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6 THE EARLIEST JOHNESTOUNS their names appear as "naval admirals" in the list of Border chiefs charged with the care of the Marches, James II. having made some effort to establish a navy. One of the duties of the sheriffs and constables was to see that beacon fires were maintained along the frontier. At a conference with the freeholders, held by Douglas in 1448, ten places were appointed for that purpose Gallowhill, Kinnelknock, Blois, Brownmuirhill, Barr (near Hoddam), Dryfes- dale, Quhitwoollen, Cowdens, Trailtrow, and Lochmabenstane in Gretna. It was a necessary precaution, as Dumfries had been burnt twice in an English raid in thirty-three years. Note.—Mr G. H. Johnston's book, Heraldry of the Johnstons, describes the crest and arms of the various branches of his family. The records of the Tower of London show that Johnstouns were imprisoned there, and tradition says that one of them warned Bruce to escape secretly to Scotland by sending a spur with a grouse wing attached. It was adopted as the family crest.
THE CHAPTER II. The Johnestouns' Services to the Crown—James IV. Presides at an Assize in Dumfries. annexation of Dumfriesshire by Edward I. proved that the south was Scotland's most vulnerable point. It was essential for her independence to have strong men of tried loyalty on the Borders, chiefs whose relatives and dependers formed an unpaid standing army "always ready," the Johnstone motto, to defend it. Robert I. gave the lordship of Annandale and Galloway to his friend James Douglas, whose heir, also Lord of Nithsdale, was too powerful for the safety of the Sovereign, and excited the jealousy of other Border chiefs. He compelled the weak Robert III. to break his word to the Earl of March, late Warden of the Borders, who in revenge joined with England to annex Dumfriesshire in 1400. Again the county was agitated throughout the Duke of Albany's Regency, after which Douglas increased in power, till his sudden death gave his rival, the Chancellor, Sir William Crichton, an opportunity of crushing it. He invited the young Earl and his brother, David, boys of fourteen and fifteen, to meet King James II. at Edinburgh. They came with a grand retinue and had supper with the Royal youth, when they were suddenly seized and executed in the courtyard. The previous year (1439) Norman de Johnestoun gave up Comlongan Castle to Douglas. It had been granted to Norman by James I. in 1430, being part of the escheated property of the Earl of March. A grand-uncle succeeded young Douglas, so no immediate revenge was taken, and his son at eighteen was made Commander of the King's army, the Douglases were exalted to keep the Crichtons in their place. But James II. in a fit of passion stabbed his General after supper in the palace at Stirling (1452). and this brought on the great Douglas rebellion, which stirred up not only the south-west, but all Scotland, before it was suppressed. The rebel chief gave Comlongan Castle to Symon Carruthers of Mouswald, to attach a strong man to his cause. A civil war on the Borders always brought an English army to assist the rebels, though Douglas pointed out how little advantage could be gained by a
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JOHNSTOUN IS PLEDGE FOR LAIRD OF (1
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WAR WITH ENGLAND S3 messenger who c
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WAR WITH ENGLAND 55 in his official
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THE BATTLE OF SOLWAY MOSS 57 Englis
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CONQUEST OF DUMFRIESSHIRE S9 land ;
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CONQUEST OF DUMFRIESSHIRE 61 The En
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64 THE INFANT QUEEN Saulside ; and
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CHAPTER IX. William, Laird of Grait
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68 MARGARET CRICHTON The sasine feu
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70 WAMFRAY did not care to remain i
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72 JOHNSTOUN with other influential
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74 THE QUEEN Regent that Corrie mig
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76 JOHNSTOUN WILLS it had been the
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78 FEUD BETWEEN MAXWELLS AND JOHNST
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80 FEUD BETWEEN MAXWELLS AND JOHNST
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82 UNREST ON THE SCOTTISH BORDERS f
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84 THIRD BARON OF NEWBIE was assass
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THE KING VISITS NEWBIE 8 S In Monyp
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THE KING AND JOHNSTOUN 87 allowed h
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THE KING MEETS JOHNSTOUN 89 Yet onl
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CLAN SYSTEM REPRESSED 91 of moss-tr
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CHAPTER X. Younger Sons of Johnstou
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CORRIE 95 only respited in 1599 " f
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THE JOHNSTOUNS OF WAMFRAY 97 moned
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THE JOHNSTOUNS IN EDINBURGH 99 brot
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THE JOHNSTOUNS IN EDINBURGH 101 con
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THE ESTATE PASSES TO THE LAIRD OF J
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ROBERT OF RAECLEUCH 105 but had onl
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BARBARA JOHNSTOUN TRIED FOR PAPISTR
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THE EARL OF WIGTON 109 insist on th
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EDWARD JOHNSTOUN OF RYEHILL tn fami
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MARRIAGE OF CASTLEMILK'S WIDOW 113
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EXECUTION OF MAXWELL 115 elsewhere
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GRAITNEY OBTAINS A CHARTER 117 to M
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GRAITNEY AND MURRAY'S DESCENDANTS 1
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LOCHINVAR'S LETTER 121 hackbuts and
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HIS DESCENDANTS 123 title to the £
