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Robert JOHNSTONE (1797 - 1882)
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Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George Horatio JOHNSTON (1833 - )
Robert Percy JOHNSTON (1836 - 1896)
Algenon JOHNSTON (1838 - )
Leslie JOHNSTON (1839 - )
Penelope Brooks JOHNSTON (1842 - )
Percival JOHNSTON (1845 - 1926)
Fanny Gordon JOHNSTON (1846 - )
Bruce David JOHNSTON (1848 - )
Robert JOHNSTONE (1797 - 1882)

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Frances 'Fanny' WELLER ( - 1890)
George JOHNSTON (1764 - 1823)











Esther Abrahams JULIAN












b. abt 1797
m. 30 Jul 1831 Frances 'Fanny' WELLER ( - 1890)
d. 08 Sep 1882 aged 85
Near Relatives of Robert JOHNSTONE (1797 - 1882)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father George JOHNSTON 19 Mar 1764 05 Jan 1823 New South Wales, Australia 58
Mother Esther Abrahams JULIAN

Self Robert JOHNSTONE abt 1797 08 Sep 1882 85

Wife Frances 'Fanny' WELLER 24 Jun 1890

Son George Horatio JOHNSTON 06 Nov 1833
Son Robert Percy JOHNSTON 06 Mar 1836 28 Oct 1896 60
Son Algenon JOHNSTON 16 Aug 1838
Son Leslie JOHNSTON 01 Dec 1839
Daughter Penelope Brooks JOHNSTON 01 May 1842
Son Percival JOHNSTON 06 Apr 1845 25 Mar 1926 80
Daughter Fanny Gordon JOHNSTON 12 Dec 1846
Son Bruce David JOHNSTON 03 Dec 1848

Sister Julia JOHNSTON
Sister Maria JOHNSTON
Brother George JOHNSTON 1790 19 Feb 1820 New South Wales, Australia 30
Brother David JOHNSTON abt 1801 03 Jun 1866 65
Sister Isabella JOHNSTON 1804 1806 2
Sister Blanche JOHNSTON 23 Jul 1806 Annandale, New South Wales, Australia 29 Aug 1904 Horsley Park, New South Wales, Australia 98

Daughter in Law Elizabeth Ann GREGSON
Daughter in Law Eliza Christine JOHNSTON 1846
Son in Law Samuel DICKINSON

Granddaughter Mabel Beatrice JOHNSTON 15 Apr 1871 16 Sep 1927 56
Grandson George JOHNSTON 18 Nov 1874
Grandson Darcy JOHNSTON
Grandson Ralph JOHNSTON

Niece Esther Emily JOHNSTON 03 Jan 1838
Niece Selina JOHNSTON 08 Jan 1840 14 Feb 1869 29
Nephew David Frederick JOHNSTON 06 Jul 1841
Nephew George Robert JOHNSTON 24 May 1843
Niece Eliza Christine JOHNSTON 1846
Nephew Charles Albert JOHNSTON 19 Aug 1847 17 Jul 1862 14
Niece Julie Margaret JOHNSTON 19 Jun 1849
Nephew Arthur Alfred JOHNSTON 02 Dec 1854
Nephew George WESTON 1830 India 1830 India 0
Niece Julia Maria WESTON 14 Oct 1832 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10 Jun 1868 35
Nephew Edward Henry WESTON 30 Aug 1833 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 1913 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 80
Nephew Frederick WESTON 06 Jul 1836 Horsley Park, New South Wales, Australia 04 Dec 1886 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 50
Niece Blanche Eliza WESTON 13 Apr 1839 Horsley Park, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1923 Queensland, Australia 84
Niece Isabella WESTON 1841 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 1878 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 37
Nephew Francis Jenkins WESTON 1844 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1902 Horsley Park, New South Wales, Australia 58
Niece Augusta Alice WESTON 1849 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia 77

Brother in Law THomas Henry BROOKBRIDGE 25 Oct 1827
Sister in Law Selina WILLEY 1811
Brother in Law George Edward Nicholas WESTON 31 Oct 1796 West Horsley, Sussex, England 25 Nov 1856 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 60
Events in Robert JOHNSTONE (1797 - 1882)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1797 Robert JOHNSTONE was born 36
05 Jan 1823 26 Death of father George JOHNSTON (aged 58) New South Wales, Australia 36
30 Jul 1831 34 Married Frances 'Fanny' WELLER 36
06 Nov 1833 36 Birth of son George Horatio JOHNSTON 36
06 Mar 1836 39 Birth of son Robert Percy JOHNSTON 36
16 Aug 1838 41 Birth of son Algenon JOHNSTON 36
01 Dec 1839 42 Birth of son Leslie JOHNSTON 36
01 May 1842 45 Birth of daughter Penelope Brooks JOHNSTON 36
06 Apr 1845 48 Birth of son Percival JOHNSTON 36
12 Dec 1846 49 Birth of daughter Fanny Gordon JOHNSTON 36
03 Dec 1848 51 Birth of son Bruce David JOHNSTON 36
08 Sep 1882 85 Robert JOHNSTONE died 36
Source References:
36. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family, Title: Ancestors Treasure Hunt, The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797-1976, Auth: R V Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books, Date: 1976
- Reference = 80 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 80 (Marriage)
- Reference = 80 (Birth)
- Reference = 80 (Death)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3767/robert-johnstone.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1792; Died: 1883; Married: Frances ('Fanny') Weller

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Jeir Post Office
Petition for a Post Office In early October 1879, approximately 70 residents of the Jeir,...

Jeir Station
'The selection and settlement of Jeir Station has its roots in early Colonial history. Robert...

In 1908 in excess of 15,000 acres went on sale in the Yass Valley on behalf of the Johnston Family Trust. The narrative of the family's acquisitions in the district began as early as 1825 when David Johnston was promised land by Governor Brisbane for his services to the Colony. The 700 acres of land he selected at Jeir were signed over to his brother Robert in 1840. Both he and his brother Robert continued to acquire land at Jeir, Nanima and Bedduluck.

When Robert married in 1832, his wife Frances (Fanny) Weller was one of the last women in the colony to be granted land upon marriage. Robert Hoddle surveyed land for Fanny and she was an early applicant for 1,280 acres in Ginninderra Parish. Land acquisition became a family affair.

Robert's first request to purchase in the Jeir district came on 17 March 1834 when he identified 'a small plain' of 640 acres to the north David's original block. Around this time the old Jeir Station homestead was built, perhaps to initially house his labourers (including assigned convicts) and overseers who were needed to develop and manage his ever increasing runs. Robert Johnson often visited his land holdings at Jeir as an absentee landlord and they provided the bulk of his income and allowed him to maintain the family home and spacious estate at Annandale in Sydney.

It wasn't until 1879 that the homestead became home to the Johnston family, with Robert's son (Robert Percy) taking up residence. Jeir Station played an important role in the development of the surrounding districts. It provided homes, occupations and social contacts and became a focal point for schooling and worship for the station workers and their neighbours.

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