John Johnston, Ashley Lodge, Ballymacarrett

[augereau]

<hello everyone,
This is one of my brick walls !  JJ was son of my great x4 grandfather, another John Johnston , ironmonger, of Dublin.  He was born about 1780.  At some stage he moved to the North .  He married  his wife Mary, either in Dublin or the North and had three children, John , Anna & Margaret.
Mary died in 1820 aged 33.  She is buried in Clifton St graveyard but there is no mention of her maiden name - I have never been able to find her marriage....
I think John Johnston may have been involved in the Linen Trade with his cousin Jonathan Sisson but I can find no confirmation of this.   JJ married secondly Agnes Gemmill in Nov 1823 in Rosemary St Presbyterian Church and had three more children.  He died in 1833. 
In conclusion, I would very much like to find JJ's first marriage, his wife Mary's maiden name, and perhaps some information about his son John who would have been born abt 1814-1816.
Many thanks in advance, Liz

[aghadowey]

Are you sure of the name of the 1st wife? There's an Anna Johnston, wife of John Johnston, merchant, who died in 1820 (age 31) and was buried in Clifton Street Burying-ground (Upper Ground). A daughter Margaret died 1821 age 5 and unfortunately the inscription for John is illegible.

There's also a Gemmell plot with Agnes (Gemmell) Johnston who died 1845 - gravestone erected by daughter Mary E.C. (Johnston) Barnett. (note: Mary is buried in Lower Ground- her name transcribed as Mary A.C.)

I can find no record of a Mary Johnston d.1820 age 33.

http://www.cliftonstreetcemetery.com/

[aghadowey]

Lots more information on the Johnston family here- and John's wife listed as Anna (d.1820 age 33) not Mary-
http://maturin.org.uk/15.html

[kingskerswell]

I also have a transcript of the grave mentioned by Aghadowey but mine gives the date of death as
 (3rd) May (1830) aged (31) years. The information was copied from another transcription which was reputedly very difficult to read and I assume that the numbers in brackets were "best guesses".
Regards

[augereau]

Apologies, my mistake - JJ's wife is Anne or Anna , Mary was his daughter.
That grave is the right one, but there is no trace of her maiden name.

That Maturin site is "mine" - I was looking to see if I could tie up a few annoying details !

Many thanks to you both for your help.
Liz