Robert Johnston (my gr gr grandfather)
Born: 1839 County Down Ireland
Occupation listed as farmer
Catherine Dowey (my gr gr grandmother)
(she made the needlepoint dated 1854)
Born: 1843 Moira Ireland
There were married 1861 in Moira Ireland
Children:
Jeannie 1861
Sarah 1963
Hugh 1865
Henry 1867
Catherine 1869
Mary Johnston Livingston 1871
(my great grandmother)
Sabina Johnston Irwin 1877
(she was called “Biney”, pronounced Beanie)
Catharine Dowey Johnston
Born 1843 Moira Ireland
Married Robert Johnston
Born 1839 County Down Ireland
They were married June 1861 Moira Ireland
Occupation listed “farmer”
Children:
Sarah b. 1863
Hugh b. 1865
Henry b. 1867
Catherine b. 1969
Mary Johnston Livingston b. 09/11/1881 Moonegeeta, Romseyshire County Burke Australia (my gr.grandparents) married Thomas Malcomson Livingston b.1861 County Down Ireland . Married July 12th 1893 St. Paul’s church, Romsey Victoria Australia (church of England). His parents were Mary Jane Malcomson and his father was John Livingston of Ireland (more on this family branch upcoming)
Jeannie b. 1861 Ireland (husband Willie died in 1932) married name?
Minnie b. Australia
Sabina b. Australia (her nickname was Biny, pronounced Beanie
March 28th 1940
In the news:
November 5th 1940
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Wendell Willkie, becoming the first American president to win a third term. Roosevelt broke the two-term precedent established by the country’s first president George Washington. Continue reading “In the News 1940”
3 Ferandina Villas
Park Parade
Lisburn
My own darling wee Florrie,
It was a great joy to me to receive your long looked for letter. The Christmas card came alright just in time for xmas but no letter. Well I guess the others have been lost with lots of others isn’t terrible to think of so much loss of life and property but still we must not forget that God rules and overrules and is working out his own place as year succeeds to year in his good time will bring peace and victory. Continue reading “Life with Sister Minnie”