Wautier jonesone of berwickshire rendered homage to edward i of england in 1296, and there is a tradition that it was. The habitational surname johnstone johnston is in most cases derived from the name of johnstone located in annandale, dumfriesshire, scotland. It is hard to find out more about your ancestry if there is no family tree someone created in the past to track your relatives in the long past. The johnstone clan kept watch on the western border with england for six hundred years. In 1840 there were 7 johnstone families living in maine. There were a number of johns towns in scotland but the earliest record of the surname is a john johnstone at the end of the 12th century later, sir john johnston of dumfries signed the ragman roll in 1296, along with most of the other scottish landowners, swearing allegiance to king edward i. If you belong to the clan johnstone then this clan book is ideal for you makes a great gift idea. John johnston and mary campbell of william and nancy johnston. Johnstone clan johnstone family crest, johnstone crest. Wed like to thank you for visiting our website it is our hope you find it interesting and informative. Another 239 words 17 lines of text covering the years 1296, 1611, 1663, 1625, 1672, 1664, 1721, 1701, 1602, 1653, 1687, 1730, 1697, 1772, 1743, 1754, 1711, 1700 and are included under the topic early johnstone history in all our pdf. Clan is open source software and can be freely downloaded. In 1891 there were 865 johnstone families living in lancashire. Clan johnstone new zealand is for connecting members of the johnston, johnstone, johnstoun and.
The average weight of this mans crest ring in 18kt gold is grams. Apr 03, 2008 still images of mary johnstone s children and grandchildren. A powerful border clan which held the central lands of annandale. See more ideas about family history, scotland and history. T he johnstone family has its beginnings in ancient scotland, in the western borders in the region of annandale, which was inhabited by the celts, in the county of dumfriesshire.
These names frequently became johnson in america, as did like names from scandinavia. Known for being a fairly ferocious bunch, walter scott. The johnston or johnstone tartan first made its appearance in the apocryphal vestiarium scoticum, which was published in 1842 by two brothers who claimed to be grandsons of bonnie prince charlie. The clan johnstone were once one of the most powerful of the border reiver scottish clans. All products clan johnston, johnstone, tartan, plaid, blue, green, traditional, scotland, scottish, plaidwerx. History of the johnstonjohnstone clan scottish culture.
Historically, johnston has been an alternate spelling of. They lived in any of several place names in scotland. The name is first recorded in that area in 1194 when there is mention of a john johnstone who had a son called gilbert. Family crest rings johnstone ring family crest rings. The museum, located in johnstone, scotland, near paisley and glasgow, has an excellent collection of technology, maps, photographs and texts spanning hundreds of years. Learn more about the johnstone clan history and the heritage of where you came from. Zazzle have the perfect johnston tartan gift for any occasion. Johnston and johnstone are found in scotland and ireland. The johnstone clan has its roots in the angloscottish borders region, notably in annandale in the county of dumfriesshire. Johnstone clan jewelry and johnstone crest jewelry including johnstone crest rings, johnstone signet rings, pendants, bracelets, cufflinks, in sterling silver and gold. The traditions and heritage of the johnstone family. Welcome to the clan johnstone association of australias website. We make all our clan rings in solid sterling silver or gold, and we can make your johnstone ring to your finger size.
The region was a center of the textile trade for centuries and diversified into machine tool. There is information on the news page about the most recent highland and celtic games that our commissioners were able to visit. The head of the house of johnston of caskieben spells his name johnston while the present, chief of the clan spells his name johnstone, either spelling is used by annandale or caskieben clansmen. The clan johnstone also had a long feud with the clan moffat who were another scottish border clan who were raiders and reivers, and conducted longrunning feuds with their neighbours. Clan johnstone geneaology and history of the waugh family. Johnstoun or other places called johnston or johnstone. It contains local industrial and social artifacts and memorabilia. Clan societies and other patriotic scottish organizations have helped the ancestors of. The place name comes from the personal name john, and the middle english tone or toun, meaning a town. Explore the johnstone clan in america business page in cary, nc. You can use the same word processing software to create and publish your family history book in your own design or using premade layout templates. Johnstone clan crest, motto, family history, clan johnstone gifts. Come check out our giant selection of tshirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more.
History of the johnstones, 11911909, with descriptions. History origins of the clan the early history of the grahams of scotland remains complex. Please check out our intro on the discussions tab, or. Shop clans of scotland pure new wool scottish tartan scarf anderson one size.
Narratives for your family history book pedigree charts and family group records are an important part of genealogy, but its the narratives, anecdotes, and stories that bring the family tree to life. Shop clan johnston tartan fabric created by plaidwerx. See more ideas about scottish clans, scotland and family crest. Johnstone clan in america cary, nc business information. There is only one name, one clan, and one great history.
Clan johnstone new zealand, taumarunui, new zealand. Tartan, crest badge, motto and slogan clan johnstone in. Ronnie hek feather clan crest kilt stick pin hay henderson johnstone keith. Clan johnstone also the johnstone clan tartan and some clan history and pictures and paintings. Tattoo symbol index a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.
The most johnstone families were found in and scotland in 1841and scotland in 1851and scotland in 1861and scotland in 1871and scotland in 1881and scotland in 1891and scotland in 1901. Ruins of lochwood tower in annandale, historic seat of the chiefs of clan johnstone. View the johnstone clan crest, clan history, motto, castles family heritage. It was first recorded as a surname jonessone in 1287. Using the chat2elan and elan2chat programs in clan, it is possible to reformat data for complete interoperability between elan and clan together. Traditional scottish plaid pattern in shades of blue and green, with yellow and black highlights. It is important to include everyone you are related to. Full text of the annandale family book of the johnstones, earls and.
