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Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« on: Thursday 13 February 25 23:17 GMT (UK) »
Irvine Blakely Johnston was born Feb 7, 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland to Irvine Johnston and Jane Henderson. He had a brother John Caldwell Johnston born Jan 23, 1865,
Irvine is on the 1891 census in Scotland with his father and his father's second wife Annie Robertson.
I am pretty sure, Irvine is living in Yonkers, New York, in 1905 with his wife Jane Monaghan and his son John born in USA in 1904.
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I don't find Irvine and Jane again but in 1910, I found John C. Johnston living in Yonkers, with his wife Mary nee Barbour, their 3 children, and a nephew John C., born 1904 in New York. I think this is Irvine's son but what happened to Irvine and his wife Jane Monaghan? Jane was born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland to John Monaghan and Jane Mitchelson Goldie.
Jane's father John lived until Mar 9, 1921 as per online tree but not sure where he died. He had been a police constable in Scotland.
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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #1 on: Friday 14 February 25 11:29 GMT (UK) »
I think this might be the family?

JOHN MONAGHAN to JANE MITCHELSON GOLDIE
married 1877 Stranraer

JANE MONAGHAN mmn  GOLDIE 1877 registered Stranraer

1881 census The Hollow, Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
As Transcribed.
John Monaghan Head Married 27 1854 Stone cutter Rerwick, Kirkcudbrightshire
Jane N Monaghan Wife Married 28 1853 Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire
Jane Monaghan Daughter 3 1878 Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Robert H Monaghan Son 1 1880 Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
James Nimmo Boarder Unmarried 341847 Blacksmith (journeyman)
Wigtownshire, Scotland

This is the only death in Scotland but age not correct, how sure are you that he died 1921?

MONAGHAN JOHN 56 mmn ROBSON 1921 655 / 1 / 41
Shotts (Middle District) Lanarkshire

Maybe this death in Northumberland, England?

MONAGHAN, JOHN    No mothers maiden name
68   GRO Reference: 1921  M Quarter in NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE  
Volume 10B  Page 113


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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 February 25 14:41 GMT (UK) »
I would say that is the correct Monaghan family in 1881 in Scotland. So they were in Yonkers, New York by 1905, and Irvine Johnston was living with them, having married their daughter Jane. The 1905 census says Irvine had been in the USA for nine years.
That is the only time that I found Irvine and/or the Monaghan  family in the USA. There was an online tree that said John Monaghan had died in 1921 but it did not say where and did not have a source of information so may not be correct. I was guessing it would be in the USA.
John Monaghan‘s mother‘s maiden name was Janet McNeill, his father Henry. He was a police constable when he married Jane Goldie in 1877 in Scotland. He was a carpenter in 1905 and had been in the USA for 22 years. He was born 1853 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
This morning, I found a JohnMonaghan, carpenter, in the US city directory in 1908 10 Palisade Ave., Yonkers.
Just now, I think I found John and his wife Jane living in Norwalk Fairfield, Connecticut with their daughter Jeanette, born New Jersey,who had married Michael Delaney. Mother Jane had had five children, three living. Two of them would be this Jeanette and their son Robert, who is on an online tree as living until December 14, 1954. Mother Jane reportedly lived until July 27, 1930 doesn’t say where.
But what happened to their daughter Jane and her husband Irvine Johnston,? Could they have died in Yonkers before 1910?
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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #3 on: Friday 14 February 25 14:45 GMT (UK) »
It was the  1910 census for Fairfield, Connecticut, where I found John and Jane Monaghan living with their daughter Janette Delaney.
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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #4 on: Friday 14 February 25 15:20 GMT (UK) »

Jane N Monaghan - date admitted -  9 August 1910 inmate Westchester County Almshouse.
John Monaghan, 819 Uppingham Ave.  Yonkers. New York.

New York Census 1915 -

Jane Monaghan born 1856 Scotland  - inmate - (transcribed as Monahan) Mount Pleasant Westchester.

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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #5 on: Friday 14 February 25 15:23 GMT (UK) »

Doesn't help........Mrs John C Johnstone -

The Herald Statesman
Yonkers, New York 
Sat, 21 Aug 1915
Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-statesman/165452079/

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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #6 on: Friday 14 February 25 16:02 GMT (UK) »
Hi Sandra. Thank you. I am thinking that Jane Monaghan is the mother who was admitted to Almshouse in 1910. If it was the daughter, it would be JaneJohnston. Would the Almshouse be for the poor or the ill?
Also, it is the mother in 1915.
I am very glad to have the obituary for Mrs. John C Johnstone, as I am sure this is the sister-in-law of Irvine Johnston. Too bad it doesn’t mention Irvine or the nephew John who was living with them in 1910 that I think was Irvine’s son. It does say that her husband John Caldwell Johnston is still alive in 1915. John was born in 1865 in Scotland.
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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #7 on: Friday 14 February 25 18:00 GMT (UK) »

Jane N Monaghan - date admitted -  9 August 1910 inmate Westchester County Almshouse.
John Monaghan, 819 Uppingham Ave.  Yonkers. New York.

New York Census 1915 -

Jane Monaghan born 1856 Scotland  - inmate - (transcribed as Monahan) Mount Pleasant Westchester.

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She seems to be there in 1925 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSCC-YM4?lang=en
and 1930 as well.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4GH-1XJ?lang=en

This could be her on the death index from 1930, as it was after the census date - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG66-VNPY?lang=en  They transcribed it as a Mount Pleasant in another county, but that could have just been a guess. 

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Re: Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
« Reply #8 on: Friday 14 February 25 18:29 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much shellyesq. I do believe you have found the mother Jane N.’s death in 1930. That is great! Now, if she has an obituary, we might find out about her living children at that time.
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