If your Mary is in this family, she was probably #6, the unknown child. Would be the right age, and if you don't know, they don't either. Where would a birth register of their church be found? Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Marston" <Susan5704@msualum.com> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: [JOHNSTON] William Johnstone, Scotland>Canada (Halton & Huron Counties) > I am researching William Johnstone, b. 1798 (Johnstone by Lockerbie, > Dumfries, Scotland) and his wife, Isabella Halliday (married about 1822). > They emigrated with their children in the 1850s, settling first in Halton > County, and then relocating to Huron County. Researchers have given me the > following children: > > 1. John Johnstone (28 Jul 1824-1902) who married Ellen "Ella" Carruthers > 2. Jean Johnstone (11 Mar 1826) > 3. Jane Johnstone (1827-1880) who married William Macadam > 4. Elizabeth Johnstone (1828-1886) who married John Barnby > 5. William Johnstone (1832-1917) who married Isabella McCall > 6. unknown child b. 1834 > 7. Judith Johstone, b. 1836 > 8. Janet Johnstone, b. 1840, who married a McGrath > 9. unknown child > 10. James Johnstone (21 Dec 1844-1919), who married Mary Ann Marshall > 11. unknown child > 12. Annie Johnstone (1847)-1888) who married a Freeman > 13. Mary Jane Johnstone (1851-1878) > > My interest lies in the fact that my great-grandfather, Joseph Anderson, has > stated that his mother was Mary "Johnson" (as spelled in her daughter > Isabelle's death certificate, for which Joseph provided the information). > In his memoirs, Joseph states that he is related to the Barnby family (see > child #4 above) and also to an Isabella MacDonald (Mrs. Skye Jimmy > MacDonald), who is the granddaughter of John & Ella Carruthers (child #1 > above). > > I found a marriage record for John Anderson and Mary Johnston that I believe > is their record. Both were living in Halton Township, and were married 21 > July 1857, which is consistent with my family information. Witnesses were > William Anderson (John has a brother William) and Janet Johnston (could be > child #8 above, who would be about 17 years old at this time). > > Is my Mary Johnson / Johnston / Johnstone one of the children above, or even > a child not listed? > > Susan Marston > Edina, MN > > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Johnston surname Message board! > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Johnston >

> If your Mary is in this family, she was probably #6, the unknown child. > Would be the right age, and if you don't know, they don't either. Where > would a birth register of their church be found? > Beverly I'm hoping that someone descended from one of the other siblings might have information, since this came from such an isolated branch of the family. I think some of the children may have stayed in Halton when the rest of the family moved on. Maybe even the Janet who witnessed the marriage... Birth registers would be in Scotland. I haven't gotten that far in my research yet! Another clue is that an Anderson researcher couldn't figure out what possessed John Anderson to up and move so far away from Halton County and HIS family. My speculation is that they moved to where HER family was. The Anderson researcher didn't know about Mary's family. Susan Marston Edina, MN