Hi James Apologies I thought I had sent you the charts that show the connection between us. John CARRUTHERS (of Guileburn) born circa. 1721 died circa. 1810 had two wives (1) Jean JOHSTON b. circa. 1730 (Your 4th x G/Grandmother) (2) Mrs. Unknown Unknown (My 4th x G/Grandmother) Married abt. 1743? We are connected by our mutual 4th G/Grandfather John above. That's if I've done my sums correctly. Hope this answers your question let me know if you need further clarification. Additional Notes on Johns father William CARRUTHERS : Had Sasaine of Guillyburn (Kirkmahoe?) : East side of the watermilk 14 acres + Middleshaw park 8 acres North of Middleshaw farm St Mungo. There is conjecture as to where Guillyburn farm is situated and I stand corrected: I believe it is just above Duncow Village, in the heart of Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire. Just to the East of the Duncow River. Some say it is/was in St Mungo. Will be interested in anyone else's direction on this. The 1841 census reffers to Guillyburn, Kirkmahoe. Have failed to track down an early farm map of the area. Stay well Rgds Ian Carruthers

Does anyone have contact with FinneyMcLeod who is researching the Kirkpatrick, Smith, and Glendinning families?  The last email address I have is from '03, and is [email protected] which is defunct.   Thanks,   Marc Archer

Just in case I missed something on my family names, I revisited the Auchencairn Cemetery, Kirkcudbrightshire MI list. All of a sudden the inscriptions become short and to the point at the time of death about 1958 and thereafter, with most inscribed "In loving Memory"...followed by very rarely more than two lines of the briefest anecdotal information. What a difference to some of my family headstones which include 11 lines and more with more than "Gimme the facts, Ma'am, only the facts"! What a find for those of us searching for those forebears who've gone before us. What is the reason for the paucity of information on more recent headstones? Is it the expense involved, or what? I do believe that in the newer cemeteries in the USA, for example, only flat markers are allowed on grass-covered graves to make for easier maintenance. Does anyone have an explanation? Maisie

On 07/03/2011 18:28, Bruce Glass wrote: > Hi Alan, > > Do you have any information about James Porteous, son of the John > Poteous born at Ruthwell aboit 1770? > > Cheers, Bruce > > On 3/7/2011 9:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Hurst - Porteous (Alan Mitchell) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:59:43 +0000 >> From: Alan Mitchell<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Hurst - Porteous >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID:<[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> >> I may not be of much help but a John Porteous from Ruthwell, born about >> 1770 was my gggrandfather he was married to Isabella Gardener amd had 7 >> children between 1800 and 1817. namely Ann, Isabella (my great >> grandmother who married James Mitchell of Nutberry Annan in 1830), >> James, Janet, Jannet, Margaret and Nicholas. John was a gardner and the >> family may have come from near Edinburgh. I have no other information. >> Boswells >> >> On 05/03/2011 23:58, Bruce Glass wrote: >>> Hi Listers, >>> >>> I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. >>> >>> My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time >>> she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as >>> Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as >>> St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a >>> James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first >>> children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof >>> either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). >>> >>> Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, >>> Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as >>> George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already >>> given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also >>> assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. >>> >>> On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, >>> Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as >>> Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave >>> her father as George Hurst, Doctor. >>> >>> If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in >>> tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth >>> (?) I would appreciate your help very much. >>> >>> Best regards, Bruce Glass >>> New Zealand >>> >>> Sorry I don't know much apart from what I have given you. There is a Porteous family site on the Web. I would be interested to hear of anything further you find that might tie in with my lot. Alan >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to >> [email protected] >> >> To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to [email protected] >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] >> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 28 >> ************************************************ >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Alan, Do you have any information about James Porteous, son of the John Poteous born at Ruthwell aboit 1770? Cheers, Bruce On 3/7/2011 9:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Hurst - Porteous (Alan Mitchell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:59:43 +0000 > From: Alan Mitchell<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Hurst - Porteous > To: [email protected] > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > I may not be of much help but a John Porteous from Ruthwell, born about > 1770 was my gggrandfather he was married to Isabella Gardener amd had 7 > children between 1800 and 1817. namely Ann, Isabella (my great > grandmother who married James Mitchell of Nutberry Annan in 1830), > James, Janet, Jannet, Margaret and Nicholas. John was a gardner and the > family may have come from near Edinburgh. I have no other information. > Boswells > > On 05/03/2011 23:58, Bruce Glass wrote: >> Hi Listers, >> >> I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. >> >> My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time >> she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as >> Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as >> St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a >> James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first >> children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof >> either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). >> >> Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, >> Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as >> George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already >> given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also >> assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. >> >> On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, >> Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as >> Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave >> her father as George Hurst, Doctor. >> >> If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in >> tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth >> (?) I would appreciate your help very much. >> >> Best regards, Bruce Glass >> New Zealand >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 28 > ************************************************ >

