JOHNSTONE/FLETCHER/NUTT research in Australia

[vizz]

Researching the family of David Johnstone and Clara Fletcher
David Johnstone born 8 Apr 1850 Dumfries Scotland, died Australia?
Clara Fletcher born abt 1858 Australia, died 9 Jun 1942 Camden Australia
married 1878 Grenfeld Australia, divorced, Clara remarried a Cowling
Children
Elizabeth 1880 - 1880
Ellen 1880 - 1881
Herbert Gladstone (1882 - 1948 ) married a Mary E ?, two children died young
Thomas 1884 - d in infancy
Reginald Cecil 1885 - 27 Jul 1948 Sydney Australia
Muriel Constance 1888 - 1942 Woollahra Aust, married Roy Bramwell Nutt 1891 - 1963, married 1918 Petersham Aust. Three children, possible descendants.
Otto Lewin 1891 25 Oct 1945 Ashfield Aust. married Ivy Staples 1897 - 1960 Sydney Aust. married 1918, no know children

Looking for David Johnstone's death record, and any descendants.

 

[p.risboy]

Hi Vizz, and welcome to FHUK forums.

Steve.

 

[leefer]

Welcome..good luck with your research

Regards...Lee

 

[gibbo]

Hi vizz and welcome.

Do you have parents names for David Johnstone which might help to find the right death index for him?

 

[vizz]

David Johnstone's parents are as follows:

Charles Johnstone 14 Aug 1792 - 1 May 1868 Dumfries Scotland
Anne Halliday (Kirk) Johnstone abt 1813 - before 1861 Dumfries Scotland

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello vizz,

I have both of them in my tree but sorry to say I have only this bit I can add to what you have. The town in NSW is Grenfell:


1878-79 N.S.W Electoral Roll - The Lachlan
JOHNSTONE David, Grenfell, residence
JOHNSTONE John, Grenfell, residence

Regards,

Dave

 

[gibbo]

Hi vizz,

I havent found the death for David as yet but i did find out that Otto and Ivy had 2 children, found this from his death notice in the newspaper.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Monday 22 October 1945

Johnstone ..- October 20 1945 at his residence, 35 King Street, Ashfield. Otto Lewin Johnstone, dearly loved husband of Ivy Lydia and dear father of Joy and Arthur. Aged 54 years.

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello vizz,

After two marriages with a change of family name sideways off the main line I stop the branch in my tree, hence I had none of the children in my database. The name is not always JOHNSTONE in the records and often the details were provided orally hence mistakes such as B for G. This looks like the marriage and I can see 3 children:

5776/1900 JOHNSTON GEORGE B BEGNELL MARY E BATHURST

Births
22894/1905 JOHNSTON DOROTHY V M HERBERT G MARY E GLEBE
13174/1907 JOHNSTONE LINDA A A HERBERT G MARY E GLEBE
3728/1910 JOHNSTON PHYLLIS T HERBERT G MARY E GLEBE

Deaths
9330/1908 JOHNSTONE RUBY M HERBERT G MARY E GLEBE
9506/1911 JOHNSTONE LINDA A A HERBERT G MARY E CAMPERDOWN
13325/1925 JOHNSTON DOROTHY M HERBERT G MARY TAMWORTH

Possible marriage:
19329/1937 EGAN LEOLIN PATRICK JOHNSTONE PHYLLIS THEA GLEBE


EGAN Phyllis Thea Funeral notice 24APR2009 Death 99 at Nazareth House Northern Daily Leader (Tamworth) 25APR2009

I'll keep looking.

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hi vizz,

I havent found the death for David as yet but i did find out that Otto and Ivy had 2 children, found this from his death notice in the newspaper.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Monday 22 October 1945

Johnstone ..- October 20 1945 at his residence, 35 King Street, Ashfield. Otto Lewin Johnstone, dearly loved husband of Ivy Lydia and dear father of Joy and Arthur. Aged 54 years.

Hello vizz,

Possible marriages:

1290/1946 CARONE JOHN CHESLAV JOHNSTONE JOY GLORIA ASHFIELD
1299/1946 CARONE JOHN CHESLAV JOHNSTONE JOY GLORIA ASHFIELD

20365/1948 JOHNSTONE ARTHUR HUBERT THOMPSON WILMA MILDRED GLADYS KEMPSEY


Service Record
Name JOHNSTONE, ARTHUR HUBERT
Service Australian Army
Service Number NX174044 (N218186)
Date of Birth 26 Dec 1921
Place of Birth SYDNEY, NSW
Date of Enlistment 25 Jun 1943
Locality on Enlistment ASHFIELD, NSW
Place of Enlistment NSW
Next of Kin JOHNSTONE, OTTO
Date of Discharge 10 Jul 1946
Rank Sapper
Posting at Discharge 2/14 Field Company
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No

JOHNSTONE Arthur Hubert Death notice 06FEB2007 Death 85 Sydney Morning Herald 08FEB2007

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello vizz,

Death # 31149/1942 NUTT MURIEL CONSTANCE DAVID CLARA ELIZABETH WOOLLAHRA

NUTT Roy Bramwell Gladstone Death notice 02NOV1963 Death late of Point Piper Sydney Morning Herald 04NOV1963


Death # 23797/1942 NUTT NORMA CONSTANCE ROY BRAMWELL G MURIEL CONSTANCE WOOLLAHRA

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) - Thursday 17 December 1942 p. 10
DEATHS
NUTT.-December, 16 1942, (suddenly) at her residence 23 Fairweather Street Bellevue Hill, Muriel Constance Nutt dearly beloved wife of Roy and loving mother of Rae and Ken. Private cremation.

