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

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

Arthur Johnston

Male 1837 - 1924  (87 years)


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  • Name Arthur Johnston  [1, 2, 3
    Born 1837  Toronto, York, Home District, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • birth at Toronto per 31 Dec 1910 border crossing from Winnipeg to visit brother Earles at Crystal, North Dakota
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Apr 1924  Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • age 87, single, born Ontario, miner in gold mines, son of Thomas Johnston & Anne W McBrine both b Ireland, informant brother M. Johnston of Walkerton, burial 19 Apr 1924 at Walkerton, cause: Senile Decay
    Arthur Johnston - Death 17 Apr 1924 at Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
    Arthur Johnston - Death 17 Apr 1924 at Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
    Person ID I191  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 

    Father Thomas Johnston,   b. Abt 1808, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1871, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne McBrian,   b. Abt 1821, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1901, Brant Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 4 Oct 1837  Scarborough or Toronto, Home District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • he residing Scaborough, she residing City of Toronto - by License - by James Harris, Presbyterian Minister - witnesses Thomas & Francis Earls
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Apr 1924 - Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Arthur Johnston - Death 17 Apr 1924 at Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
    Arthur Johnston - Death 17 Apr 1924 at Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
    Arthur Johnston - Arrival 31 Dec 1910 in US from Winnipeg
    Arthur Johnston - Arrival 31 Dec 1910 in US from Winnipeg
    gold miner, age 79 - Jan 1911 manifest of people going (probably taking train) from Winnipeg to USA - he is going from his home in Barkdale BC to join his brother Earles Johnston in Crystal ND
    Thomas & Anne (McBrian) Johnston Family- 1861 Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Thomas & Anne (McBrian) Johnston Family- 1861 Census of Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Church of England - one family in one story log house - Thomas & Anne & kids John, Jane, Anne, Arles, Thomas & son Arthur who is in California - note that both Thomas & Anne are over 20 & cannot read or write

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 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: 311.
      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: 311


    2. [S2] 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


    3. [S24] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 178.
      U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
      U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
      The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 178


    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.
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
      Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada