Robert JOHNSON

1825 - 1914  (89 years)

• Name	Robert JOHNSON
  Birth	12 Jul 1825	Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Robert Johnston
  Census	1841	Resident at Brinister, Aithsting.   [1]
  Census	1861	Resident at Brinister, Aithsting.   [1]
  Census	1871	Resident at Brinister, Aithsting.   [1]
  Occupation	Fisherman
  Death	8 Sep 1914	Karamea, Buller, NZL
  Person ID	I47322	Shetland
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Laurence JOHNSON,   b. Bef 1798, SHI, SCT d. Bef 1851 (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth SINCLAIR,   b. 1797, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. Aft 1851 (Age > 55 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1818	Twatt, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
  Family ID	F39797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine JOHNSON,   b. 22 Jun 1829, Unifirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 17 Oct 1884, Voe of Unifirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT (Age 55 years)
  Children	+ 1. John JOHNSON,   b. 23 Jul 1852, Unifirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 23 May 1938, Newhouse, Unifirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F5648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Anderina NICOLSON,   b. 4 Nov 1831, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 5 Mar 1904, Karamea, Buller, NZL (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1852	Semblister, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
  Children	+ 1. Robert JOHNSON,   b. 1853, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 6 Dec 1925, Whanganui, Manawatu-Whanganui, NZL (Age 72 years)   2. Elizabeth JOHNSON,   b. 28 Apr 1856, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 4 Feb 1861, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT (Age 4 years) + 3. Mary JOHNSON,   b. 5 Aug 1854, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 26 Mar 1942, 15b Thackery Street, Hamilton, Waikato, NZL (Age 87 years) + 4. John JOHNSON,   b. 26 Jun 1858, Brindister, West Burrafirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 14 Apr 1948, Karamea, Buller, NZL (Age 89 years) + 5. Elizabeth JOHNSON,   b. 3 Oct 1861, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 20 Apr 1953, Tasman, NZL (Age 91 years) + 6. Margaret JOHNSON,   b. 20 Oct 1865, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 20 Sep 1934, Wellington, NZL (Age 68 years) + 7. Laurence JOHNSON,   b. 25 Apr 1868, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 1947 (Age 78 years)   8. Laurence JOHNSON,   b. 23 Dec 1863, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 18 Mar 1865, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT (Age 1 year) + 9. William JOHNSON,   b. 4 May 1870, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. 1964, NZL (Age 93 years)   10. James JOHNSON,   b. 30 Aug 1872, Brinister, Aithsting, SHI, SCT d. Nov 1875, Karamea, Buller, NZL (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F15932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2008

  
  

• Notes

  Robert and Anderina and their family left the Shetland Islands on 17 Aug 1874 on the SS Ocean Mail as assisted immigrants to New Zealand. Their fare of £132 was paid by the Government. Robert and Andrina were paid £10/15/6 for travelling expenses. They arrived in Nelson on the 8 November 1874. The women and children stayed in Nelson for three months while the men went establish a settlement in Karamea. For more information see http://roger.lisaandroger.com/getperson.php?personID=I2077&tree=Roger

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Census return.