The derivation of the name johnstone is anglosaxon and means johns settlement. We make your johnstone crest ring to order, allow two weeks for production, and a week to most shipping destinations. Shop johnstone tartan fabric, clothing and accessories and discover their history. Early history of the johnstone family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our johnstone research. Free returns 100% satisfaction guarantee fast shipping. Why the original catwoman julie newmar was cut from the batman tv series. The johnstone clan this historical account was taken from russell c. The greatest western writer of the 21st century from national bestselling authors william w. Most instances of the name are thought to come from the barony of johns town in annandale, dumfriesshire. The origins of the clan johnstone and their place in history scottish clan minibook by jeffey m. Johnstone comes the latest book in their magnificent and epic saga of the violent american west and the men who tamed it. Provides a history of ninetysix scottish clans and includes the pattern of each clans tartan provides a history of ninetysix scottish clans and includes the pattern of each clans.
Johnstone history museum is based in johnstone, renfrewshire. Wautier jonesone of berwickshire rendered homage to edward i of england in 1296, and there is a tradition that it was the johnstone chief who warned robert the bruce that his life was in danger from edward i. Buy johnstone tartan accessories, fabrics and clan crests. The word clan itself was not used by lowland families in the medieval, renaissance and early modern periods. Family crest rings johnstone ring family crest rings for. The elan2chat folder in the examples folder in the clan distribution provides examples and an explanation, as does the clan manual and the tutorial screencast. Johnston clan crest scottish pendant sterling silver. The annandale families were recognized once more as chiefs of the johnstone clan. They originally settled in annandale and for over six hundred years they held extensive possessions in the west of the scottish marches, where they kept watch against the english.
In 1982, lord lyon recognized major percy johnstone of annandale as baron of the lands of the earldom of annandale. Like many other families in the lowland, germanic culturallinguistic zone of scotland, johnstones and johnstons have appropriated cultural accessories associated with the highland, celtic zone. It is a variant of the similar surname johnston which in most cases is a. Johnstone comes from johns toun, not johns stone or johns son. Johnstone johnston clan ancestry scandinavia viking scotland scottish tartan history creed edinburgh castle lochmaben castle lochhouse tower moffat annadale dumfries and galloway celtic. The vestiarium scoticum purported to be a copy of an ancient manuscript detailing the tartans of the various clans, but it was almost certainly a forgery. Jun 6, 2016 my ancestry includes the johnstone clan from scotland in the 12th century. Clan johnstone consists of at least two distinct groups, those of annandale in dumfries and galloway, and those of caskieben in aberdeenshire, as well as johnstones who cannot easily be classified as either, such as those who took their name from the former name of perth st.
Junior johnson 19312019, american hall of fame racing driver nascar cup. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name john and tone or toun settlement in middle english. Clans of scotland pure new wool scottish tartan scarf anderson. Cafepress brings your passions to life with the perfect item for every occasion. The writer has tended to use the e in this short history because it is the way the chief of the entire clan spells his name, and also because that is the way the writer spells his name. Welcome to the facebook for clan johnstone in america. Learn about the johnson family crest, its scottish origin and history. The feud climaxed with murder of the clan moffat chief in 1557, robert moffat. Search 2,275 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Johnston family crest and tartan johnston history in scotland bing images johnston clan dont know if its the same family as mine but its interesting. Most scottish clan tartans accepted as such today are no older than the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Bruce johnstone racing driver born 1937, south african formula one race car driver. John johnston and mary campbell started their family in scotland or possibly ireland in the. The word clan itself was not used by lowland families in.
Buy johnston clan crest scottish pendant sterling silver. Clan johnstone book origins and history clan johnstone. The johnstone family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. C89 there were a number of johns towns in scotland but the earliest record of the surname is a john johnstone at the end of the 12th century later, sir john johnston of dumfries signed the ragman roll in 1296, along with most of the other scottish landowners, swearing allegiance to. This clan book features the origins of clan johnstone and delves into their place in history. They originally settled in annandale and for over six hundred years they held extensive possessions in the west of the scottish marches, where they kept watch against the english the first of the clan to be recorded was john johnstone, whose son, gilbert, is found in.
Clan johnston tartan fabric fabric with the clan johnston tartan, dated to 1842. Honeys book, the gentle johnstones, the story of the johnstone family. John, was the progenitor of the annandale or main branch of the family, while an other reputed son, matthew, who was said to have married a daughter of the earl of angus, chief of the red douglases, was ancestor of the westerhall branch. Shop for the perfect clan johnston gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. The clan child language analysis program is a crossplatform program designed by brian macwhinney and written by leonid spektor for the purpose of creating and analyzing transcripts in the child language exchange system database. Legend suggests that the roman antonine wall, which forged the divide between roman britannia and the unconquered highlands, was broken by graeme sic. There were a number of johns towns in scotland but the earliest record of the surname is a john johnstone at the end of the 12th century later, sir john johnston of dumfries signed the ragman roll in 1296. Oct 03, 2011 johnstone johnston clan ancestry scandinavia viking scotland scottish tartan history creed edinburgh castle lochmaben castle lochhouse tower moffat annadale dumfries and galloway celtic. So john johnstone must have been a son of john from an even earlier period. The maccallister clan has traveled far and wide, but none has traveled. A boernician family in ancient scotland first used the name johnston.