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Birth at 11, Madeira Place, Leith, City of Edinburgh, Scotland · 14 October 1861 — Local Past

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Birth at 11, Madeira Place, Leith, City of Edinburgh, Scotland · 14 October 1861

14 October 1861 · Birth

Added by Clare Hopkins on 27 Jul 2026

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Clare Hopkins · 27 Jul 2026

Birth of Williamina Joanna Johnston

Person: Williamina Joanna Johnston
Born on 14 October 1861, 11h 15m pm.
Date: 14 October 1861
Place: 11, Madeira Place, Leith, City of Edinburgh
Father: William Mckay Johnston
Father. Clerk. Informant of the birth
Mother: Joan B Clark
Recorded as Joanna Johnston
Maiden name Clark. Married in Glasgow on 21 September 1841