JOHNSTON - Northern Ireland & New Zealand
JOHNSTON - Northern Ireland & New Zealand
John Noble JOHNSTON, [of Edengole, Omagh, Co. Tyrone], his wife, Eliza, and 6 of their then 9 children sailed
from Belfast, Ireland on 8 June 1875 in the 1st Party, Special Settlers, on the "Carisbrooke Castle" to a new
life in New Zealand.
"There were 238 settlers [Ulster Orangemen] on board; most of the passengers were from the Ballygawley District
of Co.Tyrone, [although the JOHNSTONs came from nr Omagh, Co. Tyrone.]
George Vesey Stewart, of Martray, Co.Tyrone was the person behind the movement of people from the Ballygawley
area to New Zealand."
Source: "Ulsterheart" by the Rev. C. Brett Ingram, late rector of the Parish of Errigle Kerogue.
Published by the "All-Ireland Heritage Inc.", Va, U.S.A.
The settlement was at Kati Kati, North Island, where John Noble JOHNSTON was ballotted 216 Acres at Waitekohe.
The area was also known as "New Ulster" Source Reference: "The Emigration Atlas" published in 1852.
The "Carisbrooke Castle", under Captain Freebody, arrived in Auckland on 8 September 1875 after 92 days at sea.
Source: New Zealand Settler Ships - Carisbrooke Castle 1875
John Noble & Eliza's children were:
Eliza Jane
| born
| 11 October 1853
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Noble II Alexander
| born
| 24 July 1856
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Margaret
| born
| 1 November 1858
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Sarah Anne
| born
| 5 December 1861
| baptised
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Adam
| born
| 4 May 1866
| baptised
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Albert John
| born
| 16 December 1868
| died
| 13 June 1892
Charlotte
| born
| 20 April 1871
| baptised
|
Esther Isabella
| born
| 9 April 1873
| baptised
|
Rebecca
| born
| 18 April 1875
| baptised
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Maria [Molly]
| born
| 23 April 1878
| in
| Kati Kati
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Two of Noble & Eliza's children, Eliza Jane & Margaret, stayed in N. Ireland. Margaret married the buyer of the family
farm, John JOHNSTON [no relation] from Douglas Bridge, nr Omagh; and eventually most of their 12 children went to
New Zealand also.
Noble & Eliza's eldest son, Noble II was already in New Zealand - he'd run away from home in Ireland at the age of 12
to work as a cabin boy; later he was on whaling ships and travelled all over the world.
Margaret & John's daughter, Anna Maria JOHNSTON, is my Mother-in-law's Grandmother.
Anna Maria married Thomas BEATTIE, from Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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This page created 29 May 20002
Updated 11:51 13/02/2020