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Isabella Johnston (Cunningham), Free Settler "Canada" 1817

Also Known As: "Isabella Cunningham Johnston", "Free Settler "Canada" 1817"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: March 30, 1888 (92)
Frederickton, NSW, Australia
Place of Burial: Frederickton Cmt, Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia
Immediate Family:

Wife of William Johnston, Free Settler "Canada" 1817
Mother of Margaret Agnes McLean; Isabella Gorman; Peter Johnston; Robert Johnston; William James Johnston and 7 others

Immigration to Australia: Free Settler "Canada" 1817
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About Isabella Johnston, Free Settler "Canada" 1817

Biography

Isabella CUNNINGHAM was born on April 20, 1795 in East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Isabella married William JOHNSTON on June 10, 1815 in East Lothian, UK.
{NOTE: There is no evidence that Isabella married a William FULLER prior to her marriage to William JOHNSTON}

Isabella and William emigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney Cove on 6/8/1817 on "Canada" with a cousin Michael HENDERSON

Together they had the following children:

She died on March 30, 1888 in Frederickton, NSW, Australia.



Do NOT confuse with Isabel Marie Johnston




Isabella and her husband William traveled to Australia came free on the convict ship "Canada" in 1817. https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_canada_1817.htm

Sydney Morning Herald Friday 20 April 1888 Deaths JOHNSTON.—At Frederickton, Macleay River, Isabella, relict of the late William Johnston, of the Manning River, aged 93 years.



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Isabella Johnston, Free Settler "Canada" 1817's Timeline

1795
April 20, 1795
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Name Isabel Cunningham
Sex Female
Father's Name Robert Cunningham
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Susan Dixon
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Event Date 20 Apr 1795
Event Place Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Event Place (Original) Yester, East Lothian, Scotland

1828 census - age 32

1818
January 30, 1818
Botany, NSW, Australia

NSW Birth Record 4377/1818 V18184377 1B - Margaret JOHNSON, father William, mother Isabella

Name Margaret Johnson
Sex Female
Father's Name William Johnson
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Isabella
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 2 Mar 1818
Event Place New South Wales, Australia

Appears in 1825 census with parents
Appears in 1828 census with parents - age 10

1819
July 30, 1819
Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Appears in 1825 census with parents
Appears in 1828 census with parents - age 9

1821
March 3, 1821
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Appears in 1825 census with parents
Appears in 1828 census with parents - age 8

1822
November 17, 1822
Georges River, New South Wales, Australia

Appears in 1825 census with parents - age 3
Appears in 1828 census with parents - age 7

1824
July 29, 1824
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

NSW Birth Record 455/1824 V1824455 10 - William JOHNSTON, father William, mother Isabella

Name William Johnston
Sex Male
Birth Date 29 Jul 1824
Father's Name William Johnston
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Isabella
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 30 Apr 1826
Event Place Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Appears in 1825 census with parents - infant
Appears in 1828 census with parents - age 6

1826
February 24, 1826
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

NSW Birth Record 7420/1826 V18267420 1C - George JOHNSTON, father William, mother Isabella

Name George Johnston
Sex Male
Birth Date 24 Feb 1826
Father's Name William Johnston
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Isabella
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 30 Apr 1826
Event Place Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Appears in 1828 census with parents - age 5