Johnston/Nisbet

[bazza74]

Looking for information on the Johnston Family from Coldingham/Cocksburnpath, Berwickshire, Scotland.

George Johnston - DOB?, DOD 18/08/1856, aged 72. Married to, or partner of, Margaret Nisbet - DOB?, DOD 05/12/1829 aged 45.

Children:
•   James DOB 14/07/1807, DOD 01/12/1886, Wife: Margaret Henderson.
Children: George, Helen, Margaret, David, John, & Robert.
•   George DOB 18/08/1811, DOD 30/08/1861, Wife: Elizabeth Henderson.
Children: John, Robert, Jane, Margaret, Janet, plus a son who died in infancy.
•   Alison DOB 08/05/1812.
•   John DOB 15/01/1818, DOD 06/10/1894, Wife: Ann Hudson
Children: Alexander, plus another son named Alexander & a daughter who died in infancy.
•   William DOB 03/09/1821, DOD 15/051906.

William came to Australia in 1846. He married Margaret Bain, DOB 20/06/1835, DOD 28/10/1907, from Dunblain Scotland in 1858.
Children: Andrew, Robert, Alex & one other son.


Thanks for any help I may receive.

[MonicaL]

Hi Bazza74

There are a number of online family trees on A/try which include a little bit more info. One of the trees shows that George Snr. died in 1855, the first year of official registration in Scotland. For that year only, death certs ran over two pages of the register and included more info. For deaths, it will show all the children someone had, their ages (as at 1855) and show which children were deceased. For George, it shows:

James 48
Elizabeth 46
George 43
Alison 41
Helen 39
John deceased (date in 1855? hard to read)
Janet 34
William 32

Just filling some gaps from your list, for you to confirm from records. Again, this info is from other people's research:

Elizabeth looks to have married a John Bertram (21 March 1834 in Coldingham). Four children showing for them before her death on 24 Sep 1857 in Prenderguest, Ayton.

Janet is given as having married a Thomas Paterson. At least one child born in Scotland (18 Sept.1841 in Ayton which shows here https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTYL-88K). Her death is down as being on 12 Dec. 1921 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.

You likely need to look for marriages for Alison and Helen to find them in the later records given they both show as alive in 1855.

Monica

[MonicaL]

William came to Australia in 1846. He married Margaret Bain, DOB 20/06/1835, DOD 28/10/1907, from Dunblain Scotland in 1858.
Children: Andrew, Robert, Alex & one other son.

William and Margaret (Bain) seem to have had a big family (more than the four sons you show)....I'm counting 11 

Janet E Johnston 1860 – 1861
George Johnston 1862 – 1879
Margaret Elizabeth Johnston 1863 – 1930
William Thomas Johnston 1865 – 1944
James Johnston 1867 – 1951
Alison Angnes Johnston 1869 – 1944
Andrew Johnston 1871 – 1932
Alexander Johnston 1873 – 1947
Robert Johnston 1875 – 1939
Charles Johnston 1877 – 1967
Ner(?s)bit Johnston 1880 – 1880

Monica

[ev]

Hi Bazza74/Monica

Was looking at this as well , the 1841 , 1851 , & 1861 Census of Berwickshire available here -

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/default.htm

ev

 

[Beckey]

Coldingham, 1857.
By James Johnston, tenant Templehall father George Johnston 18/18/1856 72 yrs, mother Margaret Nisbet 5/12/1829 45 yrs. son David 12/6/1839 4 weeks, son William 17/1/57 2 yrs, dau. Helen 24/1/72 31 yrs. James Johnston, farmer, Fulfordlees 1/12/1886 79 yrs., his wife Margaret Henderson at Fulfordlees 5/9/1890 72 yrs., dau.Margaret 5/9/1900 (?) Maggie Johnston wife of Robert Henderson late of Fulfordlees d. at Santa Anna Texas 19/3/1931 69 yrs.

Hope of some help.

[bazza74]

Hello Beckey, Monica & EV,

Beckey, The info you sent is from a stone in the grounds of The Parish Church of Coldingham & St Abbs.

I had a letter published last week in the "Letters to the Editor" section of The Berwickshire News and East Lothian Herald. I received a responce from a person who lives in Coldingham. He sent me photos and transcript of stones for James, George & John and their families.

Monica, I had no idea that William & Margaret had so many children.  My grandfather was Andrew. Can remember my father talking of Charles.
Interesting to see where Janet married Thomas Paterson. William & Margaret Bain where married at Lorn which a few miles north of Maitland, NSW. A little further north of Lorn is a small town named Paterson. Their marriage took place in the presence of Margaret Paterson and a William Paterson.
You mention there are a number of on line family trees on A/try which include a little bit more info. Don't know what A/try is. Is it an ancestry website you refer to?

ev, I had some info from those census sent to me.


Barry

[MonicaL]

Hi Barry

A/try is certainly Ancestry.com (.aus or uk etc.). You do need a subscription to be able to access the members' trees from there.

Monica

[barbara13511]

Borders Family History Society also hold trees in their archives which may  have your family.  You can find their website here

http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/

If you go to the family trees and try and tie up a number with both Johnston and Nisbet?
Barbara

[Beckey]

Details off M.I.s pre 1855.
The only Bertram M.I. at Ayton is,
Sacred to the memory ofJohn Fishlate of Mansfield tenant of Hutton Hall Barns 7 plumburn who died 16.12.1868 aged 64 yrs.  Also William Fish late tenant of Hutton Hall Bbarns 7 Plumburn who died 6.1.1873 aged 65 yrs. And Jean Bertram his wife who died at Melbourne Victoria 31.3 1888 aged 59 years.