Hi Cliff, Unfortunately all that I posted is what I know of Eliza Hurst. I have no other Hurst family members in my genealogy. Cheers, Bruce On 3/6/2011 1:37 PM, Cliff. Johnston wrote: > Bruce, > > Well, this is certainly intriguing as I have a Hurst family closely > connected to ours; however, the best that I have been able to do is to find > the family in Londonderry Co., Ireland, ca. 1808. One of this Hurst family > married our Francis "Frank" Johnston, b. 1805 - location is a problem though > for Frank's birth. His wife claimed that he was born in England; however, > other family members jokingly accused her of being a social climber and said > that he was born in Ireland. I wonder if there is a connection between our > Hurst family and yours. I was told that the Hurst family were Huguenots. > Have you heard anything along this line? > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see," > > From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Glass > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Hurst - Porteous > > Hi Listers, > > I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. > > My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time she > was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as Eliza > Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as St > Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a James > Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first children were > born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof either way) James > Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). > > Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, Carlisle on > 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as George Hurst, > Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already given birth to two > children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also assume that by the > time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. > > On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, > Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as > Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave her > father as George Hurst, Doctor. > > If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in > tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth > (?) I would appreciate your help very much. > > Best regards, Bruce Glass > New Zealand > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Listers, I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave her father as George Hurst, Doctor. If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth (?) I would appreciate your help very much. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand

I may not be of much help but a John Porteous from Ruthwell, born about 1770 was my gggrandfather he was married to Isabella Gardener amd had 7 children between 1800 and 1817. namely Ann, Isabella (my great grandmother who married James Mitchell of Nutberry Annan in 1830), James, Janet, Jannet, Margaret and Nicholas. John was a gardner and the family may have come from near Edinburgh. I have no other information. Boswells On 05/03/2011 23:58, Bruce Glass wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. > > My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time > she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as > Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as > St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a > James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first > children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof > either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). > > Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, > Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as > George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already > given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also > assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. > > On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, > Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as > Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave > her father as George Hurst, Doctor. > > If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in > tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth > (?) I would appreciate your help very much. > > Best regards, Bruce Glass > New Zealand > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-requ[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Bruce, Well, that's the way it goes - chicken one day, feathers the next ;-) I'll put your post in my "Wild Hairs" file... Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see," >From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Glass [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:46 PM To: Cliff. Johnston Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Hurst - Porteous Hi Cliff, Unfortunately all that I posted is what I know of Eliza Hurst. I have no other Hurst family members in my genealogy. Cheers, Bruce On 3/6/2011 1:37 PM, Cliff. Johnston wrote: > Bruce, > > Well, this is certainly intriguing as I have a Hurst family closely > connected to ours; however, the best that I have been able to do is to > find the family in Londonderry Co., Ireland, ca. 1808. One of this > Hurst family married our Francis "Frank" Johnston, b. 1805 - location > is a problem though for Frank's birth. His wife claimed that he was > born in England; however, other family members jokingly accused her of > being a social climber and said that he was born in Ireland. I wonder > if there is a connection between our Hurst family and yours. I was told that the Hurst family were Huguenots. > Have you heard anything along this line? > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see," > > From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce > Glass > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Hurst - Porteous > > Hi Listers, > > I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. > > My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time > she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married > as Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their > addresses as St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the > marriage was a James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as > her first children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I > have no proof either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). > > Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, > Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as > George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already > given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would > also assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. > > On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, > Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as > Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she > gave her father as George Hurst, Doctor. > > If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me > in tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to > Elizabeth > (?) I would appreciate your help very much. > > Best regards, Bruce Glass > New Zealand > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Bruce, Well, this is certainly intriguing as I have a Hurst family closely connected to ours; however, the best that I have been able to do is to find the family in Londonderry Co., Ireland, ca. 1808. One of this Hurst family married our Francis "Frank" Johnston, b. 1805 - location is a problem though for Frank's birth. His wife claimed that he was born in England; however, other family members jokingly accused her of being a social climber and said that he was born in Ireland. I wonder if there is a connection between our Hurst family and yours. I was told that the Hurst family were Huguenots. Have you heard anything along this line? Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see," >From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Glass Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Hurst - Porteous Hi Listers, I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave her father as George Hurst, Doctor. If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth (?) I would appreciate your help very much. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear List I have now found a couple of marriages for children of the Thomas and Elizabeth (nee Davidson) Armstrong. Elizabaeth Armstrong married John Thomson in 1880. Mary Armstrong married Charles Bromley 1887 in Dorrock, Dumfries Margaret Jardine McQueen Armstrong married Andrew W. Brown 1893 in Dorrock, Dumfries. Could not find any other marriages or find the above on any census. IF anyone has these names in the family tree, I would love to hear from them. Thanks Joan B.C. Canada

