Birth: October-December 1868 St John Lee, Northumberland, UK
Father: Alexander Johnston c1833-a1911
Mother: Janet Purves c1832-a1911
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: July-September 1891 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Husband: Walter Ord 1869-1896
Marriage: October-December 1914 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Husband: John James Thirlow (Thirlaway) 1853-1935
Death: After 1911
By Walter
Mary Elizabeth Ord (Thirlaway) [Grieveson] 1892-1966
By John
William Thirlaway 1901-1902
George Edward Thirlaway 1904-1967
John Thirlaway 1905-1908
Birth of Alice Johnston in FreeBMD in October-December 1868 in Hexham (10B 256).
In the 1871 census as Alice Johnston aged 2, born in St John Lee, Scotland (sic - only in the index, not on the original), and living with her parents (Alexander and Janet), two brothers (John and Peter) and four sisters (Agness, Elizabeth, Janet and Kathrine) in Anick Grange, Northumberland.
In the 1881 census as Alice Johnston aged 12, born in St John Lee, Northumberland, and living with her parents (Alexander and Janet), two brothers (John and Peter) and sister Katherine) in Tofts Cottage, Haydon, Northumberland.
In the 1891 census as Alice Johnson aged 22, born in Hexham, Northumberland, and a servant living with Charles C Bayne (aged 43, born in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland (just Scotland on the original), and a commercial traveller, his wife (Annie W aged 43 and born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), his three daughters (Ethel A aged 15 and born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Daisey E aged 13 and born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and Kate W aged 8 and born in Leeds, Yorkshire) and anorther sevant (Kate D Johnston (sister?)) at 11 Akenside Terrace, Jesmond, Northumberland.
Marriage of Alice Johnstone (sic - on the typed original) and Walter Ord in FreeBMD in July-September 1891 in Newcastle T (10B 251).
Her daughter was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1892.
Her husband died in Gateshead in 1896.
Her son was born in Gateshead 2 weeks before the census held 31 March 1901, surname Thirlaway.
In the 1901 census as Alice Thirlaway aged 32, born in Hexham, Northumberland, and living with her husband? (John J), an unnamed son and daughter (Mary E) in three rooms at 23 Second Street, Gateshead, Durham.
Her second and third sons were born in Gateshead on 16 June 1904 and in 1905.
In the 1911 census as Alice Thirlway, born in St John Lee, Northumberland, married, and living with her parents (Alexander and Janet Johnston) in three rooms at Ivy Cottage Haydon Bridge, Northumberland. I cannot locate her husband.There is also an entry for Alice Thirlaway aged 43. born in Anwick Gragel, Northumberland, married for 10 years with three children, one living, two having died (this is not consistent with the marriage or children listed, and must refer to her husband) and living with her husband (John James), two sons (John James and George Edward ) and daughter (Mary Elizabeth) in five rooms at 66 Dalmeny Terrace, Bank Street, Gateshead On Tyne, Durham.
Marriage of Alice Ord and John J Thirlaway in FreeBMD in October-December 1914 in Newcastle T (10b 312). Alice Therlaway 1868 Hexham, Northumberland, England Gateshead Gateshead Durham John James and John Martin Bell John Martin 1898 Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England
Her husband died in Gateshead in January-March 1935.Death of Alice Thirlaway in FreeBMD in July-September 1953 aged 84 in Gateshead (1A 615).
There are seventeen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Alice Johnston/Jonestone.
There is an entry in Geneanet for Alice Johnstone.
Alice Johnston was the first cousin once removed of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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