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Title: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: augereau on Thursday 16 July 15 09:23 BST (UK): Hello everyone !

I hope to be able to get to Stranorlar next week and would like to find graves of this Johnston family.
Dr HMJ died in 1932. His son Victor is probably buried in Stranorlar too. I know the family was Church of Ireland but they may have attended the presbyterian church too... How many graveyards are there in Stranorlar ? I would really appreciate any help so that when I get there, I know where to look !!!
Liz
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 July 15 09:37 BST (UK): Churches:
Kilteevogue (aghaveagh), st john -
Meenglass, the ascension -
Stranorlar -

http://ireland.anglican.org/information/dioceses/parish/11690

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/stranorlarcofiGY.htm
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 July 15 09:39 BST (UK): http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/stranorlarproj.htm
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 July 15 09:41 BST (UK): http://www.rootschat.com/links/01fon/
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: rathmore on Thursday 16 July 15 11:58 BST (UK): mentioned on find my past

http://findmypast.co.uk

do not know if you have to pay for this information burial.

say he was born in 1851.
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: rathmore on Thursday 16 July 15 12:07 BST (UK): Is this site your site because it is a great site with photos of Henry Johnston and lots of information

http://maturin.org.uk
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: augereau on Thursday 16 July 15 16:13 BST (UK): Thank you both for your help ... it is much appreciated. Yes, to the last message, it is my site. Lots of information about Dr HMJ, he was quite a character, but unfortunately no one in the family knows where he is buried exactly ...
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 July 15 17:52 BST (UK): Do you have Baptist Johnston on tree somewhere??
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 16 July 15 19:45 BST (UK): Unfortunately Presbyterian churches almost never keep burial registers. Have you checked for newspaper death notices or obituaries? Sometimes they list a place of burial.
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 July 15 20:05 BST (UK): Quote from: augereau on Thursday 16 July 15 16:13 BST (UK)
Thank you both for your help ... it is much appreciated. Yes, to the last message, it is my site. Lots of information about Dr HMJ, he was quite a character, but unfortunately no one in the family knows where he is buried exactly ...

Do you have Death Cert? If so, where was death registered?
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: augereau on Thursday 16 July 15 20:16 BST (UK): No, I don't think there is a Baptist Johnston in my tree ...
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Friday 17 July 15 08:42 BST (UK): Stranorlar

No. 11
Here lieth the body of | JOSEPH JOHNSTON Esqr of | Summerhill who died
the 8th day | of August 1825 Aged 54 years | and | His Wife JANE JOHNSTON
who | Died 23rd of Sept 1829 Aged 57 Years | Also | of JAMES JOHNSTON
Their Son Who | Departed This Life the 24 of April 1877 | In His 77th
Year | Sacred | To The Memory of | ELIZABETH ......| Woodland Who Died |
The 16 September 1837 Aged 47 Years | And Of | Joseph Johnston Esq or |
Woodlands Her Husband Who Died | 2 July 1889 Aged 53 Years. (See next
photo for Bottom of this stone)

No. 12
See No. 11. Bottom of stone: ELIZABETH ...| Woodland Who Died | The 16
September 1837 Aged 47 Years | And Of | JOSEPH JOHNSTON Esq or |
Woodlands Her Husband Who Died | 2 July 1889 Aged 53 Years.

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/donegal/photos/tombstones/donegal-stranorlar-coi/target11.html

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/donegal/photos/tombstones/donegal-stranorlar-coi/target12.html
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: augereau on Friday 17 July 15 10:15 BST (UK): I don't have the death cert but the record says that the registration district was Stranorlar.
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: augereau on Friday 17 July 15 10:19 BST (UK): I don't think these Johnstons are the same family as mine, Joseph isn't one of the family names. Great photos of the tombstones ...
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Friday 17 July 15 10:27 BST (UK): Quote from: augereau on Friday 17 July 15 10:19 BST (UK)
I don't think these Johnstons are the same family as mine, Joseph isn't one of the family names. Great photos of the tombstones ...

Someone visiting the Cemetery took some photos for IGP, just saw that Johnston one there!

It looks like there are quite a few other g/stones there... maybe other Johnstons!
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: rathmore on Friday 17 July 15 11:41 BST (UK): well it is a great story after all the IRA commandered his car then there was a song written
'Johnston motor car' by Willie Gillespie of Ballybofey

have you tried the local council or paper, I am more than sure the local paper or council would help you.

It say in the article that he was born at Ramelton may be he was taken back there.

His death must have been in the papers because of the car and song.
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: hallmark on Friday 17 July 15 13:06 BST (UK): My first stop would be to look up newspapers.....
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 17 July 15 14:12 BST (UK): I asked poster if they had newspaper death notices or obituaries but never got a response.
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: rathmore on Saturday 18 July 15 11:32 BST (UK): I came across he died at Stranorlar House, Stranorlar, County donegal

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/johnston-3076
Title: Re: Dr Henry Maturin JOHNSTON Stranorlar
Post by: augereau on Saturday 18 July 15 11:40 BST (UK): Many thanks for everything to everyone - I think I'll go straight to the C of I graveyard and start there, it is the most likely place !
Liz

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