Modern English biography

JOHNSTON, THOMAS HENRY (brother of Alexander R. C. Johnston 1812–88). _b._ 1807; ensign 66 foot 21 Feb. 1822, lieut. col. 28 Dec. 1838 to 12 July 1850; served in Canadian rebellion 1837–8; col. 87 foot 9 April 1864, col. 66 foot 10 Oct. 1870 to death; general 5 Dec. 1871. _d._ Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire 29 Dec. 1891. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM (son of Thomas Boston Johnston, packman). _b._ Biggar, Lanarkshire 18 Feb. 1800; ed. at univ. of Glasgow, M.A. 1817, D.D. 1850; Secession minister at Limekilns near Dunfermline 1823 to death; the Secession church became the United Presbyterian church in 1847, convener of committee on education 1847 to death; moderator of synod 1854; a jubilee service held in his honor 27 Aug. 1873 when he was presented with an epergne and 1000 guineas; author of A memoir of the rev. Robert Brown. Dunfermline 1830. _d._ at his lodgings, Hanover st. Edinburgh 24 May 1874. _W. Gifford’s Memorials of the life of Dr. Johnston_ (1876), _portrait_; _J. Smith’s Our Scottish Clergy_ (_2 Ser._ 1849) 334–9. JOHNSTON, SIR WILLIAM (3 son of Andrew Johnston). _b._ Kirkhill near Penicuik, Midlothian 27 Oct. 1802; ed. at high school, Edin.; an engraver, Edin. 1 Dec. 1825; founded with his brother, firm of W. and A. K. Johnston 1826; engraver and copperplate printer to the Queen 2 Dec. 1837; purchased the business of the Messrs. Lizars 1859; built the Edina works, Easter road, Edinb. 1878; high constable of Edin. 1828; moderator to the high constables 1831, 32 and 39; member of dean of guild court 1831, of town council 1832; a bailie of Edin. 1840, lord provost 1848–51; knighted at Holyrood palace 26 Aug. 1851; retired from business 1867; joined with his brother in the production of atlases and maps. _d._ Kirkhill house near Gorebridge, Midlothian 7 Feb. 1888. _Bookseller_, _March 1888 pp._ 258–9. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM WALKER WHITEHALL (eld. son of Thomas F. Johnston, colonial sec. of Trinidad, West Indies). Ensign 1 West India regiment 4 Aug. 1854, lieut. col. 24 Dec. 1873 to 1 April 1880 when placed on h.p.; hon. M.G. 1 April 1880. _d._ 9 Beauclerc road, The Grove, London 21 Jany. 1886. JOHNSTONE, CHARLES VANDEN BEMPDE (younger son of sir R. V. B. Johnstone, 1 baronet, _d._ 1807). _b._ 24 Aug. 1800; ed. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1825, M.A. 1830; V. of Feliskirk, Yorkshire 1827–72; preb. of Wetwang in York cath. 17 Oct. 1844 to death; canon res. of York 1845–73. _d._ Sutton hall, Thirsk 15 May 1882. JOHNSTONE, CHRISTIAN ISOBEL. _b._ Fifeshire 1781. (_m._ Mr. M’Leish, she obtained a divorce; _m._ (2) about 1812 John Johnstone of Dunfermline, schoolmaster, afterwards editor of Inverness Courier, they edited the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle); she edited and wrote ‘The schoolmaster and Edinburgh weekly mag.’ 4 Aug. 1832 to 29 June 1833 when it was converted into ‘Johnstone’s Edinburgh Mag.’ published monthly 9 numbers, this was incorporated with Tait’s Edinburgh Mag. 1834 which she edited 1834–46; author of Clan Albin, a national tale 4 vols. 1815, anon.; The cook and housewife’s manual. By Mistress Margaret Dods of the Cleikum inn, St. Ronans 1826, 11 ed. 1862; Nights of the round table, or stories of Aunt Jane and her friends. 2 series Edin. 1832 and 1849; John Johnstone _d._ Edinb. 3 Nov. 1857 aged 76; she _d._ Buccleuch place, Edinburgh 26 Aug. 1857. _W. Anderson’s Scottish Nation_, _iii_ 713–15 (1863); _Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine_, _Sep. 1857 pp._ 573–5. NOTE.--Some accounts say this lady’s names were Christina Jane Johnstone. JOHNSTONE, EDWARD (3 son of James Johnstone of Kidderminster afterwards of Worcester, M.D. 1730–1802). _b._ Kidderminster 26 Sep. 1757; ed. at free gram. sch. there and at univ. of Edinb.; B.D., M.D. 1779; one of physicians of Birmingham general hospital 1779; pres. of Medical sch., afterward called Queen’s college, Birmingham 1827–45; principal of Queen’s coll. 1827–45; hon. phys. of Queen’s hosp. Birmingham to death. _d._ Edgbaston hall near Birmingham 4 Sep. 1851. _Edgbastonia_, _iv_ 21–23 (1884). JOHNSTONE, EDWARD (eld. son of the preceding). _b._ Ladywood house near Birmingham 9 April 1804; ed. Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1825, M.A. 1828; barrister L.I. 6 May 1828, barrister I.T. 1838; a founder of the Literary association of the Friends of Poland 1832; author of What is Poland? a question of geography, history and public law 1836; The general orders and practice of the courts of common law in Ireland 1854; claimed the dormant marquisate of Annandale 1876, claim dismissed by House of Lords as not having been proved 1881. _d._ Worcester 20 Sep.