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Ivan Matthew JOHNSTON

Ivan Matthew JOHNSTON

Male 1909 - 1936  (26 years)

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  • Name Ivan Matthew JOHNSTON  [1
    Born 5 Apr 1909  Gwalia WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Biography Notes c1930  Scadden WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    History: He had worked on his brother Gordon's farm near the town of Scadden, W.A. until the Depression when the farm was lost in the 1930s. Ivan then moved on to Collie where Gordon was to be sent by his NO WORD ENTRY HERE after the war, and it was at Collie WA that Ivan died young.  
    • Ivan Matthew Johnston born 5/4/1909 at Gwalia, W.A. Residences: Scadden & Collie, W.A.

      Marriage: to «b»Ada Douglas«/b» who died in 1989. No details provided. _

      History: He had worked on his brother Gordon's farm nearthe town of Scadden, W.A. until the Depression when the farm was lost in the 1930s. Ivan then moved on to Collie where Gordon was to be sent by his after the war, and it was at Collie that he died young. There had been 4 children of the marriage - Arthur, Dorothy, and twins Douglas & Bruce.
    Cause of death 4 Feb 1936  Collie WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burst appendix and died in Collie Hospital of peritonitis. Evidence pending from Pat Longs story. See attached by Researcher Lorna McLean 05.05.2020 
    Occupation Gwalia WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Truck driver 
    Residence Scadden WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 4 Feb 1936  Collie WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    BURIED Collie Cemetery row 72 plot 551 plaque created and placed by Pat Long around year 2000 
    Died 4 Feb 1936  Collie WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Collie WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I-5726  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  [4
    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

    Family Marion Ada DOUGLAS,   b. 14 Jun 1906, Esperance WA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1989, Armadale WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 1931  Esperance WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2021 05:32:58 
    Family ID F-1886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    0631 - Ivan Matthew Johnston.jpg
    0631 - Ivan Matthew Johnston.jpg

    Documents
    NEWSPAPER 1936 CLIP evidence:-Ivan Johnston died-burst appendix, peritonitis, preantibiotics in 1936
    NEWSPAPER 1936 CLIP evidence:-Ivan Johnston died-burst appendix, peritonitis, preantibiotics in 1936
    Ivan Johnston became ill of appendix burst and peritonitis was cause of his death in Collie Hospital.

    STORIES
    5225 - Ivan Matthew Johnston & Ada Douglas
    5225 - Ivan Matthew Johnston & Ada Douglas
    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, 19.1.17 Researcher Lorna McLean interview.
      EXtensive verbal description. Offered to summarise/edit the disaster on the family's loss

    3. [S-54] FM Pat Long-nee Loder - evidence pending, Interview Lorna McLean, 19.1.17 Researcher Lorna McLean interview.
      EXtensive description. Offered to summarise/edit the disaster on the family's loss

    4. [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

    5. [S-245] Warren McLean - ID 1506 - family tree on MyHeritage, my heritage (with a log in), 9 Apr 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Name Ivan Matthew Johnston Birth Apr 5 1909 Gwalia Mine near Leonora Goldfields Region Western Australia
      Marriage: Marion Ada Douglas - 2 children 1931 Esperance Greater Southern SW Western Australia Marriage to: Marion Ada Johnston (born Douglas) 1931 Esperance Greater Southern SW Western Australia