Possible marriages:

22222/1947 WILKIE HOWARD SYDNEY NUTT RAE BERYL PADDINGTON

15091/1950 NUTT KENNETH NEWTON BLACK ESTELLE CAMPBELL ROCKDALE
16416/1951 NUTT KENNETH GEORGE HARRISON SHIRLEY LORRAINE
SYDNEY


Death # 16471/1977 WILKIE RAE BERYL PEACE ROY BRAMWELL MURIEL

WILKIE Rae Beryl Death notice 16JUL1977 Death Sydney Morning Herald 18JUL1977

WILKIE Howard Sydney Death notice 03MAR2000 Death Sydney Morning Herald 11MAR2000

NUTT Kenneth George Death notice 04DEC2005 Death 81 late of Double Bay and Vaucluse Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 07DEC2005

NUTT Kenneth Newton Death notice 09SEP1985 Death late of Vincentia, formerly of Blakehurst Sydney Morning Herald 12SEP1985


Regards,

Dave

 

[gibbo]

Also there is a WW1 militery record online for Roy Bramwell Nutt in the National archives Australia

http://www.naa.gov.au/


NUTT Roy Bramwell : Service Number - 8459 : Place of Birth - Redfern NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) NUTT James Huthnance

 

[DaveHam9]

Can we find any living descendants?

 

[gibbo]

Clara had a child to the Cowling fella by the looks of things. Not sure if you wanted or needed info on Clara but posted this anyway.

Found Clara's death notice and has names on there so i did some checking out on them.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday 10 June 1942

Cowling - June 9 1942 at Camden hospital. Clara E Cowling late of Campbelltown beloved mother of Murial, Bert, Reg and Lou Johnstone and Myra Bow.

I then checked for marriages for first name Myra and groom as Bow and found this.

1008/1922
Groom BOW RUPERT H
Bride COWLING MYRA L
District GLEBE

I then checked births for a Myra Cowling and found this

12370/1897
COWLING MYRA L
Father WILLIAM
Mother CLARA
district GOULBURN

Maybe a possibility that your Clara married a William Cowling. so far i havent been able to find a marriage for the pair tho.
Im still looking for David's death, so far i havent been able to find a death with parents as charles and anne.

 

[gibbo]

Just to help confirm Myra is Clara's child i found this.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday 28 July 1948

JOHNSTONE Reginald Cecil-July 27 1948 at a hospital Darlinghurst
Reginald Cecil Johnstone of 1133 Botany Road Mascot dearly loved step brother ol Myra Bow.

 

[crankypants]

Hi Vizz

1913 N.S.W ELECTORAL ROLL - CAMPERDOWN—DARLINGTON POLLING-PLACE
758 Cowling Clara 57 Ivy-street domestic duties
759 Cowling William 57 Ivy-street engine-driver
1876 Johnstone Lewin 57 Ivy-street cutter
1881 Johnstone Muriel Constance 57 Ivy-street domestic duties
1882 Johnstone Reginald 57 Ivy-street tram conductor

Two links to free newspapers

1803-1954
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper?q=

2001-2010 (you'll find 2007 death JOHNSTONE Arthur Hubert)
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/newsSearch.ac?sy=nstore

SMH deaths/funeral notices between 1955-1995 is a paid site which I have access to. Dave listed a few deaths between this period. Happy to post any deaths between this period.

Yell out if you need 1930-1954 N.S.W Electoral Rolls.

cheers
cp

 

[vizz]

Thank you for all your input. You have given me lots to consider.

Keep dry

Wayne

 

[vizz]

Success

Thanks to your help and site suggestions we have found other family members.
The telephone directory wasn't any help, but good old google found a relative that we are now emailing.

Thanks again

Wayne

 

[Lewin Johnstone]

Good morning, I'm a descendant of David Johnstone one of the sons of Arthur and Wilma Johnstone. I have some details of the line. I also have a soft copy of a letter sent by David Johnstone in January 20th 1895 to relatives in Scotland. Regards Lewin

Researching the family of David Johnstone and Clara Fletcher
David Johnstone born 8 Apr 1850 Dumfries Scotland, died Australia?
Clara Fletcher born abt 1858 Australia, died 9 Jun 1942 Camden Australia
married 1878 Grenfeld Australia, divorced, Clara remarried a Cowling
Children
Elizabeth 1880 - 1880
Ellen 1880 - 1881
Herbert Gladstone (1882 - 1948 ) married a Mary E ?, two children died young
Thomas 1884 - d in infancy
Reginald Cecil 1885 - 27 Jul 1948 Sydney Australia
Muriel Constance 1888 - 1942 Woollahra Aust, married Roy Bramwell Nutt 1891 - 1963, married 1918 Petersham Aust. Three children, possible descendants.
Otto Lewin 1891 25 Oct 1945 Ashfield Aust. married Ivy Staples 1897 - 1960 Sydney Aust. married 1918, no know children

Looking for David Johnstone's death record, and any descendants.

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello Lewin,

welcome to FHUK.

This is the last reference found that could be David:

1936 N.S.W Electoral Roll – Werriwa – Woonona
JOHNSTONE David, Stanhope street, Woonona, miner

Do you know when and where he died?

Regards,

Dave

 

[Huntress3]

Hi ,
I came across this today. Are you still looking for descendants? I grew up in Sydney and knew Rae Wilkie, née Nutt. She was my mothers best friend from schooldays. I know quite a lot About Roy Nutt. Rae and Howard had three children, Amanda (Mandy) Deborah (Debbie) and Stuart. My brother was recently in contact with Mandy who was born in 1949, like him. If you or anyone is keen to have more information, I will happily provide it. I have photos of Roy Nutt on his cabin cruiser in Sydney harbour, along with son Ken.
Huntress3 from canberra.