Lilian "Lily" Johnston

Lilian "Lily" Johnston[1]

Female Abt 1885 - Abt 1940  (55 years)


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  • Name Lilian "Lily" Johnston 
    Nickname Lily 
    Birth Abt 1885  Prescott,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Abt 1940  England,,,, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I412  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2026 | Edit 

    Father Rev James Johnston,   b. Abt 1854, Wigan,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1921, Chorlton,,,Lancashire,England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary Forsaith "Polly" Best,   b. 1854, Bolton,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Jul 1932, Bolton,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1883  Bolton,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
      about James Johston
      Name: James Johston
      Year of Registration: 1883
      Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
      DISTRICT: Bolton
      County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8c Page: 490
    Family ID F133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph B. Latham,   b. Abt 1857, Bolton,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 11 Mar 1929, Lancashire,,,,England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1927  Bolton,Lancashire,England., Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Name:«tab»Lilian Johnston
      Gender:«tab»Female
      Birth Year:«tab»abt 1884
      Marriage Age:«b»«tab»43«/b»
      Marriage Date:«tab»8 Sep 1927
      Marriage Place:«tab»Bolton, Lancashire, England
      Church:«tab»Mawdesley Street Congregational Church
      Father Name:«tab»James Johnston
      Spouse Name:«tab»Joseph Bryce Latham
      Spouse Marriage Age:«tab»«b»70«/b»
      Spouse Father Name:«tab»Bryce Latham
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      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Non-Conformist Marriages, 1758-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

      image in Johnston File

      Original data:

      Manchester Nonconformist Records [various]. Images may be used only for the purposes of the family history research in accordance with Ancestry's website terms of use. These records are from:


      Greater Manchester County Record Office / Manchester Archives and Local Studies
      Tameside Local Studies and Archives
      Oldham Archives and Local Studies
      Wigan Archives Services
      Bury Archives Service
      Stockport Archive Service
    • _HTITL: Husband
    • _WTITL: Wife
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2021 | Edit 

  • Notes 
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    • «b»
      1891 England Census «/b»
      about Lilian Johnston
      Name: Lilian Johnston
      Age: 6
      Estimated birth year: abt 1885
      Relation: Daughter
      Father's name: James
      Mother's name: Mary F
      Gender: Female
      Where born: Prescott, Lancashire, England
      Civil parish: Halliwell
      Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke
      Town: Halliwell
      County/Island: Lancashire
      Country: England
      Street address:
      Occupation:
      Condition as to marriage:
      Education:
      Employment status: View image
      Registration district: Bolton
      Sub-registration district: Halliwell
      ED, institution, or vessel: 2
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members: Name Age
      James Johnston 37
      Lilian Johnston 6
      Mary F Johnston 37
      Cecelia Rogers 27 Servant born Ireland.

      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3101; Folio 43; Page 47; GSU roll: 6098211.

      «b»1901 England Census«/b»
      about Lilian Johnstone
      Name: Lilian Johnstone
      Age: 16
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
      Relation: Daughter
      Father's name: James Johnstone
      Mother's name: Mary Forsaith Johnstone
      Gender: Female
      Where born: Prescott, Lancashire, England
      Civil parish: Darwen
      Ecclesiastical parish: Over Darwen St Cuthbert
      County/Island: Lancashire
      Country: England
      Street Address:
      Occupation:
      Condition as to marriage:
      Education:
      Employment status:
      Registration district: Blackburn
      Sub-registration district: Darwen
      ED, institution, or vessel: 16
      Household schedule number: 27
      Piece: 3921
      Folio: 162
      Page Number: 6
      Household Members: Name Age
      James Johnstone 47
      Mary Forsaith Johnstone 47
      Lilian Johnstone 16
      «b»John Lunder 51 [should be Lundie]
      Rebecca P Lunder 48 [should be Lundie]«/b»
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3921; Folio: 162; Page: 6.

      Neither Lilian nor her parents are found in 1911 Census - perhpas they were traveling abroad?

      Name:«tab»Lilian Johnston
      Gender:«tab»Female
      Birth Year:«tab»abt 1884
      Marriage Age:«tab»43
      Marriage Date:«tab»8 Sep 1927
      Marriage Place:«tab»Bolton, Lancashire, England
      Church:«tab»«b»Mawdesley Street Congregational Church«/b»
      Father Name:«tab»James Johnston
      Spouse Name:«tab»Joseph Bryce Latham
      Spouse Marriage Age:«tab»70
      Spouse Father Name:«tab»Bryce Latham
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      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Non-Conformist Marriages, 1758-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

      On the back a a photogaph Nora Stone [or Mary Crowther] wrote: "Aunt Pollie, mother's sister, had twins girls. I was named after the one who died when young. The other lived to be married. Husband died. Then during World War 2 all trace of her was lost." [img_4503.jpg]

  • Sources 
    1. [S297] 1891 England Census, (online database ancestry.com), Class: RG12; Piece: 3101; Folio 43; Page 47; GSU roll: 6098211. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S22] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983, Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8c Page: 490 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S25] England & Wales Marriage Index 1916-2005, Bolton, Lancashire. Vol 8c, p. 974. (Reliability: 3).