James Johnson

Brief Life History of James

When James Johnson was born on 20 January 1811, in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Johnson, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Sally Sellars, was 21. He married Hannah Mellor on 26 November 1838, in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 19 January 1882, in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

James Johnson
1811–1882
Hannah Mellor
1819–1888
Marriage: 26 November 1838
Henry Johnson
1839–1909
George Henry Johnson
1841–1843
Eliza Johnson
1841–1880
Ann Johnson
1844–1921
George Henry Johnson
1845–1847
George Johnson
1846–1847
Benjamin Johnson
1848–1908
Emily Johnson
1850–1923
Frederick Johnson
1853–1894
James Frederick Johnson
1856–1857
Joel Johnson
1858–1899
Matthew Johnson
1860–1867
Joseph Johnson
1862–1901

Sources (38)

  • James Johnson, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Johnson - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1811; Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • James Johnson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (7)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.

History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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