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

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

James Johnston

Male 1843 - 1860  (17 years)


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  • Name James Johnston  [1, 2, 3
    Born 10 May 1843  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • age 7 in 1852 census
    Gender Male 
    Died Oct 1860  Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Oct 1860  Beaverton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I88  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 

    Father Duncan Johnston,   b. 22 Mar 1802, Cliad, Isle of Coll, Argyleshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1890, Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catharine McLean,   b. Abt 1809, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1893, Thorah Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 22 Dec 1834  Tyree, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • In 1861 Canada census, they said they married in 1838
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 May 1843 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    2. [S13] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S1] 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: Thorah, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11743; Page: 17; Line: 37.
      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: Thorah, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11743; Page: 17; Line: 37


    4. [S16] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).