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David Johnston 1851 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1851

Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 04 Jan 1931

Death Location: Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cairns

Children(s): James Johnston, Ebenezer Johnston, John Johnston, Joseph Johnston, David Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Robert Johnston, Mary Johnston, Annie Johnston

According to available records, David Johnston was born in 1851 in Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland, the child of James Johnston and Mary Wilson. Following those early years, David Johnston married Elizabeth Cairns, and their family grew to include James Ebenezer Johnston, Ebenezer James Johnston, John Cairns Johnston, Joseph Henry Johnston, David D Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Robert Johnston, Mary Elizabeth Johnston and Annie Johnston. In the later years of life, David Johnston died in 1931 in Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand.

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Parents

James Johnston
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wilson
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cairns
1853 – 1908
Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
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Children(s)

James Johnston
1880 – 1881
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
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Ebenezer Johnston
1881 – 1918
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
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John Johnston
1883 – 1912
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
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Joseph Johnston
1886 – 1963
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
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David Johnston
1888 – 1916
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
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Margaret Johnston
1890 – 1965
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
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Robert Johnston
1893 – 1979
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
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Mary Johnston
1895 – 1985
Birth Location: Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand
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Annie Johnston
1897 – 1983
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealnd
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand

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