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Ivy Elizabeth JOHNSTON

Ivy Elizabeth JOHNSTON

Female 1905 - 1976  (70 years)

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  • Name Ivy Elizabeth JOHNSTON  [1
    Born 4 Oct 1905  Leonora WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Biography Notes 3 Dec 1919  Leonora WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    An enthusiastic Girl Guide in her youth and her Merit Card dated 3/12/1919 is still held by her family.  
    Occupation 1925  Perth WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Ivy qualified as a tailoress in 1925 and worked at Charles Canns, Perth, for many years.  
    Occupation 1925  Inglewood WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Shared with her sister Margaret, the purchase of a house at Inglewood as well as the holiday house at Furnissdale near Mandurah, W.A. Ivy and Margaret helped with the raising of Gordon's two motherless sons and took great pleasure in her nieces and nephews, at times making miniature suits for the boys for special occasions.  
    Occupation 1958  Derby WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Tailoress in Perth WA, a seamstress in Derby WA in 1958, stayed because of aeroplane problems and stayed in Derby until she passed away in Derby hospital with an ulcerated leg and caught hospital infection and died in hospital. FM of Pat Longs mothers memory.
     
    Biography Notes 15 Jun 1976  Derby WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Passed away without marrying in 1976, Derby WA 
    Died 15 Jun 1976  Derby WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Interred at Derby WA
    Buried Derby WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I-5724  Christina and Donald McLean | Ewen (Hugh the younger) McLean's descendants
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2020 

    Father Mathew JOHNSTON,   b. 20 Oct 1864, Bremer SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1936, Perth WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship -1863 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann MCLEAN,   b. 9 Dec 1874, Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1948, Merredin WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship -1863 
    Married 17 Nov 1896  Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marriage/Wedding Adelaide Observer, 21st November 1896, p24 - MARRIAGES.
    JOHNSTON-McLEAN: On the 17th November, at the residence of Mrs. Jefferis, Strathalbyn (the aunt of the bride), by the Rev. G. C. Love, B.D., Matthew Johnston, Kalgoorlie, W.A., son of Mr. Johnston, Woodchester, to Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Mr. Hugh McLean, Strathalbyn. 
    Family ID F-1863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    0630 - Johnston family - Myrtle, Ivy, Clover and in front Murial.jpg
    0630 - Johnston family - Myrtle, Ivy, Clover and in front Murial.jpg
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    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    STORIES
    5224 - Ivy Elizabeth Johnston
    5224 - Ivy Elizabeth Johnston
    Descendants of Hugh the younger - biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

  • Sources 
    1. [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .

    2. [S-54] FM Pat Long-nee Loder - evidence pending, Interview Lorna McLean.
      Seamstress at Derby Hospital WA information provided unevidenced family memory (FM). Evidence pending.

      Pat Long (nee Loder) in a face to face interview advised Lorna McLean (researcher) on 19/6/2016 of this death date. No evidence pending


    3. [S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_search&Itemid=32, 16 Jun 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
      Matthew JOHNSTON and Elizabeth Ann MCLEAN Marriage Date: 1896, November 17 Marriage Place: Res of Mrs Jefferis StrathalbynSA Groom Age: 31 Groom Approx. Birth Year: 1865 Groom Father: John JOHNSTON Bride Age: 20
      Bride Approx. Birth Year: 1876 Bride Father Name: Hugh MCLEAN Book/Page: 189/525