hi sue,
joseph johnstone and agnes ronaldson were married on the 1/12/1833 applegarth.
1841 census- jardine hall, porter lodge
joseph...age 30...servant...born lochmaben c1808
agnes...age 35...born melrose, roxburgh, c 1803
james...age 7
janet...age 5...born 8/12/1835
mary...age 3...christened 19/12/1837
1851 census- high street, lockerbie
joseph...age 43...blacksmith
agnes...age 48
james...age 16
janet...age 15
mary...age 13
janet johnstone married hugh richardson in applegarth, 4/12/1857
richardson children from the marriage
agnes...born 2/9/1858
thomas...born 20/9/1859
elizabeth...born 29/5/1861
james johnstone...born 23/1/1866
mary carlyle johnstone brockie...born 6/4/1868
david...born 17/7/1870
janet...born 16/7/1872
joseph johnstone...born 19/7/1874
1861 census- mount pleasant, applegarth
joseph...age 54...blacksmith
agnes...age 56
mary...age 23
hugh...age 3...grandson
agnes richardson...age 2...grand-daughter
1861 census- 273 springburn road, glasgow
hugh richardson...age 25...joiner
janet...age 25
thomas...age 1
could this be your james?
1861 census- newcastle
james...age 30...blacksmith...married
jesse...age 19...wife
1871 census- mount pleasant, applegarth
joseph...age 62...blacksmith
agnes...age 66
hugh...age 13...grandson
agnes richardson...age 12...grand-daughter
1871 census- applegarth
hugh richardson...age 35...joiner
janet...age 35
thomas...age 11
elizabeth...age 9
james...age 5
mary...age 2
david...age 9 months
1881 census- 3 hutchinson street, liverpool
hugh richardson...age 44...house carpenter
janet...age 45
agnes...age 23...dressmaker
thomas...age 22...ironmonger
james...age 16...clerk
mary...age 13
joseph...age 6
david...age 4....born liverpool
janet...age 2...born liverpool
Joe