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RYEHILL'S DEATH 125 In 1632 Edward
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IN CHAPTER XII. JOHNSTOUNS OF KlRKT
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THE JOHNSTOUNS OF KIRKTON AND WARRI
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THE JOHNSTONS OF CASTLEMILK 131 Moi
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i 3 4 ACTIONS AGAINST GALABANK 1624
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1 36 THE GRAHAMS Drumlanrig, David
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138 THE LAIRD OF JOHNSTOUN Sir Rich
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JOHNSTOUN OF WARRIESTON 139 tenants
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THE CIVIL WAR 141 The last Charter
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THE YOUNG EARL OF ANNANDALE 143 War
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CHAPTER XIV. JOHNSTOUN OF GALABANK
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ELSIESHIELDS 147 fries, at the expe
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EDWARD JOHNSTOUN'S MARRIAGE 149 her
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EDWARD JOHNSTOUN'S DEATH 151 Johnst
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WESTRAW 153 Annandale's letters to
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THE CARLILES 155 held in Edinburgh
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LAWSUITS 157 two of the tenants on
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JAMES JOHNSTONE DIES IN LONDON 159
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SECRETARY JOHNSTON 161 service. In
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THE FIRST MARQUIS OF ANNANDALE 163
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JOHNSTONE OF WESTERHALL 165 packet.
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CHAPTER XVI. Young Galabank—The C
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CARLILE OF ANTIGUA 169 Sabbath Day,
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THE RISING IN 1745 171 preferred it
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DUMFRIESSHIRE MEN WHO ASSISTED PRIN
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CHAPTER XVII. " Within the bounds o
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SIR WILLIAM PULTENEY 177 and wounde
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Pl.ATK X.
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180 JOHNSTONE OF ALVA him by Govern
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182 GIDEON JOHNSTONE AND MRS JORDAN
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LADY OGILVIE 183 her laundress's cl
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YOUNG GALABANK VISITS FRANCE 185 th
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YOUNG GALABANK SETTLES IN WORCESTER
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GALABANK'S WRITINGS 189 the English
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HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH HIS FAMILY
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Plate XII.
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200 LETTERS TO AND FROM THE WESTERH
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202 THE MINISTER OF MOFFAT Letters
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2o 4 LORD JOHN JOHNSTONE Mrs Johnst
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206 GALABANK'S FAMILY alluding to h
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2o8 GALABANK'S FAMILY him ? They we
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2io GALABANK'S FAMILY be desired to
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212 GALABANK'S FAMILY never find me
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2i 4 YOUNG JAMES IN SCOTLAND He lef
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2i6 YOUNG JAMES'S LETTERS London ve
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220 YOUNG JAMES'S LETTERS behaviour
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222 DEATH OF LORD LYTTELTON Johnsto
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224 JAMES SETTLES IN WORCESTERSHIRE
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226 FUNERAL EXPENSES life the usual
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228 LETTERS FROM DRS CULLEN AND GRE
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232 JOHNSTONE REMOVES TO WORCESTER
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236 DEATH OF THE SECOND LORD LYTTEL
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238 GOVERNOR JOHNSTONE The polling
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244 DR PARR restricted suffrage and
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CHAPTER XXII. Birmingham—The Riot
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248 THE RIOTS house he first met Dr
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250 LETTERS FROM DR PARR A collecti
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252 MRS WEBSTER OF PENNS sentiments
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2 5 4 EDWARD'S MARRIAGE of gentleme
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256 LOCKHART livings. This was the
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258 DEATH OF MRS E. JOHNSTONE stone
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2 6o THE LOCKHART TRAGEDY minster a
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262 YOUNG JAMES the lungs. By this,
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264 DEATH OF DR AND MRS JOHNSTONE t
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CHAPTER XXIV. Dr Carmichael Smyth,
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A VISIT TO PORTUGAL 271 with valetu
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JOHNSTONES OF WESTERHALL 273 was th
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EDGBASTON HALL 275 the vendor might
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VISITORS 277 outside world, as they
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THE RENT DINNER 279 destined to pla
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COLONEL HENRY JOHNSTONE 281 medical
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PEACE OF 1814 283 Abbey, and took a
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A NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE 285 hospital.
