891 at Scarva Street Presbyterian Church, Banbridge, County Down, Ireland
    Scarva Street Presbyterian Church, Parish of Seapatrick; both full age, unmarried, signed; he farmer of Shanaghan, son of farmer John - she of Closkill, dau of farmer Patrick Doyle - witnesses: John Arnott (by mark), Essie Mulholland == https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1891/10656/5882498.pdf
    Family ID F692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maud MCDOWELL 
    Children 
     1. Living JOHNSTON  [natural]
     2. Living JOHNSTON  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Arrival aboard "Cedric" sailing 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool - joining brother John - 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes - born Banbridge - father Wm John - 9 Nov 1925 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Oakledge Street - 1930 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Mar 1991 - Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Walter Johnston - Birth 17 Aug 1905 at Shanaghan Townland, Banbridge Registration District, Down, Ireland    		Walter Johnston - Birth 17 Aug 1905 at Shanaghan Townland, Banbridge Registration District, Down, Ireland
    Number 142 - son of farmer William John Johnston and Bridget Doyle - informant: Mother == https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1905/01776/1698199.pdf
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2    		Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 1 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1
    William John Johnston - 1911 Census - Shanaghan Townland, County Down, Ireland    		William John Johnston - 1911 Census - Shanaghan Townland, County Down, Ireland
    == http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Balloolymore/Shanaghan/205586/
    Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard 'Cedric' out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2    		Walter Johnston - Arrival in Boston aboard "Cedric" out of Liverpool - page 2 of 2
    age 20, farming -- 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes -- born at Banbridge, Ireland -- joiining brother John Johnston at 90 Oak Ave in Dorchester, Boston -- father William John Johnston living at Shanaghan, Katesbridge, Down, Ireland -- sailed 31 Oct 1925 from Liverpool -- arrived Boston 9 Nov 1925 -- listed among passengers holding visa obtained prior to August 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.Original data - Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. 454 rolls. National Archives, Washington,;).
      Birth date: abt 1905
      Birth place: Banbridge, Ireland
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      Origin date:
      Origin place: Ireland
      Arrival date: 9 Nov 1925
      Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Liverpool, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bostonpl&h=1777278&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943      		 Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943


    2. [S3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 913; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 609.0; FHL microfilm: 2340648.
      Birth date: abt 1906
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=14988197&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 913; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 609.0; FHL microfilm: 2340648.


    3. [S170] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14.

    4. [S177] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index;).
      Marriage date: Mar 1891
      Marriage place: Ireland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsirelandcivregmarriage&h=2587241&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S177] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index;).
      Marriage date: Mar 1891
      Marriage place: Ireland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsirelandcivregmarriage&h=2614090&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt