Ivan Matthew JOHNSTON

1909 - 1936  (26 years)

• Name	Ivan Matthew JOHNSTON  [1]
  Born	5 Apr 1909	Gwalia WA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography Notes	c1930	Scadden WA   [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. Occupation: Truckdriver. Residences: Scadden & Collie, W.A. _ Death: on 4/2/1936 at Collie aged 26 years (from a ruptured appendix). interred at the Collie Cemetery. 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   [1, 2]
  	Burst appendix and poor doctor died in Collie Hospital of peritonitis. Evidence pending from Pat Longs story.
  Occupation	Gwalia WA   [1]
  	Truck driver
  Residence	Scadden WA   [1]
  Residence	Collie WA   [1]
  Died	4 Feb 1936	Collie WA   [1, 3]
  Buried	Collie WA   [1]
  	BURIED Collie Cemetery row 72 plot 551 plaque created and placed by Pat Long around year 2000
  Person ID	I-5769	Christina and Donald McLean | Ewen (Hugh the younger) McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Matthew JOHNSTON,   b. 20 Oct 1864, Bremer SA ,   d. 28 May 1936, Perth WA  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	-1863
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann MCLEAN,   b. 9 Dec 1874, Strathalbyn SA ,   d. 17 Nov 1948, Merredin WA  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	-1863
  Married	17 Nov 1896	Strathalbyn SA   [4]
  Family ID	F-1863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada DOUGLAS,   d. 1989
  Children	1. Arthur JOHNSTON   2. Dorothy JOHNSTON   3. Douglas JOHNSTON   4. Bruce JOHNSTON
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2013 19:18:00
  Family ID	F-1886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  0631 - Ivan Matthew Johnston.jpg

  
  

  Stories

  1995 - Ivan Matthew Johnston & Ada Douglas Biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. 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. . [S-54] FM Pat Long-nee Loder, Interview Lorna McLean, 19.1.17 Researcher Lorna McLean interview. EXtensive verbal description. Offered to summarise/edit the disaster on the family's loss [S-54] FM Pat Long-nee Loder, Interview Lorna McLean, 19.1.17 Researcher Lorna McLean interview. EXtensive description. Offered to summarise/edit the disaster on the family's loss [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au, 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