The Johnstones and the wedding invitation

[Castlehayes]

Dear All

My grandfather William John Blackley was illegitimate and was born William Johnston at Queensferry in 1862. On his marriage at Forth in 1891 he gave his mother as Jean Johnson (Maiden name Blackley) and his father as John Johnson, ironmoulder.

The only other item I have with the name Johnstone on is a wedding invitation from a 'Mr & Mrs Johnstone requesting the pleasure of my grandfathers company at the marriage of their niece Mary Burt to Andrew Pollock Gray on Wednesday 7 November 1888 at 6 0'clock pm at carstairs Junction Hotel'.

My question is this, is there enough information there to be able to identfy the Johnstone family, I've tried and failed

Thanks in advance

[LesleyB]

Hi Castlehayes
Welcome to Talking Scot
Not sure where you have looked - any luck with the census?

Have you found the marriage of Mary Burt to Andrew Pollock Gray and noted location, addresses and parents names for the couple? It is there on Scotlands People - just used up my last credit, so can't have a peek for you!
1888 GRAY ANDREW POLLOCK, BURT MARY, CARSTAIRS /LANARK 633/00 0013

Best wishes
Lesley

[DavidWW]

.....snipped...........My question is this, is there enough information there to be able to identfy the Johnstone family, I've tried and failed

Thanks in advance

Probably, but substantial research could be required to identify all the possible aunts and uncles to whom Mary was a niece, i.e. all the brothers and sisters of her mother and father as shown on the marriage register entry.

David