Johnston / Johnstone | Metis, BC First Nations, Blackfoot, Chippewa, Mi’kmaq, Mixed-heritage: Ojibway | Surname Anchor Post
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SURNAME NOTES | JOHNSTON
- Regions:
- Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon, The Territories
- Ethnicity:
- Metis, BC First Nations, Blackfoot, Chippewa, Mi’kmaq, Ojibway Mixed-heritage: Ojibway, English, French, Scottish
- Associated surnames:
- Auger, Barlow, Belanger, Black, Bourque, Bruneau, Bruyere / Briere, Campbell, Cardinal, Chalifoux / Labouteille, Chatelain, Clifton, Cloud, Cochrane, Cook, Cummings, Daniel, Desjarlais (Upd. 2023), Deux-Cours, Cremar, Desjarlais, Dusome, Foulds, Giuwilkumi, Green, Greenbird, Guimond, Hall, Henderson, Holgate, Hourie, Irwin / Irvine, Jacobs, Joe, Jones, Kent, Lavalle, Latour, Leask, Logan, Maracle, McDonald, McLeod, Meyer, Millier, Murdoch, Nadjiwan, Nizotens, Quintal, Sandison, Seneca, Setter, Smith, Standup, Trail, Thomas, Thorn, Waukey / Wankey, White.
- Misc.:
- 1. The Johnston/Johnstone spellings are often used interchangeably.
- 2. Johnson without the “t” is another variation so you may also want to check the Johnson Surname Anchor Post.
- 3. One line of Red River Johnstones decends from Orkneyman George Johnston and Metis Cree woman Margaret through their offspring: Archibald David Johnstone (m. Margaret Lambert), Charles Johnstone (m. Elizabeth Mcdonald), George Johnstone (m. Catherine Murdoch), Mary Johnstone (m. Charles Henderson), William Johnstone (m. Amelia Brown). 4. Scroll down to External Links for Ojibway Johnston biographies.
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CENSUS DISTRICTS | JOHNSTON
ALBERTA
The Territories | Assiniboia | Dunmore (1901) Johnston
The Territories | Athabaska Landing (1901) Johnston
The Territories | Lac La Biche (1901) Johnston
The Territories | Lac Ste-Anne (1901) Johnston, Johnstone
The Territories | Saddle Lake (1901) Johnston
Victoria | Chippewyan Lake (1911) Johnston
Victoria | Townships 66 (1911) Johnston
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Aboriginal Agencies | Fraser Agency (1901) Johnston
Comox-Atlin | Atlin 51 (1911) Johnston
Vancouver | Cowichan Agency XX-2 (1901) Johnstone
Yale-Cariboo | Lytton (1911) Johnston
MANITOBA
Macdonald | Westbourne (1901) Johnston
Marquette | Birtle Town (1901) Johnston
Selkirk | Clandeboye Agency (1911) Johnston
Selkirk | St. Andrew’s L-6 (1901)
NOVA SCOTIA
Cape Breton North & Victoria | North Sydney I.R. (1921) Johnstone
Cape Breton South & Richmond | Chapel Island (1921) Johnston
ONTARIO
Algoma | Lake Superior XX-7 (1901) Johnston
Bothwell | Sombra & Walpole Island (1901) Johnston
Brant | Tuscarora E-3 (1901) Johnston
Bruce North | Amabel (1881) Johnston
Bruce North | Albemarle (1881)
Brant North | Onondaga (1881) Johnston
Bruce North | Cape Croker I.R. (1911) Johnston
Bruce North | Saugeen I.R. (1911) Johnston
Elgin West | Aldborough (1901)
Grey County | Derby Township, Indian Territory Johnstone
Haldimand District | Oneida (1881) Johnston
Hastings West | Belleville (1881)
Kent | Dover (1881) Johnston
Kingston | Rockwood Hospital (1921)
Lambton West | Sarnia I.R. (1911) Johnston
Middlesex West | Caradoc (1881) Johnston
Middlesex West | Delaware (1881) Johnnston
Ontario North | Scugog (1881) Johnston
Ontario North | Mara (Township) (8) (1921)
Peterborough West | Chemong I.R. (Smith) (1911) Johnstone
Peterborough West | Smith (1881) Johnston
SASKATCHEWAN
The Territories | Carleton Agency (1901) Johnstone
The Territories | Mistawasis (1901) Johnston
Prince Albert | Petaquakeys I.R. (1911) Johnstone
YUKON
Yukon Territory | Moose Head Village (1911) Johnston
THE TERRITORIES
Unorganized Territories | Athabaska A-4 (1901) Johnston
MARRIAGES | JOHNSTON
WHEE – Z [CDN Marriage Extracts]
EXTERNAL LINKS
Johnston, George “Kal-Mestay [Gabriel Dumont Institute]
Johnston, Louis Saurin [Gabriel Dumont Institute]
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