Alexander Johnston, born Chapelside Farm, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1796, son of John Johnston and Agnes Thomson.
Agnes Dick, born at Turnlaw Farm, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire c.1807, daughter of Robert Dick and Agnes Alexander.
Alexander and Agnes were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of East Kilbride on 3 June 1827 and in the parish of Cambuslang on 12 June 1827.
Alexander and Agnes are at Chapelside Farm on the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1881 Census.
CHILDREN
John Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1828.
John is at Chapelside Farm on the 1841 and 1851 Census.
John married Helen Strang (b. Eaglesham, Renfrewshire c.1840), daughter of James Strang and Elizabeth Jamieson, at Bowhouse Farm, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire on 12 February 1861.
John and Helen are at 22 Caledonia Road, Govan, Lanarkshire on the 1861 Census, at Roseholm Farm, Dreghorn, Ayrshire on the 1871 and 1881 Census and at Chapelside Farm on the 1891 and 1901 Census.
John died at Chapelside Farm on 18 September 1906, age 79.
Helen is at Chapelside Farm on the 1911 Census.
Helen died at Chapelside Farm on 15 July 1916, age 76.
Alexander Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1830
Alexander is at Chapelside Farm on the 1841 and 1851 Census.
Alexander married Elizabeth Stewart Hall (b. Glasgow, Lanarkshire c.1834), daughter of John Hall and Elizabeth Buchanan, in Blythswood, Glasgow on 28 June 1860.
Alexander and Elizabeth are at 91 Hanover Street, Glasgow on the 1861 Census, in Wallace Street, Stirling on the 1871 Census and at Main Bank Buildings, Cambuslang on the 1881 census.
Alexander, now widowed, is at Wellshothill, Prospect Avenue, Cambuslang on the 1891 Census and at Bellevue, Prospect Avenue, Cambuslang on the 1901 Census.
Alexander died at 96 Brownside Road, Cambuslang on 15 October 1916, age 86.
Agnes Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1833
Agnes is at Chapelside Farm on the 1841, 1851 and 1861 Census.
Agnes died at Chapelside Farm on 21 December 1866, age 33.
Marion Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1835
Marion is at Chapelside Farm on the 1841, 1851 and 1861 Census.
Marion married James Macaulay of Hairmyres Farm, East Kilbride (b. East Kilbride, Lanarkshire on 7 August 1825), son of William Macaulay and Isabella Napier, at Chapelside Farm on 13 June 1861.
Marion and James are at Hairmyres Farm on the 1871, 1881 and 1891 Census.
James died at Hairmyres Farm on 26 November 1897, age 72.
Marion is at Hairmyres Farm on the 1901 Census.
Marion died at Hairmyres Farm on 20 June 1909, age 73.
Archibald Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1837
Archibald is at Chapelside Farm on the 1841 and 1851 Census.
Bethia Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1839
Bethia is at Chapelside Farm on the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1881 Census, and at Basket Farm, East Kilbride on the 1891 and 1901 Census.
Bethia died at Basket Farm on 4 November 1922, age 83.
Margaret Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1841
Margaret is at Chapelside Farm on the 1851 and 1861 Census.
Margaret married William Scott of Basket Farm, East Kilbride (b. East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1835), son of John Scott and Janet Struthers, at Chapelside Farm on 1 December 1865.
Margaret, now widowed, is at Basket Farm on the 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 Census.
Margaret died at Basket Farm on 29 December 1906, age 65.
James Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1843
James is at Chapelside Farm on the 1851 Census, at 91 Hanover Street, Glasgow on the 1861 Census, and back at Chapelside Farm on the 1871 Census. He is employed as a Clerk.
James married Margaret Bain Lindsay (b. St. Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, Midlothian on 4 April 1843), daughter of Robert Lindsay and Jean Beath, at 17 St. Patrick Square, Edinburgh on 4 June 1878.
James and Margaret are at 25 St. Patrick Square, Edinburgh on the 1881 Census, at 7 Parkside Terrace, Edinburgh on the 1891 Census and in Morton Street, Cherry Bank, Edinburgh on the 1901 Census.
James died sometime before 1925.
Margaret died in Dundee on 10 March 1925, age 81. Her usual address is given as 54 Kingsway, Dundee.
Thomas Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1845
Thomas is more usually known as Thomson. He is at Chapelside Farm on the 1851 and 1861 Census, and at Basket Farm on the 1871 Census.
Thomson married Agnes Kergan (b. New Monkland, Lanarkshire c.1846), daughter of Robert Kergan and Isabella Russell, at Home Farm, Hamilton, Lanarkshire on 5 June 1874.
Thomson and Agnes are at 2 Cranhill Place, Colebrook Street, Cambuslang on the 1881 Census, where he is employed as a Weigher in a Steel Works.
In 1886 and on the 1891 Census they are at 90 Gray Street, Glasgow; Thomas is a Stocktaker in a Steel Works.
Thomas died at 21 Salamander Street, Glasgow on 20 December 1897, age 52.
Agnes is at 57 Dechmont Street, Glasgow on the 1901 Census.
Mary Johnston, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1849
Mary is at Chapelside Farm on the 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1881 Census.
Mary married Robert Miller (b. East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1853), son of Archibald Miller and Jean Young, at Chapelside Farm on 6 December 1889.
Mary and Robert are at Nerston Mill, East Kilbride on the 1891 and 1901 Census.
Mary died at Collisdene Nursing Home, Strathaven on 27 May 1942, age 93. Her usual address is Nerston Mill.
DEATHS
Alexander died at Chapelside Farm on 5 October 1883, age 87.
Agnes died at Chapelside Farm on 25 May 1889, age 82.