Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond

William JOHNSTON + Isabella CUNNINGHAM

13 children
Birth: January 30, 1818 41 22 — Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1836 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Number of children: 0
Marriage: about 1855 — Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 16, 1909 — Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia
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Margaret JOHNSTON
1818–1909
Birth: January 30, 1818 41 22 — Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 16, 1909 — Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: July 30, 1819 42 24 — Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: July 2, 1841 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 26, 1915 — Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
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Isabella JOHNSTON
1819–1915
Birth: July 30, 1819 42 24 — Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 26, 1915 — Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: March 3, 1821 44 25 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1846 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 4, 1906 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
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Peter JOHNSTON
1821–1906
Birth: March 3, 1821 44 25 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 4, 1906 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: November 17, 1822 46 27 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: October 14, 1844 — Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 19, 1909 — Upper Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Toms Gully Cemetery, Hickeys Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Robert JOHNSTON
1822–1909
Birth: November 17, 1822 46 27 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 19, 1909 — Upper Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia
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Birth: July 29, 1824 47 29 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: October 6, 1859 — Tinonee, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 4, 1914 — Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Wingham Cemetery, Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
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William JOHNSTON
1824–1914
Birth: July 29, 1824 47 29 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 4, 1914 — Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: February 24, 1826 49 30 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: November 28, 1857 — Manning River District (Taree), New South Wales, Australia
Death: November 9, 1902 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia
⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eliza McLEAN William Robert JOHNSTON Margaret Jane JOHNSTON Eliza Georgina JOHNSTON Jessie Matilda JOHNSTON George Thomas JOHNSTON Alexander Cunningham JOHNSTON Albert Dudley JOHNSTON Lucy Ada JOHNSTON Alice Maud JOHNSTON Edwin Norman M JOHNSTON Amelia G JOHNSTON Harry Valentine JOHNSTON Mary Florence JOHNSTON Norman H JOHNSTON
George JOHNSTON
1826–1902
Birth: February 24, 1826 49 30 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: November 9, 1902 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: October 6, 1827 50 32 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: March 7, 1854 — Dingo Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 25, 1918 — Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Bellingen General Cemetery, Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
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Agnes JOHNSTON
1827–1918
Birth: October 6, 1827 50 32 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 25, 1918 — Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: April 3, 1829 52 33 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: October 14, 1846 — Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 12, 1905 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia
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Susan JOHNSTON
1829–1905
Birth: April 3, 1829 52 33 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 12, 1905 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: September 7, 1830 53 35 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: December 18, 1850 — Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 19, 1923 — Childers, Queensland, Australia
Burial: Apple Tree Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Janet JOHNSTON
1830–1923
Birth: September 7, 1830 53 35 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 19, 1923 — Childers, Queensland, Australia
Birth: May 31, 1832 55 37 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: April 23, 1858 — Bungay Bungay, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 15, 1919 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia
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James JOHNSTON
1832–1919
Birth: May 31, 1832 55 37 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 15, 1919 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: November 8, 1834 58 39 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: May 27, 1859 — Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 5, 1905 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia
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Adam JOHNSTON
1834–1905
Birth: November 8, 1834 58 39 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 5, 1905 — Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Birth: February 14, 1838 61 42 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: September 25, 1862 — Williams River, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 6, 1927 — Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Dorrigo Cemetery, Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia
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Thomas Danvers JOHNSTON
1838–1927
Birth: February 14, 1838 61 42 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 6, 1927 — Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia
Male Pioneer
Birth: October 26, 1776 — Whitsome, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marriage: June 10, 1815 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Immigration: August 6, 1817 — New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Manager — 1820 — Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Number of children: 12
Death: August 29, 1854
Burial: Dingo Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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William JOHNSTON
1776–1854
Birth: October 26, 1776 — Whitsome, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: August 29, 1854
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Johnston - Isabella
Birth: April 20, 1795 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Marriage: June 10, 1815 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Immigration: August 6, 1817 — New South Wales, Australia
Number of children: 12
Death: March 30, 1888
Burial: Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia
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Isabella CUNNINGHAM
1795–1888
Birth: April 20, 1795 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: March 30, 1888
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Marriage
June 10, 1815
Scotland, United Kingdom
Citation details: 29
Number of children
12
Gorman - Isabella - Obituary
Gorman - Isabella - Obituary
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Family Reunion

Transcribed from the Manning River Times of 11 July 2017:

Johnston descendants celebrate bicentenary of pioneers' arrival in Wingham

The descendants of early pioneers William and Isabella Johnston are gathering at Wingham on the weekend of August 5 and 6 to celebrate the pioneers’ arrival in the colony and Wingham 200 hundred years ago.

On August 6,1817, William and Isabella Johnston and a cousin, Michael Henderson, arrived in Sydney Cove on board the ‘Canada’.

They had travelled from Scotland and were believed to be the first free settlers to pay their own passage, as those before them were subsidised by the British government.

Between 1817 and 1823 the three resided in the Botany Bay area where four children were born to William and Isabella.

In March 1823 they made the difficult crossing over the mountains by bullock dray so William could take up the position of Superintendent of Agriculture in Bathurst.

Isabella was one of the earliest women to make this journey and the difficulties and dangers encountered with four young children, the youngest only four months old, can scarcely be imagined.

William was dismissed from his position in Bathurst, in part for being on friendly terms with the convicts and “admitting them to his table”. In spite of this he was granted a large acreage, ‘Bathampton’, by Governor Brisbane.

By now there were 12 children and one deceased daughter, and after a severe drought they decided to move to the Port Macquarie area.

In 1843 William leased land at Wherrol Flat, Dingo Creek. Wherrol Flat was the name given by William to describe the whirl of the creek at that point.

During this time the Johnstons’ cousin Michael Henderson moved in 1824 to Raymond Terrace where he built a two-storied mansion over looking the river which he named Roslyn Castle. It was ahead of its time with a foot of earth between the floors to keep the house cool.

This enterprising young man supported his brother’s four children when their parents died, bringing them to Australia and helping them to make their way in a new land. Michael is buried in Raymond Terrace cemetery.

For William and Isabella the property at Wherrol Flat, which they named “Sunnyside” was where they put down their roots.

William and four others built a large cedar home with five bedrooms, a large loungeroom, dining room and kitchen. There was a beautiful crepe myrtle tree in front of the house and also a palm tree and wisteria vine and other well kept gardens.

A son, Robert, started a school for the children of Dingo creek on his own property.

The family were known and respected leaders of the community and William and Isabella lived to see their family become pioneer settlers in the Northern Rivers area.

William died aged 77 years and is buried on Sunnyside. Isabella died aged 93 and is buried in Frederickton cemetery. At the time of her death she had seven sons, five daughters, 76 grandchildren and 70 great grandchildren.

Today a great-great-great grandson, Daryl, and his wife, Jodie, still reside on one of the Johnston properties ‘Sengenhoe’.

The descendants of William and Isabella and Michael Henderson plan to tread in their footsteps at the reunion at Wingham and take home inspiration from their fortitude ,and community-minded spirit and family values.