James Johnston - Father's mother's father's father

[ElizabethHerts]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
James Johnston

Date and place of birth
c. 1826 Fetteresso Kincardineshire Scotland

Names of parents
James Johnston and Christian/Christina (neé Laurie/Lowrie)

Date and place of baptism - if applicable
unknown probably Fetteresso

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
Married Catherine Wishart
21 Dec 1851 Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshre
"James Johnston in this parish, & Catherine Wishart in Nigg having been contracted were married."

Occupation(s) - if any
Carpenter

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.

1841 Census (6/6/1841)
Mill of Burnthillock Banchory Devenick
James Johnston 50 Miller N
Christian Johnston 50 Y
Margaret Johnston 15 Y
James Johnston 15 U (no occupation given)
Margaret Laurie 60 ? Y sister
William Morrison 15 Ag. Lab E
John Morrison 20 Ag. Lab. E

1851 Census
Burnthillock Banchory Devenick
James Johnston Head Married 60 Meal Miller Aberdeenshire Birse
Christina Johnston Wife Married 62 Kincardineshire Fetteresso
James Johnston Son 25 Unmarried Cowper Kincardineshire Fetteresso
Elisabeth Morrison Grandchild Scholar Angusshire Logie and Pert
Alexander Lawrence Unmarried Ag. Lab Aberdeenshire Old Machar
Ann Dunbar Unmarried 31 Housemaid Kincardineshire Fettereso

1861 Census
Berryhill, Carpenter House
James Johnston Head Married 35 House Carpenter Born Kincardineshire Cookney
Catherine wife Married 35 born Fetteresso
Helen daughter 8 scholar born Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
Catherine daughter 6 born Kincardineshire, Banchory Dev.
Mary daughter 4 born Kincardineshire, Banchory Dev
James son 1 born Kincardineshire, Cookney

1871 Census
Backburn Cookney Fetteresso
James Johnston Head Married 45 Wright born Kincardine, Fetteresso
Catherine Wife Married 45 Born Kincardine, Fetteresso
Robert son 9 scholar born Kincardine, Fetteresso
George son 7 scholar born Kincardine, Fetteresso
David son 4 born Kincardine, Fetteresso

1881 Census
Bridge of Muchalls Fetteresso Kincardine Scotland
Catherine Johnston Wife Married 55 F Birthplace Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland
James Johnston Head Married 55 M Carpenter Journeyman Birthplace Fetteresso, Kincardine
1891 Census
Bridge of Muchalls Cookney Fetteresso
James Johnston Head Mar 65 Carpenter Kincardineshire Fetteresso
Catherine Wife Mar 65 Carpenter’s Wife Kincardineshire Fetteresso
William Summers Grandson 13 Scholar Aberdeenshire St Nicholas

1901 Census
Bridge of Muchalls Fetteresso Cookney
James Johnston Head Mar 76 Retired Carpenter Kincardineshire Fetteresso 3 windows
Catherine Johnston Wife Mar 76 Kincardineshire Fetteresso
Minnie Summers GrandDaur 10 Scholar Aberdeenshire St Nicholas

Date, place and cause of death
23 January 1906
8 pm
Joiner Married to Catherine Wishart
Bridge of Muchalls Cookney
80 years
Father: James Johnston Meal Miller (Deceased)
Mother: Christina Johnston M.S. Lawrie (Deceased)
Acute Bronchitis 6 days
Informant: William Summers Grandson (Present)

Date and place of burial / cremation.
Unknown

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
I doubt he left a will.

Memorial inscription - if any
-

[kiterunner]

So he was born about 1825 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, is that right?

[ElizabethHerts]

Yes, Kiterunner, that's correct.

I had trouble doing this as I was copying and pasting merrily and suddenly I realised I had pushed the wrong button and had uploaded it before I had finished. This is why I have had to keep editing!! I usually do it all then push "submit"!:o

[kiterunner]

Ah, right, so there's not as many blanks to fill in as I first thought!

[ElizabethHerts]

No, not many, Kiterunner.

I've had another look at this line and I'm amazed how long they all lived!

James Johnston's father lived until he was 88 (born 1791). His wife was "only" 76, and most of them were older than that when they died.