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DEATH OF DR EDWARD JOHNSTONE 287 pa
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MRS BUCKLEY (WESTERHALL) 289 and A
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GENERAL SIR JAMES JOHNSTONE 291 neg
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GENERAL SIR JAMES JOHNSTONE 293 cri
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GENERAL JOHNSTONE'S HEIRS AND RELAT
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Wes'ierhall, Dumfrie: Alva House, C
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298 JOHNSTONES OF ALVA House of Lor
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JOHNSTONES OF ALVA 299 Charles Some
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302 JOHNSTONES OF DERWENT Robert Wa
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3 Charles Octavius, a merchant at M
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306 FRANCIS JOHNSTON'S DESCENDANTS
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3 o8 YOUNGER SONS OF ELPHINSTONE Dr
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3 i2 JOHNSTONS OF NEWTON Helen, Gil
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3 i6 JOHNSTONS OF ECCLES Monkstown,
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CHAPTER XXVIII. Johnstons of Carnsa
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32° JOHNSTONS OF CARNSALLOCH to Eu
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324 JOHNSTONS IN FIFE in Maxvvellto
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326 JOHNSTONS IN AYR David Johnston
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328 JOHNSTONS IN IRELAND a M'Dowall
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33° JOHNSTONS IN IRELAND 1841. (2)
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332 JOHNSTONS IN IRELAND The Johnst
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334 JOHNSTONS IN IRELAND The Rev. W
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336 JOHNSTONS IN IRELAND was a part
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338 JOHNSTONS IN AMERICA William. J
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34 o JOHNSTONS IN AMERICA more were
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342 JOHNSTONS IN ORKNEY Bart., of H
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344 JOHNSTONS OF CASKIEBEN Arthur,
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346 JOHNSTONS IN CORSTORPHINE had b
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TYPICAL JOHNSTOUN ARMS. The lower p
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cushions. HERALDRY OF THE JOHNSTONE
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HERALDRY OF THE JOHNSTONES 353 ENGL
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Abel, Elizabeth, 304 „ James, 304
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Beddoe, Mary, 303 Bedford, W., 253
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Carruthers, Marion, 76, 77 „ Miss
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Crossling, Emily, 301 R. W., 301 Cr
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Elsieshields, Johnstouns of, 29, 33
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Graves, John Samuel, 331 „ Mary C
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Hope, Margaret, 26 Hopetoun, Earl o
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Johnston, Johnstone, Johnstoun, etc
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Johnstone Lands, etc.— Closehead,
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Johnstone Lands, etc. Persbie, 23 P
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Levinge, Archbishop, 254 „ Robert
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Maxwell of Cuil, 328 „ of Dalswin
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Ormsby, J. M., 330 Orr, Mrs, 157 Or
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Sandilands, Jean, 344 Sandys, Lord,
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Tissot, Dr, 221 Tobin, Francis Jame
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THE JOHNSTONS OF KILMORK. Blohardss
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7 THE JOHNSTONES OF NHWBH; GRETNA.
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I lb d. c. igssTjc . I Sir John Jan
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THE JOHNSTONS Herbert - Elopal of 1
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