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I presume ICS was something to do with the Civil Service

If they are right, wonder where the children are? Although both look promising!

Another passage - this time their address is given as Arundel Hotel Tavistock Place London

ame: James JOHNSTON
Date of departure: 26 September 1925
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Calcutta, India
Passenger destination: Calcutta, India
Date of Birth: 1875 (calculated from age)
Age: 50
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: I C S

The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Mrs Edith JOHNSTON age 49
Ship:
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Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
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Passengers on voyage:

DOMALA
146266
Wm Buswell
B.I.S.N.Co.Ltd
Calcutta, India
5134.36
125

From FYP??

Normal address given as India - address in Uk given as South View, Market Lavington, Wilts

Name: James JOHNSTON
Date of departure: 30 September 1921
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Calcutta, India
Passenger destination: Calcutta, India
Date of Birth: 1875 (calculated from age)
Age: 46
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: I C S

The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Mrs Edith JOHNSTON AGE 44
Ship:
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Master's name:
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Where bound:
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Passengers on voyage:

MORVADA
136319
F L Mills
British India S N Co Ltd
Calcutta, India
5119


Travelling 2 class

Yes I also thought Scottish, and there are plenty of James's born c1875 with a father John on the FMP census in 1881, but can't access them or say with any certainty if any are him.

Hadn't thought about him born India though - will have a look, but thought he must have met Edith in England as she is on 1881-1901 census.

Sadly choosing the names of your ancesters is not an option!!

I would have thought he could be Scottish, but maybe he was born in India or travelled there as a child

Just can't find them coming back from India, we now know they were back by 1937 but they are prooving elusive. As is James's earlier life - zilch. Can't even place him going to India with any certainty.

Why can't ancestors have better names?

:-D

Snap!

Oh well spotted, Chris!!!

Death 31/3/1937 James Johnston of Archirindel Villa Gorey Jersey, probate granted Peterborough to Edmund Maurice Johnston, solicitor - effects £1813 1s 9d

Well done Chris will include the rest

Name: James Johnston
Probate Date: 8 Oct 1937
Death Date: 31 Mar 1937
Death Place: Jersey
Registry: Peterborough

Died Archirondel Villa, Gorey, Jersey Probate with will - Edmund Maurice Johnston Solicitior - Effects £1893 - 1 9d

Sorry I cant post them folks! (really must get to shop!) but if somebody can take a second look at Wills (Anc) looks like James Johnston 1937 death Jersey?...also Edith Alma, Dublin.

Chris :)

edits with apology ( Flip has Edith earlier)

I think the Suez Canal was open by then so that would reduce the time. Tried googling it but that didn't help

Could be promising though K, wonder if she could have got there in time for the marriage on 31st July?? Not sure how long it took.

The original on FMPof the travel record just lays Miss Sturton and sadly doesn't give an age or any other detials

Name: Miss STURTON
Date of departure: 9 July 1903
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Bombay, India
Passenger destination: Bombay, India
Date of Birth:
Age:
Marital status: Single
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 2
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Where bound:
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HIMALAYA
Capt W L Brown
Sydney, Australia
3597
41

Badly mistranscribed on Ancestry,

Edith Alma Shrrton
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation: Nurse
Gender: Female
Where born: Holbeach, Leicestershire, England

Civil parish: St Bartholomew the Less
Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew the Less
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: London City
Sub-registration district: St Sepulchre
ED, institution, or vessel: St Bartholomews Hospital

Thank you for this bit of quality info, Flip.

Nala.

You may be right about James dying in India - found this on familysearch:

James Johnston
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 24 May 1907
Burial Place: Karachi, Bombay, India
Death Date: 24 May 1907
Death Place:
Age: 32
Birth Date: 1875
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00263-3
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 462973
Reference Number:

Also, FMP has a female Sturton going from London to Bombay in 1903 - which may or may not be Edith, I don't have a sub to check the original

Flip,

No i do not have a clue at present and from what my cousin tell us all, neither do some of the decendants.

I often thinks he may have died in India, i now think the birthdate i had of 1888 is wrong and it is more like 1875.Later family members moved to the SW of England.

thanks for lookingf rom Nala. :-)

Do you have any idea when James Johnston died - to look for probate? I know their son Edmund Maurice died in 1997 in Plymouth, but can't pinpoint James as it too common a name and may have been in Ireland.