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Archibald johnston of warriston (1611-63) became a lord of session and lord surname distribution in scotland: the johnstone name is most commonly.
James johnston, secy, of state, a selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of scottish.
Arthur johnston (1587-1641), son of the laird of caskieben, became rector of king's college, aberdeen. Archibald johnston of warriston (1611-63) became a lord of session and lord advocate, and was a principal framer of the national covenant. He took part in the cromwellian administration and was executed in edinburgh.
Lord warriston had now, for the space of five years or more, wrestled and acted with all his power, for the king's interest, and, being a man of great resolution, he both spoke and wrote as openly against scotsmen submitting to take offices under the usurper; but being sent up to london in the foresaid year 1657, with some of the scots nobility.
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Johnston of warriston, famous scots: series paperback – july 30 2015 by william morison (author) see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The most famous son of the family is of course scotland’s patriotic and romantic leader, sir william wallace, “the hero of scotland”, who was born at elderslie in 1274. In 1297 he led the scots patriotic forces against king edward i of england.
The central governments of both england and scotland attempted in vain to establish law and order across the border, however a borderer would owe allegiance to england or scotland only when it suited him or his family. When england and scotland were at war, it could become very much a border affair with reivers providing large numbers of cavalry.
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Archibald johnston, lord warriston (1611–1663) was a scottish judge and statesman. Archibald johnston son of james johnston (died 1617), a merchant burgess of edinburgh. He was baptised on 28 march 1611, educated at glasgow, and admitted to the faculty of advocates in 1633.
Johnston had been prominent in negotiating the treaty of breda in 1650, which imposed significant conditions on charles in exchange for scottish support, including accepting that the presbyterian system of church governance could continue in scotland. Thus, when cromwell marched into scotland in 1651, johnston lost his offices.
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Sir john johnstone was a leader in the scottish war of independence. The famous william wallace gave lochmaben castle to johnstone of eskdale. In 1448 the johnstones helped to defeat the english at the battle of sark during the anglo-scottish border wars.
Plan of warriston policies and adjoining grounds in edinburgh. Johnston, william, 1802-1888 johnston, alexander keith, 1804-1871 plan of the estates of ravelston and corstorphinhill.
Livingston married john kincaid of warriston and took the name ‘lady.
The work includes all the stirring and famous stories that the scottish church is who was born in edinburgh and was the nephew of johnston of warriston.
Scots—as individuals and in families—have been in north carolina since the beginning of permanent settlement. The first proprietary governor of albemarle, william drummond, was born in scotland, and later scots-such as the glaswegian thomas pollock, who came to north carolina in 1683-achieved prominence in the mercantile and political life of the colony.
The clan struck at treaty with edward iii of england in 1338 with the last leader, john of islay (1434-1503), becoming embroiled in a dangerous plot to aid an invasion of mainland scotland.
Unidentified family of a scottish prisoner of war, circa 1916-18 (nrs, gd50/184/112/7/2/3) capture prisoners of war are among the least studied subjects of the first world war, yet most families in wartime britain would have been directly or indirectly aware of the predicament of the many thousands of captive servicemen.
Glasgow has produced a number of well-known actors, tennis players, coaches and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from glasgow includes james mcavoy, andy murray, billy connolly, alex ferguson, peter capaldi, and many others.
Sitting in a plush white chair on his private jet, suspected multi-millionaire paedo peter nygard ogles a young woman dancing on the aircraft’s built in stripper pole.
Early notables of the johnson family (pre 1700) notable amongst the family name during their early history was archibald johnston, lord warriston (1611-1663), a scottish judge and statesman; james johnstone (1625-1672), 1st earl of annandale and hartfell; his son william johnstone (1664-1721), 2nd earl of annandale and hartfell, who was made 1st marquess of annandale in 1701; james johnstone.
In scotland, it was originally henryson but henderson was easier to say and a prominent henderson of fordell was alexander, who became a minister in fife. Drafting (along with johnston of warriston) the national covena.
Biographia scoticana (scots worthies)— john howie the first of his public appearances in the favours of that glorious work of reformation (commonly called the second reformation period) seems to have been about the beginning of 1638.
Famous scots publisher: edinburgh, oliphant, anderson and ferrier, 1896 ( famous scots series).
The johnston family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. In 1911 there were 7,930 johnston families living in ontario. Ontario had the highest population of johnston families in 1911.
His denouncement of the book resulted in him drafting (along with johnston of warriston) the national covenant which was signed by thousands in greyfriar's churchyard in edinburgh. Henderson later became moderator of the church of scotland and is buried in greyfriar's.
In september johnston received public thanks for his services from the scottish parliament, and, in accordance with the policy of conciliation then pursued for a short time by the king, was appointed on 13 november 1641 a lord of session, with the title of lord warriston (a name derived from an estate purchased by him near edinburgh in 1636), was knighted, and was given a pension of £200 a year.
It is a toponymic name for someone from a place called johnstone in scotland. The surname is a combination of the middle english words ‘john’ referring to someone named john, and the word ‘toun’ meaning ‘town.
