James Johnson

1872 - 1875  (3 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Gender	Male
  Born	30 August 1872	Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   [1]
  Immigration	8 November 1874	Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand   [1]
  Emigration Note	Robert and Aderina 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.  [1]
  Died	November 1875	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   [1]
  Buried	November 1875	South Terrace, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   [1]
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  Person ID	I13703	Roger
  Last Modified	31 August 2005

  
  

  Father	Robert Johnson,   b. 12 July 1825, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland ,   d. 8 September 1914, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Anderina Nicolson,   b. 4 December 1831, Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland ,   d. 5 March 1914, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9745	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 August 1872 - Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland  Immigration - 8 November 1874 - Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand  Died - November 1875 - Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand  Buried - November 1875 - South Terrace, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  .. Text File for James Johnson created Mon 12-28-1992 James Johnson died on the South Terrace, Karamea in Nov 1875. He had been sick from the time the family left the Shetlands for N.Z. So far we have been unable to find his death registered. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] GEDCOM File “Ruth.ged”, from Tom Fitzsimons.