Major Edward Johnstone
(1791.........)
- Back To . . .50th
Foot West Kent Queen's Own Regiment.
Born :.
11 June 1791.
Where Born : Dumfriesshire
Scotland
Occupation :
Regimental Number
:
Date Arrived : 30
June 1834
Ship Arrived on :
" James Lang "
Rank on Discharge :
Date of Enlistment
Where Enlisted
Date of Discharge
Where Discharged
Died :
29 January 1850
Where Died /
Buried :
East Maitland
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name :
Anne Rae
Date Married :
1826 November 20
Where Married :
Born :
1795
Where Born : Annandale
Scotland
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 30
June 1834
Ship Arrived on :
" James Lang "
Died : 18 December
1860
Where Died /
Buried : Sydney; buried South
Head Cemetery
Area
Settled :
- Children :
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- 1827 August 16 baptism of Mary Rae Johnstone
Southhampton, abode Fire House Barracks, Portsmouth,
Edward Captain 50th; (married Richard Lewis Jenkins)
- 1828 September 18 birth Elizabeth Johnstone
(married Edward Henry Lloyd)
- 1830 march 24 bapt twins James Rae and Agnes
Grace Johnstone, Bolton Le Moors, Lancs; (Agnes married
John McFarlane and James married Emma Green)
History
& Achievements :
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- MAJOR EDWARD JOHNSTONE, 50th REGIMENT of FOOT
brief notes by Marilyn Mason, February 2004 Major
Edward Johnstone was my late husband, John Mason’s,
great great grandfather. Most of the following
information comes from two published sources: The
Johnstones of Balladoran by Rae McIlveen, the story of
the family of James Rae Johnstone son of Edward, which
includes some notes on Edward Johnstone supplied by
Aileen Skillicorn, member S.A.G., and notes from
Lt-Colonel Evan Stuart Jenkins on Edward Johnstone’s
army career [copy at Gordon (Sydney)
Library?] and A Scottish Heritage- Major Edward
Johnstone by Les O’Neill, published by subscription,
1991, ISBN 0 646 07259 5 [copy at SAG Sydney]
- All authors are descendants of Edward Johnstone.
- Birth and brother James
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- Brother James born 19 Oct 1784, became Captain,
served in Peninsular Wars, married Mary Henderson in
Surrey, no issue
- Military History:
- 1810 lieutenant in the Annandale and Eskdale
Militia
- 1810 June ensign in the 48th Foot (1812 Army
Lists). In 1812 Lieut 48th Foot (1812-13 Army Lists).
Peninsular Wars with 48th Foot.
- Transferred to the 50th thus missing Napoleonic
Wars (to his annoyance) and went to Jamaica; Dec 25 1818
Lieut 50th foot (1825 Army List); 1827 at Portsmouth,
Captain 50th; 1833 to New Zealand, on H.M. Alligator;
returned to Ireland?? left Ireland 15 Feb 1834 and
arrived Sydney 30 June 1834 on James Lang or James Laing;
1836 Major 50th at Windsor NSW, Headquarters 50th Foot
(ref Army List from N.S.W. Directory)
- Also served Gosport and Dublin at some time.
- Family History
- 1836 January 25, Captain, appointed Police
Magistrate at Paterson (Govt Gazette)
- 1838 December 8, Major, appointed Magistrate at
Paterson (Govt Gazette)
- 1840 still Police Magistrate, ref HRA Series I
vol XXI
- 1841 land purchases county of Durham
- House at Paterson was called Annandale; always
denied any connection to Major Johnstone of NSW Corps;
- 1843 retrenched as magistrate in down-sizing by
government HRA Vol XXI several references
- 1843 May appointed returning officer for county
of Durham (Govt Gazette)
- 1844-48 listed as candidate for reappointment,
HRA several references
- Medal Awarded for Peninsular War
- photograph in The Johnstones of Balladoran; in
1950 this medal was in the possession of a very elderly
descendant, Elizabeth (Bessie) Giblin, living in London.
- Ribbon, Bars and Medallion with Victoria’s
head; bars read Toulouse, Orthes, Nivelle, Pyrenees,
Vittoria, Salamanca, Badajoz, Cjudad Rodrigo, Albuhera.
- Bars are explained in text as: Toulouse Mar - Apr
1814; Orthez 27 Feb 1814; Nivelle 10th Nov 1813;
Pyrenees; Vittoria May - Aug 1812; Salamanca June - Aug
1812; Badajoz Mar - May, May - June 1811, 18th Mar 1812;
Cuidad -Rodrigo Aug - Sep 1811 (also May - June 1810)
(Jan - Mar 1812); Albuhera 16 May 1811
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(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: February 14, 2004.