William JOHNSTON

1795 - 1878  (83 years)

• Name	William JOHNSTON
  Born	29 May 1795	London, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Christened	21 Jun 1795	St Marylebone, London, England   [2]
  	Wells Street, Scotch Church, St Marylebone, London
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	13 Jun 1802	Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  	'Coromandel' with family as Free Settlers. The 'Coromandel', a 522 ton East India sailing ship left Deptford, UK for the 15,263 nautical-mile voyage to Australia, it sailed into Port Jackson on 13 June 1802, setting a record of 121 days. This was the first non-stop voyage from Europe.
  Occupation	1832	Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia
  	Publican, Brighton Arms, later changed to "The Macquarie Arms".
  Died	20 Aug 1878	Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia   [3, 4, 5]
  	The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 28 August 1878, page 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13414762 JOHNSTON. - August 20, at his residence, Pitt Town, William Johnson, sen., aged 83.
  Buried	21 Aug 1878	Ebenezer, New South Wales, Australia   [4, 6]
  	Ebenezer Church Cemetery Coromandel Road, Ebenezer Facing Reserve: Left In Memory of WILLIAM JOHNSTON Who died August 20th 1878 Aged 83 years Also MARY Beloved Wife of the above Who died Dec. 13th 1889 Aged 86 years Also GEORGE SMITH HALL Jnr. Died June 13th 1878 Aged 62 years Also JOHN SMITH HALL Died January 9th 1879 Aged 61 years Also GEORGE SMITH HALL Senr. Died May 15th 1882 Aged 87 years
  		JOHNSTON William and Mary (nee HALL) Crypt at Ebenezer Church Cemetery
  Notes	Andrew gave William a gift of 30 acres of land when he married. This farm was several miles below the Sackville Ferry on the left bank of the river along Cambridge Reach. William was a juror in the 2nd Myall Creek massacre trial. William changed the name of the inn at Pitt Town from 'Brighton Arms' to 'Macquarie Inn'.
  Person ID	I10834	Rossow-Beitzel
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Andrew JOHNSTON,   b. 17 Mar 1766, Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England ,   d. 01 Sep 1849, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary BEARD,   b. 17 Oct 1768, Highgate, London, England ,   d. 04 Jul 1859, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 90 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1789	Hampstead, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F27840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary HALL,   b. 01 Aug 1803, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 13 Dec 1889, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 86 years)
  Married	08 Dec 1819	Windsor, New South Wales, Australia   [7, 8]
  	The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 18 December 1819, page 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2179148 MARRIED - At Windsor, on the 8th instant, by the Reverend Mr. Cartwright, Mr. William Johnston, Settler at Portland Head, to Miss Hall, of Piercy Place, St Matthews.
  Children	+ 1. Mary JOHNSTON,   b. 09 Aug 1821, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 01 Jun 1904, Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 82 years)   2. James Wemyss JOHNSTON,   b. 27 Aug 1823, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 10 Sep 1830, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 7 years)   3. Jane Wemyss JOHNSTON,   b. 27 Aug 1823, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 18 Mar 1902, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 78 years)   4. Elizabeth JOHNSTON,   b. 25 Feb 1826, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 18 Aug 1894, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 68 years) + 5. William Hall JOHNSTON,   b. 17 Apr 1828, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 02 Jan 1897, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 68 years)   6. Hannah JOHNSTON,   b. 10 Sep 1830, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 30 May 1908, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 77 years) + 7. George Thomas JOHNSTON,   b. 11 Oct 1832, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 27 Mar 1892, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 59 years)   8. John Andrew JOHNSTON,   b. 01 Mar 1835, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 24 Apr 1835, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 0 years)   9. Andrew JOHNSTON,   b. 23 Mar 1836, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 09 Apr 1837, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 1 years) + 10. John JOHNSTON,   b. 11 Apr 1837, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 17 Dec 1903, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 66 years)   11. Mary Ann JOHNSTON,   b. 20 Oct 1840, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 19 Jul 1930, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 89 years) + 12. James Henry (I) JOHNSTON,   b. 15 Dec 1841, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 06 Feb 1928, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 86 years)   13. Louisa Frances JOHNSTON,   b. 12 Oct 1844, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 20 Jul 1911, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 66 years) + 14. Emma Amelia JOHNSTON,   b. 23 May 1847, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 23 Jul 1922, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 75 years)   15. Georgiana Julia JOHNSTON,   b. 13 Apr 1850, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 30 Aug 1925, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F27836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 May 1795 - London, Middlesex, England Christened - 21 Jun 1795 - St Marylebone, London, England Immigration - 13 Jun 1802 - Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Married - 08 Dec 1819 - Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Occupation - 1832 - Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia Died - 20 Aug 1878 - Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia Buried - 21 Aug 1878 - Ebenezer, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S8] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). [S162] Researched data by Robyn Sanday. [S128] Newspapers - Australia NLA, National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13414762. [S32] Headstone transcription, from headstone photo taken by Anne McLean & Kimberley Johnston. [S1] New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths Marriages, 10395/1878. [S108] A Colonial Churchyard, ((copyright Ebenezer Church Cemetery Trust 2006, ISBN 0-9577464-1-5)). [S1] New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths Marriages, V18192460 3A/1819. [S128] Newspapers - Australia NLA, National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2179148.