William Donald JOHNSTON

1821 -

• Name	William Donald JOHNSTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1821	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3, 4, 5]
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  Gender	Male
  Worldwide Index 1841	1841
  	Private/13th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners/Lt. Pipon's Detachment, Scafell Pike, Cumberland
  1863 Join	Oct 1862  [1]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Oct 1862  [6]
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [1]
  	Civilian, Examiners of Plans on the ground
  	Nature of Duties: Examiners of Plans on the ground Rate of pay per Diem: 4s 6d Length of Service: 0y 5m
  1871 Census	1871	Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales   [3]
  	Civil Engineer
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	33, Western Road, Reading, Berkshire, England   [4, 5]
  	Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Lodger
  OS People	Civilian, RSM  [1, 5]
  Reference Number	16390
  Person ID	I16390	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah JOHNSTON,   b. 1819, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
  Children	1. John James JOHNSTON,   b. 1850, Plymouth, Devon, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary JOHNSTON,   b. 1838, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret JOHNSTON,   b. 1844, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth S JOHNSTON,   b. 1852, Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Emily JOHNSTON,   b. 1860, Grasmere, Westmorland, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S302] 1863 List. A return prepared by Ordnance Survey and sent to the House of Commons on 28 March 1863. The return names all persons employed on the Ordnance Survey except Military Officers and Labourers. The return includes the nature of their duties, rate of pay and length of service. The length of service has been used to generate an approximate date for joining Ordnance Survey. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021 1863 List [S213] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1788/18. Record for William Donald Johnston https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61189&h=1051833284&indiv=try [S116] Ancestry.com, 1871 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 5668; Folio: 81; Page: 37; GSU roll: 892492. Record for William D Johnston https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7618&h=7721662&indiv=try [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 1302; Folio: 50; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341316. Record for William D. Johnston https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=317535&indiv=try Details: 1881 Census. Details: 1863 List.