I wonder how much of the talk is a condensed version of sir William Fraser's 1853 book? Gordon. On 25/02/2011 08:02, Rene wrote: > For anyone within reach of Lockerbie, the Earl of Annandale& Hartfell is giving a talk on the "Johnstones of that Ilk and > Annandale" tomorrow (Friday 25 February). > > The venue is Lockerbie Town Hall and the talk begins at 7.30pm. Entrance is free, although a collection will be taken in aid of the > Friends of Annandale& Eskdale Museums. > > Rene

Yes I would be very interested in this too Kay Perth, Australia > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:08:02 -0600 > From: "Cliff. Johnston" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Johnston > To: "'R Anderson'" <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Any chance that someone could record Lord Annandale's talk and make it > available? > > > >

Hi Many speakers are unwilling to have their talks recorded ...indeed, why should they? A talk can be delivered to many audiences but if the talk is recorded then it becomes unusable because the speaker won't know whether his audience has already heard it on CD. Irene > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:08:02 -0600 > > From: "Cliff. Johnston" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Johnston > > To: "'R Anderson'" <[email protected]>, > > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Any chance that someone could record Lord Annandale's talk and make it > > available? > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Cliff With such a common name, I've been trying to persuade an English direct male descendant of John Johnston to have a Y-DNA test done. I'll have to metaphorically twist his arm a bit more! Thanks, Lynda On 24 February 2011 11:12, Cliff. Johnston <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a very good idea to have a male Johnston in your line have his Y-DNA > tested.  There are over 30 haplogroups now so that will give you some idea > of the diversity that is there.  The Y-DNA test helps to narrow it down > significantly. > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see," > From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynda's Lot > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Johnston > > Aaron, not that I'm aware. > > Lynda > > > On 24 February 2011 08:22, Aaron Hill <[email protected]> wrote: >> Is there any DNA testing on direct male descendants of John JOHNSTON? >> >> -- Aaron >> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Lynda's Lot <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Good morning from New Zealand. >>> >>> Seeking information on John JOHNSTON (ca 1813-1852), born in >>> Dumfries, Scotland, son of John Johnston - >>> http://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/our-lot/combined-family-names/ >>> johnston2 >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I have a Janet Johnston, born about 1800 in Ruthwell, according to the censuses. On her death certificate 1886 her parents were named as John Johnston, merchant seaman, and Mary.... Mind you she was 86yrs, so the parents could be just a guess. There is not record of her birth/baptism in Ruthwell, or any other children born to a John and Mary around that time. Just had a thought, I might look for any other Johnstons born around that time, and being born in Ruthwell. When I started all his, there were no censuses available on line, just trawling through the LDS films. Should be easier now. Kay Perth, Australia

For anyone within reach of Lockerbie, the Earl of Annandale & Hartfell is giving a talk on the "Johnstones of that Ilk and Annandale" tomorrow (Friday 25 February). The venue is Lockerbie Town Hall and the talk begins at 7.30pm. Entrance is free, although a collection will be taken in aid of the Friends of Annandale & Eskdale Museums. Rene

Aaron, not that I'm aware. Lynda On 24 February 2011 08:22, Aaron Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there any DNA testing on direct male descendants of John JOHNSTON? > > -- Aaron > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Lynda's Lot <[email protected]> wrote: >> Good morning from New Zealand. >> >> Seeking information on John JOHNSTON (ca 1813-1852), born in Dumfries, >> Scotland, son of John Johnston - >> http://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/our-lot/combined-family-names/johnston2 >

Any chance that someone could record Lord Annandale's talk and make it available? Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see," >From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of R Anderson Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Johnston For anyone within reach of Lockerbie, the Earl of Annandale & Hartfell is giving a talk on the "Johnstones of that Ilk and Annandale" tomorrow (Friday 25 February). The venue is Lockerbie Town Hall and the talk begins at 7.30pm. Entrance is free, although a collection will be taken in aid of the Friends of Annandale & Eskdale Museums. Rene ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good morning from New Zealand. Seeking information on John JOHNSTON (ca 1813-1852), born in Dumfries, Scotland, son of John Johnston - http://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/our-lot/combined-family-names/johnston2 John jnr married English woman Rebecca SHAW from Cheshire in 1841 in Cheshire. The marriage certificate states his father to have been John Johnston, traveller; John jnr's profession also was "Traveller". In the 1841 census John & Rebecca were in High Street, Annan, Dumfries with Jane BYERS (70), Jane MARS (20) & John MARSHALL (35). John's profession was "Ind. means". In 1851 they were in England and John's profession was "General agent". John died in 1852 in Hyde, Cheshire. It appears John's siblings also ventured to England. His brother Thomas shows in the 1841 to 1861 census as a tailor. Siblings Ann Johnston, Lucy Johnston, Janet Johnston show in different England censuses but not every census. Armstrong & Murray are two other surnames that appear with Thomas Johnston in the censuses. If anyone has links with these Johnstons from Dumfries, I would love to hear from you. Cheers, Lynda