
Reverend George Dempster Johnston, Rector at Creed, Cornwall; s of James Raymond Johnstone of Alva and Mary Elizabeth Cholmeley[1]
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Name George Dempster Johnston [1] Title Reverend Suffix Rector at Creed, Cornwall; s of James Raymond Johnstone of Alva and Mary Elizabeth Cholmeley Birth 13 March 1805 Scotland
Gender Male Census 7 Apr 1861 (56 years) Creed, Cornwall
14,Creed Village,1,George Johnston,Head,M,56,,Rector Of Creed,\- Scotland,,
,,,Mary Ann Johnston,Wife,M,,57,Rectors Wife,London Middlesex,,
,,,Mary Xxx Johnston,Dau,U,,15,Scholar,Unreadable Sussex,,
,,,Annie E A J Unreadable,Niece,U,,15,Scholar,\- Scotland,,
,,,William Clark,,U,26,,Groom,Sutton Sussex,,
,,,Elizabeth Dunn,,U,,24,Ladys Maid,Marystowe Devon,,
,,,Ann Howe,,U,,39,Cook,St Tudy Cornwall,,Surname uncertain
,,,Lavinia Bennett,,U,,28,House Maid,Unreadable Cornwall,,
,,,Anne Pearce,,U,,19,Xxx Girl,Creed Cornwall,,
,,,Mahala Cood,Visitr,U,,12,Scholar,Grampound Cornwall,,
,,,Hxxxx Haitxx,,U,,21,Governess,Born At Sea Unknown,,
Folio 21 Page 4
Creed Village [Creed Village; Creed parish]
1861 Census
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Trade,Profession,Job 1867 (61 years) Creed, Cornwall
Rector Death 8 Sep 1867 (62 years) Creed, Cornwall
[1] The Will of the Reverend George Dempster Johnstone late of Creed in the County of Cornwall Clerk deceased who died at Creed aforesaid
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Wills Index database
Year 1867
Forename George Dempster
Surname JOHNSTONE, THE REVEREND
Description Died 8 Sep 1867: Clerk: Source: National Probate Calendar of Wills and Administrations: See GRO Probate Services for further information
Parish Creed
Abode CreedOccupation Creed [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Creed, Cornwall
[1] Rector at Creed, Cornwall Death 8 Sep 1867 Creed, Cornwall
[1] Probate 13 Nov 1867 (62 years) [1] 13 November. The Will of the Reverend George Dempster Johnstone late of Creed in the County of Cornwall Clerk deceased who died 8 September 1867 at Creed aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of Mary Ann Johnstone of Creed aforesaid Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.
JOHNSTONE} The Reverend
George Dempster. Effects under £10,000
Person ID I14707 AHP Last Modified 23 Nov 2025
Family Mary Ann Hawkins/JOHNSTONE, b. 31 January 1804, St Marylebone, London
d. 16 April 1890 (Age 86 years) [2] Marriage 1 Sep 1842 Age at Marriage He : 37 years and 6 months - She : 38 years and 8 months. Census 7 Apr 1861 Creed, Cornwall
14,Creed Village,1,George Johnston,Head,M,56,,Rector Of Creed,\- Scotland,,
,,,Mary Ann Johnston,Wife,M,,57,Rectors Wife,London Middlesex,,
,,,Mary Xxx Johnston,Dau,U,,15,Scholar,Unreadable Sussex,,
,,,Annie E A J Unreadable,Niece,U,,15,Scholar,\- Scotland,,
,,,William Clark,,U,26,,Groom,Sutton Sussex,,
,,,Elizabeth Dunn,,U,,24,Ladys Maid,Marystowe Devon,,
,,,Ann Howe,,U,,39,Cook,St Tudy Cornwall,,Surname uncertain
,,,Lavinia Bennett,,U,,28,House Maid,Unreadable Cornwall,,
,,,Anne Pearce,,U,,19,Xxx Girl,Creed Cornwall,,
,,,Mahala Cood,Visitr,U,,12,Scholar,Grampound Cornwall,,
,,,Hxxxx Haitxx,,U,,21,Governess,Born At Sea Unknown,,
Folio 21 Page 4
Creed Village [Creed Village; Creed parish]
1861 Census
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Children + 1. Heywood; John Heywood Johnstone, b. 18 May 1850 d. 10 Oct 1904 (Age 54 years) Family ID F4209 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Nov 2025
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Birth - 13 March 1805 - Scotland 


