Robert Johnson, Jnr.

about 1853 - about 1925  (~ 72 years)  Submit Photo / Document

Robert Johnson

1825 - 1914  (89 years)

Birth	12 July 1825	Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Died	8 September 1914	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Buried	after 8 September 1914	Karamea Cemetery, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Laurence Johnson,   b. 1793, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Sinclair,   b. 1797, Shetland, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Anderina Nicolson,   b. 4 December 1831, Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Married	2 December 1852	Semblester, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 2. Mary Johnson,   b. 5 August 1854, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   3. Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 28 April 1856, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 4. John Johnson,   b. 26 June 1858, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 5. Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 3 October 1861, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 6. Laurence Johnson,   b. 25 April 1863, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   7. Laurence Johnson,   b. 23 December 1863, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 8. Margaret Johnson,   b. 20 October 1865, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 9. William “Willie” Johnson,   b. 4 May 1870, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   10. James Johnson,   b. 30 August 1872, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

Anderina Nicolson

1831 - 1914  (82 years)

Birth	4 December 1831	Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Died	5 March 1914	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Buried	after 5 March 1914	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	John Nicolson,   b. 1800, Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Mary Robertson,   b. 1805, Clousta, Shetland, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Robert Johnson,   b. 12 July 1825, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Married	2 December 1852	Semblester, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 2. Mary Johnson,   b. 5 August 1854, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   3. Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 28 April 1856, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 4. John Johnson,   b. 26 June 1858, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 5. Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 3 October 1861, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 6. Laurence Johnson,   b. 25 April 1863, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   7. Laurence Johnson,   b. 23 December 1863, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 8. Margaret Johnson,   b. 20 October 1865, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland + 9. William “Willie” Johnson,   b. 4 May 1870, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   10. James Johnson,   b. 30 August 1872, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

Elizabeth Scarlett

1857 - 1907  (50 years)

Birth	1857
Died	28 October 1907	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Daniel Scarlett,   b. before 9 February 1834, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, England
Mother	Harriet Cato,   b. before 1 June 1834, Swerford, Oxfordshire, England
Family/Spouse	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Married	24 December 1877	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Harriet Annie Johnson,   b. 24 May 1878, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 2. Anderena Alice Johnson,   b. 1 December 1879, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 3. Robert “Bob” Johnson,   b. 11 October 1881, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 4. Margaret Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 4 August 1883, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 5. Daniel Johnson,   b. 9 January 1885, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 6. John Johnson,   b. 1886 + 7. Lawrence William “Bill” Johnson,   b. 19 December 1887, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 8. George Cooper Johnson,   b. 9 February 1890, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   9. Sarah Emma Case Johnson,   b. 26 February 1892, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 10. Norman Victor Johnson,   b. 14 January 1894, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 11. Malcolm Wallace Glennie “Wally” Johnson,   b. 26 March 1895, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 12. Nessie Ellen Johnson,   b. 6 February 1897, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 13. Lily May Merian Johnson,   b. 15 May 1898, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 14. Charlie Edward Johnson,   b. 19 September 1899, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand

Harriet Annie Johnson

1878 - 1914  (35 years)

Birth	24 May 1878	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	5 May 1914	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Buried	6 May 1914	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	George Ray,   b. 1872
Married	12 October 1899	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Robert Cecil Ray,   b. 1900   2. Arthur Royston Neil Ray,   b. August 1901 + 3. William George Ray,   b. 1903 + 4. Pearl Hesba Elizabeth “Ettie” Ray,   b. 1905   5. Eldon Ralph Ray,   b. 1908 + 6. Annie May Ray,   b. 1914

Anderena Alice Johnson

1879 - 1917  (37 years)

Birth	1 December 1879	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	1917
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse 1	Joseph Wilson Hunter
Married	13 August 1898	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Millie or Milly Hunter   2. Rosie Hunter,   b. 22 November 1898, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   3. Donald Claude McKinley Hunter,   b. 11 September 1901, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Family/Spouse 2	Percy James Braithwaite
Married	1915
Children	+ 1. Gladys Braithwaite,   b. 1916

