A good idea of Cousin Don in Melbourne to start a group dedicated to the Johnston family in Australia, and hopefully find contacts and information about our...
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don johnston
petenvau
Oct 25, 2004 9:43 am
A warm welcome to our new subscribers, as an introduction to you all my name is Don Johnston and I'm in Melbourne AU. The newest members [All six of you] came...
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Gillian
teraustralis
Oct 25, 2004 11:26 pm
Just to introduce Cousin Don in Melbourne and me (Gillian) in Adelaide We share the same great grandfather - Thomas Johnston, who came to Australia from...
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Islay
islayk@...
Oct 26, 2004 3:23 am
Hi all Do any of you have any Johnstons from the Isla of Coll in your family? My gr.gr. grandfather Alan Johnston migrated to Tasmania under thre Highland and...
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Les Hewett
pirimaipal
Nov 2, 2004 11:09 pm
Hi everyone: I am a new member as of today. Herewith a brief backgrounder. I am currently North Island Commissioner, Genealogy Officer and Newsletter Editor,...
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don johnston
petenvau
Nov 3, 2004 12:01 pm
Les, that was a sensational introduction !!. I would hope that any of the Kiwi's who have now subscribed, and who don't belong to the NZ Branch of the Clan...
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lornajj47
Nov 3, 2004 12:41 pm
Hello all, John Johnston was a coach builder by trade, in Hobart in the 1840s. He married Maria Mather in 1841 and had 5 children: Sarah Eleanor b. 1841 Esther...
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Islay
islayk@...
Nov 3, 2004 1:33 pm
Hullo everyone. I'm new too and am over here in Western Australia. I'm looking for the descendants of my great great grandfather Allan Johnston from the...
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P&ML Pool
P.ML.Pool@...
Nov 3, 2004 7:46 pm
Hi all, Do not have any Johnsons in my tree, but my husband does, they are the Irish variety. This is my husbands family, Samuel Christopher Johnston s/o...
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Nancy Hoffmann
ciwom
Nov 4, 2004 4:18 am
Hello, What a great idea - an Aussie-NZ JOHNSTON group. My great grandparents Alexander JOHNSTON and Margaret LYLE arrived on the "Storm Cloud" in Launceston...
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Dianne Millward
dianne@...
Nov 4, 2004 2:20 pm
Hi, I'm cheating a bit because I live in UK. My great grandfather was John Hayes Johnstone from Scotland. That's about all I know, which is my I joined your...
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Ian
bellamybill2000
Nov 4, 2004 4:20 pm
Spelling is only in the eye of the holder. not important here Ian Johnston 1488 County Road #8, Toledo,On K0E 1Y0 613-275-2342 ... From: Dianne Millward...
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Gillian
teraustralis
Nov 4, 2004 9:44 pm
I've suggested to Don that perhaps we should have a database of names and dates, and issue it monthly, like the monthly 'do it right' message that...
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Lorna Jones
lornajj47
Nov 4, 2004 11:07 pm
Hi Gillian This sounds like a great idea. I like working with Excel so am happy to help. The info could just be transcribed from emails received. I'll leave...
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Gillian
teraustralis
Nov 6, 2004 5:24 am
Hi Lorna, That would be wonderful if you could - it would also mean going back over the emails we have already received and listing them. We would need...
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Lorna Jones
lornajj47
Nov 6, 2004 5:35 am
Gillian, I'll try and draft something up but I'll need instructions on how to upload it. Perhaps I could just send it to you. I'll get started and wait for...
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Gillian
teraustralis
Nov 6, 2004 11:41 pm
Hi Lorna, Many thanks for that- headings I would suggest: Name : date of birth & death : birthplace : Ship to Aust & date : where settled : spouse :...
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Carol Spragg
c.spragg@...
Nov 7, 2004 4:29 am
My John JOHNSTON, was born c1841 supposedly at Ardrossan,Scotland, but census records,church records etc in the area haven't found a family for him. He arrived...
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Carol Spragg
c.spragg@...
Nov 7, 2004 4:56 am
As the List is including New Zealand, would it be possible to include Nz in the place where the ship arrived? Carol ... From: "Gillian" <gillda@...>...
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maureen
79hael63@...
Nov 7, 2004 11:06 pm
Could the heading be "Australasia", then in the column below, if known, the port of entry? If port not known, perhaps the State, AUS or NZ. Maureen, whose...
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Gillian
teraustralis
Nov 8, 2004 3:45 am
Hi Carol, Yes thanks Carol, Gillian CS> As the List is including New Zealand, would it be possible to include Nz in CS> the place where the ship arrived? CS>...
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Margaret Guider
mguider@...
Nov 8, 2004 6:28 am
My John JOHNSTON (b. 1831 Greenock REN f John -Mariner,m Marion SKINNER) m Eleanor COXON circa 1848 Sunderland, DUR. Children; Eleanor, John Jacob, James,...
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don johnston
petenvau
Nov 8, 2004 11:32 am
Saw these at the Dead Person's Society Home Page and thought I'd re-post them for anyone who may recognise names, dates or areas. Resource Page is at: ...
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don johnston
petenvau
Nov 8, 2004 11:51 am
SURNAME NAVIGATOR Now, this is a huge search engine site, it Searches simultaneous with Yahoo, Google, All The Web, Alta Vista, Hot Bot, Lycos, etc. It also ...
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don johnston
petenvau
Nov 8, 2004 1:28 pm
Just some mind boggling "Johnno" Resources out there, we thought this site was original [It is in geographic terms though. This forms part of an article I'm...
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rkj827
Nov 9, 2004 1:09 am
Hi all, My GG Grandfather Robert JOHNSTONE was born in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland in 1829, his father was James JOHNSTONE (weaver) and mother Christian...
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lornajj47
Nov 10, 2004 12:03 am
Hi Margaret Running Creek is in the north of Victoria. Visit this website http://www.whereis.com.au/whereis/home.jsp and do a search. Zoom the map out then...
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lornajj47
Nov 10, 2004 3:19 am
Hi Everyone I am about to post a database to the 'Files' section on the Group page. It contains information taken from emails to date. The database is an...
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yramnageph
Nov 10, 2004 4:24 am
My ancestor is Mary JOHNSTON (aka Mernagh, Murtagh, Gillespie, Tutty & White?) Arrived 1806-- Ship Tellicherry - Sydney ---from County Meath Regards to all ...
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Gillian
teraustralis
Nov 10, 2004 9:16 am
Hi lorna, Many thanks for all your hard work, it will b a greeat asset to everyone on the list. Let's hope you have lots of work and it will grow! ...