Census - 14,Creed Village,1,George Johnston,Head,M,56,,Rector Of Creed,\- Scotland,, ,,,Mary Ann Johnston,Wife,M,,57,Rectors Wife,London Middlesex,, ,,,Mary Xxx Johnston,Dau,U,,15,Scholar,Unreadable Sussex,, ,,,Annie E A J Unreadable,Niece,U,,15,Scholar,\- Scotland,, ,,,William Clark,,U,26,,Groom,Sutton Sussex,, ,,,Elizabeth Dunn,,U,,24,Ladys Maid,Marystowe Devon,, ,,,Ann Howe,,U,,39,Cook,St Tudy Cornwall,,Surname uncertain ,,,Lavinia Bennett,,U,,28,House Maid,Unreadable Cornwall,, ,,,Anne Pearce,,U,,19,Xxx Girl,Creed Cornwall,, ,,,Mahala Cood,Visitr,U,,12,Scholar,Grampound Cornwall,, ,,,Hxxxx Haitxx,,U,,21,Governess,Born At Sea Unknown,, Folio 21 Page 4 Creed Village [Creed Village; Creed parish] 1861 Census https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/genealogy/61551.html - 7 Apr 1861 - Creed, Cornwall 


Census - 14,Creed Village,1,George Johnston,Head,M,56,,Rector Of Creed,\- Scotland,, ,,,Mary Ann Johnston,Wife,M,,57,Rectors Wife,London Middlesex,, ,,,Mary Xxx Johnston,Dau,U,,15,Scholar,Unreadable Sussex,, ,,,Annie E A J Unreadable,Niece,U,,15,Scholar,\- Scotland,, ,,,William Clark,,U,26,,Groom,Sutton Sussex,, ,,,Elizabeth Dunn,,U,,24,Ladys Maid,Marystowe Devon,, ,,,Ann Howe,,U,,39,Cook,St Tudy Cornwall,,Surname uncertain ,,,Lavinia Bennett,,U,,28,House Maid,Unreadable Cornwall,, ,,,Anne Pearce,,U,,19,Xxx Girl,Creed Cornwall,, ,,,Mahala Cood,Visitr,U,,12,Scholar,Grampound Cornwall,, ,,,Hxxxx Haitxx,,U,,21,Governess,Born At Sea Unknown,, Folio 21 Page 4 Creed Village [Creed Village; Creed parish] 1861 Census https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/genealogy/61551.html - 7 Apr 1861 - Creed, Cornwall 


Trade,Profession,Job - Rector - 1867 - Creed, Cornwall 


Death - The Will of the Reverend George Dempster Johnstone late of Creed in the County of Cornwall Clerk deceased who died at Creed aforesaid --- Wills Index database Year 1867 Forename George Dempster Surname JOHNSTONE, THE REVEREND Description Died 8 Sep 1867: Clerk: Source: National Probate Calendar of Wills and Administrations: See GRO Probate Services for further information Parish Creed Abode Creed - 8 Sep 1867 - Creed, Cornwall 


Occupation - Rector at Creed, Cornwall - - Creed [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Creed, Cornwall 


Death - 8 Sep 1867 - Creed, Cornwall 

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Sources - [S22] Probate, (HM Government).
Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.
JOHNSTONE} The Reverend
George Dempster. Effects under £10,000
13 November. The Will
of the Reverend George Dempster Johnstone
late of Creed in the County of Cornwall
Clerk deceased who died 8 September 1867 at
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/api/nuxeo/nxfile/default/5eab73ff-fd30-4582-8a44-d98a1d5190e4/file:content/003585_johnston_1867.pdf?changeToken=11-0
130 - WILLS... 1867.
Creed aforesaid was proved at the Principal
Registry by the oath of Mary Ann Johnstone
of Creed aforesaid Widow the Relict the sole
Executrix.
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/api/nuxeo/nxfile/default/376d4d6f-6f34-40b7-8a47-30a62bb6da7d/file:content/003586_johnstone_1867.pdf?changeToken=11-0 - [S44] The Peerage, (The Peerage).
Reverend George Dempster Johnstone1
M, #488496, b. 13 March 1805, d. 8 September 1867
Last Edited=9 Mar 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
Reverend George Dempster Johnstone was born on 13 March 1805.1 He was the son of James Raymond Johnstone of Alva and Mary Elizabeth Cholmeley.2 He married Mary Anne Hawkins, daughter of John Hawkins, on 1 September 1842.1 He died on 8 September 1867 at age 62.1
He was Rector at Creed, Cornwall, England.1
Children of Reverend George Dempster Johnstone and Mary Anne Hawkins
Mary Catherine Johnstone2 d. 22 May 1930
George Herbert Johnstone2 b. 1 Jun 1843, d. 25 Jan 1857
John Heywood Johnstone+2 b. 18 May 1850, d. 10 Oct 1904
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2110. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
https://www.thepeerage.com/p48850.htm#i488496
- [S22] Probate, (HM Government).