Robert “Bob” Johnson

1881 - 1945  (63 years)

Birth	11 October 1881	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	1945
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Jean Doull
Married	29 December 1905	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Mavis Olive Johnson,   b. 1 June 1902, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand + 2. Lilla Johnson,   b. 1908

Margaret Elizabeth Johnson

1883 - 1936  (52 years)

Birth	4 August 1883	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	1936
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	William “Bill” Blacktopp
Married	1905
Children	+ 1. Violet Blacktopp,   b. 1905 + 2. Lena Blacktopp,   b. 1906 + 3. Vera Blacktopp,   b. 1907 + 4. Robert “Bob” Blacktopp,   b. 1908 + 5. Gilbert Blacktopp,   b. 1915 + 6. Jean Blacktopp,   b. 1920 + 7. Living

Daniel Johnson

1885 - 1937  (51 years)

Birth	9 January 1885	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	1937
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Alice Pring
Married	1907
Children	+ 1. Albert Reid “Bert” Johnson,   b. 11 July 1908, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 2. Kathleen Johnson   3. Norma Johnson   4. Betty Johnson   5. Shirley Johnson   6. Isobel Johnson   7. Ray Johnson

John Johnson

1886 - 1940  (54 years)

Birth	1886
Died	1940
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Ella Kemp
Children	+ 1. Joyce La Bruyere Johnson,   b. 3 December 1915, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 2. Ivan Alfred Johnson,   b. 18 December 1917, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 3. Juanita Johnson,   b. 24 February 1920, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 4. Kenneth Peter Johnson,   b. 7 April 1921, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 5. Bentley Leonard Johnson,   b. 30 June 1922, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 6. Arnold Roland Johnson,   b. 12 October 1923, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand

Lawrence William “Bill” Johnson

1887 - 1919  (31 years)

Birth	19 December 1887	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	1919
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Lulu Millar
Married	1913
Children	+ 1. Sylvia Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 23 September 1913, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 2. Lindsay William Johnson,   b. 31 October 1915, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 3. Dulcie Johnson,   b. 8 August 1917, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand

George Cooper Johnson

1890 - 1965  (75 years)

Birth	9 February 1890	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	8 July 1965	Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Buried	10 July 1965	Karamea Cemetery, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Elizabeth Elsie Clementina Lineham,   b. 1 December 1900, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Married	7 December 1920	Kapenga, Waikato, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Clive George Johnson,   b. 10 August 1919, Umere, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 2. Levis Oakley Johnson,   b. 15 April 1922, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   3. Coral Elaine Johnson,   b. 5 June 1924, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand + 4. Living + 5. Living

Sarah Emma Case Johnson

1892 - 1896  (4 years)

Birth	26 February 1892	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	24 August 1896	Mokohinui, West Coast, New Zealand
Buried	after 24 August 1896	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857

Norman Victor Johnson

1894 - 1964  (70 years)

Birth	14 January 1894	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	2 November 1964
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Edna Kemp,   b. 1899
Married	1918
Children	+ 1. Gilbert Norman Johnson,   b. 25 February 1919, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   2. Ray Bently Johnson,   b. 5 November 1920, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Peter Douglas Johnson,   b. 28 April 1933, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand

Malcolm Wallace Glennie “Wally” Johnson

1895 - 1967  (72 years)

Birth	26 March 1895	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	8 June 1967	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse 1	Ida Minnie Leach,   b. 4 March 1899
Married	1914
Children	+ 1. Ida Marie “Maisie” Johnson,   b. 26 June 1916, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 2. Melvin Wallace Johnson,   b. 17 April 1918 + 3. Lorna Mero Johnson,   b. 12 April 1919
Family/Spouse 2	Sarah Levy,   b. 13 May 1902, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Married	1922
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Gloria Patricia Johnson,   b. 17 March 1939, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 6. Living + 7. Living

