William Johnston

Abt 1801 - 1882  (~ 81 years)

• Name	William Johnston
  Born	Abt 1801	Greenhill, Antrim, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1863 and 1881	Stanley Township, Huron South, Ontario, Canada
  	tailor and farmer
  Residence	Con SB Lot 28 (96 acres), Drysdale PO, Stanley Twp, Huron, Ontario, Canada
  _UID	9D6250CF2B100F4D93037576E57756BBA389
  Died	28 Mar 1882	Stanley Township, Huron South, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I142	Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Robinson,   b. Abt 1802, Greenhill, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. Abt 1897, Stanley Township, Huron South, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Married	Abt 1825	Ireland
  Children	+ 1. John Johnston,   b. Abt 1823,   d. 18 Dec 1879, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland  (Age ~ 56 years)   2. Archibald Johnston,   b. Abt 1825, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 1909  (Age ~ 84 years)   3. Elizabeth Johnston,   b. Abt 1827, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 1906, Cross, Ballyclug, Antrim, Ireland  (Age ~ 79 years) + 4. Robert Johnston,   b. Abt 1832, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 11 Jan 1908, Lisnahilt, Broughshane, Antrim, Ireland  (Age ~ 76 years) + 5. Patrick Johnston,   b. Abt 1833, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 11 Apr 1896, Stanley Township, Huron South, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)   6. Mary Johnston,   b. Abt 1837, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 5 Jun 1917, Moyasset, Ahoghill, Antrim, Ireland  (Age ~ 80 years) + 7. Alexander Johnston,   b. Abt 1840, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 11 Jun 1910, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)   8. Sarah Johnston,   b. Abt 1842, Greenhill, Glenwhirry, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 17 Feb 1916, Port Hope, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Johnston stone at Bayfield Cemetery, Huron County, Ontario

  
  

• Notes

  Neighbors in Ontario were James Johnston & his wife Mary Ross and William Johnston and his wife Elizabeth Dinsmore, possibly cousins of William Johnston. "William and Betty Johnson. He was a tailor. They had five sons and three daughters. They came to Ontario, Canada, with three children when 50 years old. My mother, Mary Johnson, was their daughter. Robert, John, Archie, Eliza were married and lived in the Green Hill, Ireland. Alex, Paddy, and Sarah were the three that came with them. They bought a farm. Grandfather lived to be 80 years old and made clothes all his life. His wife lived to be 96. Sarah married Alex Esler. A forest fire burned out their home. Alex borrowed 10 dollars and came to Fort Hope, Michigan, and was a lighthouse keeper for 10 years. He and his wife adopted five children, they had none of their own. He bought a farm there. We visited them several times before they died. Aunt Sarah was 80 when she died. "- from oral history by granddaughter Margaret (Hoy) Tate in possession of the website author Griffith's Valuation 1862- Archibald Johnson and William Johnson at Greenhill, Glenwhirry, leasing 86 from John Owens Stanley Township Southern Boundary Lot 28 96 acres (the original owner was Andrew Kain who bought the land from the Canada Company) FHL Film #171,463 Stanley Twp, Huron Co., deed bk. Vol III no. 504 instrument dated & registered 15 May 1863 Andrew Kain of Stanley Twp, farmer, to William Johnston of Stanley Township Consideration not indicated; signed Andrew Kain Vol IV no. 217 instrument dated 16 Dec 1865 registered 26 Dec 1865 William Johnston & wife Elizabeth of Stanley Twp, yeoman mortgage to John McKinley of Stanley Twp, yeoman, for $ 500; William Johnston signs, witness Thomas Johnston of Hay Twp, yeoman signs FHL Film # 171,460 Stanley Twp, Huron Co. Abstract Index Book Vol IX no. 1203 instrument dated 19 Jun 1875 registered 23 Jun 1875 discharge of mortgage Vol IV no 217 FHL Film # 1,705,085 Stanley Twp, Huron Co., deed bk, Vol XII, no. 2187 instrument dated 28 Jul 1879 registered 31 Jul 1879 William Johnston & wife of Stanley Twp., yeoman, to Patrick Johnston of Stanley Twp., yeoman consideration $ 1000 Signed William Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston makes her mark, Signed Patrick Johnston, witness James Johnston of Stanley Twp., signs. FHL Film #171,460 Stanley Twp, Huron Co. Abstract Index Book Vol XX no. 6181 instrument dated 23 Apr 1910 registered 26 Apr 1910 Harriet Johnston (sole surviving heiress of Patrick Johnston) and John Johnston sell to Edward Denomme for $ 2,900 1871 Census of Canada Huron South District 25 page 24 Stanley Township household 90 JOHNSTON William age 71 born Ireland C. Presb. farmer JOHNSTON Elizabeth age 70 ditto JOHNSTON Patrick age 26 ditto, farmer JOHNSTON Sarah age 28 ditto Household Record 1881 Canadian Census Patrick JOHNSTON W Male Irish 35 Ireland Farmer Reformed Presbyterian William JOHNSTON M Male Irish 81 Ireland Tailor Reformed Presbyterian Elizabeth JOHNSTON M Female Irish 80 Ireland Reformed Presbyterian Source Information Census Place Stanley, Huron South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375908 NA Film Number C-13272 District 173 Sub-district E Division 3 Page Number 40 Household Number 171 There are estate records for William Johnston not viewed by website author (in Surrogates Court, Huron County, Goderich, Ontario)