Stevenson Family Tree - Person Sheet
Stevenson Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameWilliam JOHNSTON
Birth28 Dec 1835, Crosshill, Dailly, Ayrshire
Death18 Dec 1899, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia Age: 63
OccupationPloughman
FatherJoseph JOHNSTON (1798-1859)
MotherMargaret POWELL (1807-1851)
Spouses
Birth23 Mar 1836, Barr, Ayrshire
Death8 May 1919, Kamona, Tasmania, Australia Age: 83
Baptism17 Apr 1836, Barr, Ayrshire Age: <1
FatherJohn GREGG (~1812-1873)
MotherJannet TURNER (~1816-)
Marriage8 Dec 1856, Dailly, Ayrshire
Notes for William JOHNSTON
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William JOHNSTONE
Gender: Male
Birth: Dec 28 1835 - Crosshill, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Occupation: Ploughman
Marriage: Spouse: Jane JOHNSTONE (born GREGG) - Dec 8 1856 - Dailly, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Death: Dec 18 1899 - Scottsdale, TAS, Australia
Father: Joseph JOHNSTONE
Mother: Margaret JOHNSTONE (born POWELL)
Wife: Jane JOHNSTONE (born GREGG)
Child: William JOHNSTONE
Sibling: David JOHNSTON
Notes for Jane (Spouse 1)
Jane Gregg
Gender: Female
Birth: Mar 23 1836
Christening: Apr 17 1836 - Barr By Girvan, Ayr, Scotland
Father: John Gregg
Mother: Jannet Turner
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11580-4
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 1041333


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Jane JOHNSTONE (born GREGG)
Gender: Female
Birth: Mar 23 1836 - Ayr, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Marriage: Spouse: William JOHNSTONE - Dec 8 1856 - Dailly, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Death: May 8 1919 - Kamona, TAS, Australia
Husband: William JOHNSTONE
Child: William JOHNSTONE

Transcribed from Barr OPR's

1836 "Gregg Jane natural daughter to John Gregg & Jannet Turner in Barr Village was born upon the 23rd day of March & baptized upon the 17th day of April".


Transcribed from Statutory Register of Marriages for Dailly, Ayr, 1856 (GROS Ref: 585, entry no.9)

BRIDE: Jane Gregg, 20, Spinster, Domestic Servant, resides at Whitefall.

Father- John Gregg. Mother- Janet Turner (deceased)

married after Banns was solemnized between us according to the Forms of the Est Church of Scotland,

08 Dec 1856 at Whitefall, Dailly Parish.

GROOM: William Johnston, 20, Bachelor, Ploughman, resides at Crosshill.

Father- Joseph Johnston, Surfaceman. Mother- Margaret Johnston, MS Powell

Minister- Cornelius Giffen, Minister. Witnesses- William Jamieson and Jane Dunlop. Registered 10 Dec 1856 at Dailly



William Johnston & Jane Gregg emigrated to Tasmania, Australia c.1857.

They had at least 10 children, all born in Tasmania 1858-1881.

William died 1899 and Jane died 1919 (both yet to be confirmed).
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