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Birth at Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland · 22 December 1841 — Local Past

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Birth at Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland · 22 December 1841

22 December 1841 · Birth

Added by Clare Hopkins on 27 Jul 2026

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Clare Hopkins · 27 Jul 2026Admin

Birth of Jacob Johnston

Person: Jacob Johnston
Lawful son
Date: 22 December 1841
Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City
Father: William Mckay Johnston
Clerk
Mother: Joan B Clark
Recorded as Joan Clark
Witnesses: George Clark
William Archibald Clark
Recorded as William Clark

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