The johnstone family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most johnstone families were found in and scotland in 1841and scotland in 1851and scotland in 1861and scotland in 1871and scotland in 1881and scotland in 1891and scotland in 1901.
Archibald johnston, lord warriston, warriston also spelled wariston, (born 1611—died july 22, 1663, edinburgh, scot. ), scottish presbyterian who was a leading anti-royalist during the english civil wars between the royalists and the parliamentarians. Later he became an official in oliver cromwell’s commonwealth regime.
Early notables of the johnston family (pre 1700) notable amongst the family name during their early history was archibald johnston, lord warriston (1611-1663), a scottish judge and statesman; james johnstone (1625-1672), 1st earl of annandale and hartfell; his son william johnstone (1664-1721), 2nd earl of annandale and hartfell, who was made 1st marquess of annandale in 1701; james johnstone.
Johnston, (sir) archibald, of warriston, (a judge by the designation of lord warriston,) an eminent lawyer and statesman, was the son of james johnston of beirholm in annandale, a descendant of the family of johnston in aberdeen-shire, and who for some time followed a commercial life in edinburgh, being mentioned in a charter of 1608, as the king’s merchant.
Archibald johnston of warriston (1611-63) became a lord of session and lord advocate, and was a principal framer of the national covenant. He took part in the cromwellian administration and was executed in edinburgh. Arthur johnston (1587-1641), son of archibald, served as secretary of state for scotland from 1692-06.
Warriston school, moffat, dumfriesshire, scotland, burnbraes school, after the famous covenanting lawyer archibald johnstone, lord warriston. Johnston was born in edinburgh, educated at glasgow university, and became a lawyer.
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Archibald johnston, lord warriston (1611–1663) was a scottish judge and statesman. He assisted alexander henderson in framing the scots national covenant in 1638. In 1639 he assisted in negotiating pacification of berwick, and the treaty of ripon in 1640.
The surname of johnston is of great antiquity in scotland, and must be familiar in a charter in 1608, and was the founder of the family of johnston of warriston.
Circa ad 84 battle of mons graupius publius tacitus, the historian of the roman empire, recorded that gnaeus julius agricola, when governor of britain, marched on and defeated a great force of caledonians in an as yet unidentified location between strathmore and moray.
Her writing and persona embodied the notion of “the factory girl” of nineteenth century scotland. Like with her literary works, there are many open ended questions and much speculation surrounding her life.
Famous warriston students: as far as we have researched, professor ian donald, the pioneer of ultrasonography (obstetrician and gynaecologist) a famous former warriston student. Hugh fraser, 1st baron fraser of allander (15 january 1903 – 6 november 1966) was the grandson of hugh fraser i, and the father of sir hugh fraser, 2nd baronet.
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Archibald johnston, lord wariston (1611 – 1663) was a scottish judge and statesman. He assisted alexander henderson in writing the scottish national covenant in 1638, and was appointed procurator of the kirk in the same year. He helped negotiate the pacification of berwick in 1639 and the treaty of ripon in 1640.
The johnstones of annandale were among the most intrepid reivers of the scottish west march of the borders.
Seafield cemetery opened in 1887 to serve the residents of leith and its rich history as edinburgh’s port is reflected in the wide range of people who have chosen seafield cemetery as their final resting place.
If one wants to trace scottish folk song melodies from scotland into colonial north america, it seems logical to locate the largest concentrations of immigrant scottish populations and to attempt to understand their culture, the cultures in which they found themselves, how they interacted with those.
Most scottish clan tartans accepted as such today are no older than the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The johnston or johnstone tartan first made its appearance in the apocryphal vestiarium scoticum which was published in 1842 by two brothers who claimed to be grandsons of bonnie prince charlie.
Beyond the clan connections, the origins of other scottish surnames are varied, but equally fascinating. The gaelic connection can be seen in names such as craig (from the gaelic creag, which means crag or rocks) and cameron (from cam and sròn (camshròin: crooked nose).
The jacobites are regularly cast as 'primitive' scots – yet it is a false narrative suited for political ends. Culloden: why truth about battle for britain lay hidden for three centuries menu close.
Nov 16, 2020 he'd spent nearly the entire summer of 1848 in scotland playing the family made room for the famous patient in the nursery at the front of their three-story georgian townhouse on warriston crescent—a home that'.
'some macnicol families on lochfyneside in the county of argyll and their descendants worldwide today', duncan beaton, 1987.
The gazetteer for scotland is a vast geographical encyclopaedia, featuring details of towns, villages, bens and glens from the scottish borders to the northern isles. The first comprehensive gazetteer produced for scotland since 1885, it includes tourist attractions, industries and historical sites, together with.
John johnston, aka 'liver-eating johnson' from the cloudy reservoir of history it is often difficult to separate legend from reality, and such is the case with the story of the infamous american mountain man john johnston.
The battle involved thousands of scottish troops in the british army's epic fight bloody encounter at a vital crossroads a few miles south of the more famous battlefield.
Johnston, archibald (1610-1663), lord warriston,scottish statesman this page summarises records created by this person the summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
The johnston family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. In 1891 there were 2,266 johnston families living in cumberland. Cumberland had the highest population of johnston families in 1891.
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