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Thomas Johnston

Thomas Johnston

Born
1835-12-18 12:00:00
Died
1916-04-22 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

1835: BIRTH recorded in records of Dervock Presbyterian Church. 1862: Witness at Sister Marjery's wedding to Henry Hemphill.

1863 Migrated to Australia on Southen Empire in April 1863, Melbourne. (16/4/1864 - 30/7/1864) From Liverpool; 1,534 tonne; Captain T Reeves; 404 passengers; 106 days

1867 MARRIAGE - Certificate 82/66945 DB. Married 28.03.1867 at Clerk House, Geelong.

Birthplace, Derrykeighan, Antrim Co, Ireland, listed as a bachelor and a Farm Servant, aged 30, residence at Germantown (Now Grovedale, near Geelong).

Mother listed as Peggy Ann Johnston and Father as James Johnston, both Farmers.

Presbyterian Minister officiated at Wedding. Married Mary Ann Campbell, 19 years old, born in Glasgow, Scotland, her Mother was Anne Rankin & Father Donald Campbell, both listed as farmers. Witnesses were Anne Campbell and George Allen.

Mary Ann and Thomas lived at Hill House, Springvale (Pittong) near Linton from 1868 until about 40 years later when Mary Ann moved with family to 11 Doveton Street, Ballarat, and Thomas was living in a small house on Cemetery Road, Linton.

Was living in Linton, Victoria, Australia in 1875. Was a farmer at Pittong, mentioned in the Victorian Directories 1912-1914 as a Gold Miner and Prospector 1899 - 1900 PO Directory - Farmer at Germantown 1907 - PO Directory Farmer at Linton, Victoria, Australia 1909 ELECTORAL ROLL: Linton, Johnston, Thomas, Miner, M

1916 Death Certificate: 6589 entry 871 year 1916, Late Old Age Pensioner and Miner, Buried Linton, Victoria, Australia cemetery Trust records buried June 5, Two pound 14 shillings, 15/- Sexton. Sunday Burial, plot 613 Died 22.04.1916 Certificate 79-11067. "Caused by his hut catching on fire when asleep". Hut located in Cemetery Road Linton, Victoria (Shire of Grenville, County of Grenville. Had Presbyterian Burial (Minister John. S. Buntine) at Linton, Victoria, Australia Cemetery 23.04.1916.

Last occupation stated was "A Miner", but late Old Age Pensioner, 65 Yrs in Victoria, born in Derrykeighan, Antrim Co, Ireland. 1916: Argus newspaper 29/4/1916: BURNT TO DEATH. LINTON, Friday. - Thomas Johnston, aged 82 years, was burnt to death in his hut during the Easter holidays. It is supposed that he was overcome by the smoke, as otherwise he could easily have got out of the house. An inquiry was held by Mr.(). G. Ball, J.P., and a verdict of accidental death was returned.

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Antrim

County Antrim, or Aontroim in Irish, is located on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.  It has beautiful rugged landscape and is home to the World Heritage Site, Giant’s Causeway.  Our county town is Antrim town and we have a population of approximately 618,108.

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    George McFall

    <p>Occupation</p>

    1857-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

    <p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>

    1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

    <p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>

    1825-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

Thomas Johnston