Nessie Ellen Johnson

1897 - 1993  (96 years)

Birth	6 February 1897	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	November 1993	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Edward Frank King
Married	1919
Children	1. Edward Prideaux “Ted” King,   b. 1921 + 2. Living + 3. Living

Lily May Merian Johnson

1898 - 1941  (42 years)

Birth	15 May 1898	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Died	1941
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Herbert Flowerdew-Brown,   b. 1888
Children	+ 1. Elva Flowerdew-Brown,   b. 1918   2. Cordelia Flowerdew-Brown,   b. 1920 + 3. Norma Laneth “Lanna” Flowerdew-Brown,   b. 1922

Charlie Edward Johnson

1899 -

Birth	19 September 1899	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857
Family/Spouse	Fanny Mason
Children	1. Living + 2. Charles Mervyn Johnson,   b. 24 July 1929, Arapito, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living

Annie Scally

- Yes - date unknown

Died	Yes - date unknown
Family/Spouse	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Married	1907
Children	1. John Johnston   2. Colleen Johnston + 3. James Maxwell Scally Johnson,   b. 10 June 1910, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

John Johnston

Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Annie Scally

Colleen Johnston

Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Annie Scally

James Maxwell Scally Johnson

1910 -

Birth	10 June 1910	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Father	Robert Johnson, Jnr.,   b. about 1853, Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Mother	Annie Scally
Family/Spouse	Gwenda Lillian Brooks
Married	12 September 1931	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living + 6. Living

• Gender	Male
  Born	about 1853	Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Immigration	8 November 1874	Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand   [2]
  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.  [2]
  Died	about 1925  [1, 2]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I2077	Roger
  Last Modified	9 November 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

  
  

  Family/Spouse 1	Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 1857,   d. 28 October 1907, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 50 years)
  Married	24 December 1877	Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Children	+   1. Harriet Annie Johnson,   b. 24 May 1878, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 5 May 1914, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 35 years) +   2. Anderena Alice Johnson,   b. 1 December 1879, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 1917  (Age 37 years) +   3. Robert “Bob” Johnson,   b. 11 October 1881, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 1945  (Age 63 years) +   4. Margaret Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 4 August 1883, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 1936  (Age 52 years) +   5. Daniel Johnson,   b. 9 January 1885, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 1937  (Age 51 years) +   6. John Johnson,   b. 1886,   d. 1940  (Age 54 years) +   7. Lawrence William “Bill” Johnson,   b. 19 December 1887, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 1919  (Age 31 years) +   8. George Cooper Johnson,   b. 9 February 1890, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 8 July 1965, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 75 years)     9. Sarah Emma Case Johnson,   b. 26 February 1892, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 24 August 1896, Mokohinui, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 4 years) + 10. Norman Victor Johnson,   b. 14 January 1894, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 2 November 1964  (Age 70 years) + 11. Malcolm Wallace Glennie “Wally” Johnson,   b. 26 March 1895, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 8 June 1967, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 72 years) + 12. Nessie Ellen Johnson,   b. 6 February 1897, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. November 1993, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 96 years) + 13. Lily May Merian Johnson,   b. 15 May 1898, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand ,   d. 1941  (Age 42 years) + 14. Charlie Edward Johnson,   b. 19 September 1899, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand
  Last Modified	31 August 2005
  Family ID	F470	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 2	Annie Scally,   d. Yes - date unknown
  Married	1907  [2]
  Children	1. John Johnston     2. Colleen Johnston +   3. James Maxwell Scally Johnson,   b. 10 June 1910, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  Family ID	F554	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - about 1853 - Brindister, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland  Immigration - 8 November 1874 - Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand  Married - 24 December 1877 - Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S30] Roger’s Original Genealogy Data Files, prepared by Roger Moffat. [S309] GEDCOM File “Ruth.ged”, from Tom Fitzsimons.