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Hello Lynn.WILLIAM THOMAS JOHNSON b. Feb 7TH 1823 d. August 18th 1888 - MARRIED - MARGARET KING b. March 3rd 1827 d. July 5th 1863 in the temporary  chapel Cape Town by the Rev. A.M. McCarthy on January 27th 1849                                                                     
Children of William Thomas and Margaret:
Margaret – b. 1857 – d. 1st April 1933 - married 30th March 1880 – Peter Anthony De Reuck b. 1857 – blacksmith. Witnesses A. Johnson and Agnes Johnson.  2 unmarried sons – 3 married daughters – see newspaper article
I don't know if this Margaret belongs to you but she is buried in the Catholic Cemetery in George. All her brothers and sisters come from the George/Knysna area. The C.P. Nel museum in George has a whole box of info on the Howell/Holms/Johnson family. Hope this helps
Rosemary

Hello Carl Johnson. I am also a direct descendant of John McKenzie Johnson. I have a good deal of info our John. He was harbour master at the time of the Harmony wreck. He wrote 2 letters to the paper and kept diaries of his time in Knysna. I accessed most of my info from the CP Nel museum in George who had a whole box of family history on the Johnsons and the Howells. I now live in Sydney and am battling various websites to get info as I would like to put to bed a lot of family myths re John. He sold property to George Rex when he left George on 3rd October 1829. He acted as Clerk to George Rex - 23rd November 1832.
John was clerk to the Magistrate at George in 1830. So glad I found you.
Rosemary Perry, father- Young, maternal g-mother - Johnson