Margaret Johnston1

F, b. circa 1860
FatherWilliam Johnston
MotherEliza Jane (?)
Birth*Margaret Johnston was born circa 1860 at Fordwich, Huron, Canada West, British North America.2  
Residence*She lived in 1878 at Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.1 
(Witness) MarriageShe witnessed the marriage of Henry Hoar and Harriett Ellen Melissa Edwards on 21 May 1878 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.1 
ResidenceMargaret Johnston lived in 1879 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.2 
MarriageShe married Samuel Edwards, son of William Edwards and Thankful Buck, on 10 July 1879 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Isabella Johnston and William Beswitherick.2 
Married Name As of after 10 July 1879,her married name was (Johnston) Edwards. 
Birth of SonHer son Stephen Miles Edwards was born on 28 September 1879 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3,4,5 
Birth of SonHer son William Asel Edwards was born on 4 November 1883 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Hulda Pearl Edwards was born on 28 June 1889 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7,8 
Birth of SonHer son Clarence Deane Edwards was born on 25 July 1897 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9 
(Grantee) Property-SaleMargaret (Johnston) Edwards purchased 178 Montreal Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 2 April 1901 from Stephen Miles Edwards for $350. Sarah Elizabeth Wills signed a release permitting the transaction.10  
(Releasor) Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards, Caroline Trethewey Susannah (Dungey) Edwards, Margaret (McLaughlin) Edwards, Margaret (Johnston) Edwards and Alice Amelia (Mitchell) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 114 John Street (114 Legion Street in 2025), Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 11 March 1912 from Amos Nettleton Edwards, Elizabeth Harriett (Weight) Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, William Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter Francis Edwards, Lillian May Edwards, John Wesley Edwards, Cecil Roy Edwards and Maud Elizabeth (Edwards) Timms to George Neal for $150.11  
(Beneficiary) WillMargaret (Johnston) Edwards was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Stephen Miles Edwards dated 5 December 1929 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $500.1 

Family

Samuel Edwards b. c 1857
MarriageMargaret Johnston married Samuel Edwards, son of William Edwards and Thankful Buck, on 10 July 1879 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Isabella Johnston and William Beswitherick.2 
Children
Last Edited7 Feb 2025

Citations

  1. [S5772] Ontario marriage registrations, 21 May 1878, no. 004060, Henry Hoar and H E Malissa Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 27, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S5773] Ontario marriage registrations, 10 Jul 1879, no. 004034, Samuel Edwards and Margaret Johnston; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 30, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  3. [S5791] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Stephen Miles Edwards registration no. 024794 (28 Sep 1879); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 40, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  4. [S5792] Ontario marriage registrations, 19 Jun 1907, no. 002254, Stephen Miles Edward and Olivetta Bewley; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 126, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  5. [S5793] 1931 census of Canada, Toronto Northwest, Ontario, population schedule, district 159, subdistrict 69, p. 4, dwelling 37, family 47, Stephen M Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  6. [S5799] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, William Asel Edwards registration no. 026894 (4 Nov 1883); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 61, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  7. [S5774] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Hulda Pearl Edwards registration no. 028515 (28 Jun 1889); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 95, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  8. [S5775] Ontario marriage registrations, 8 Oct 1924, no. 005171, Albert Ernest Webster and Hilda Pearl Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 674, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  9. [S5800] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Clarence Deane Edwards registration no. 033435 (25 Jul 1897); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 139, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  10. [S5820] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT5633, Lot 320, Plan 339 (1901), Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, his wife to Margaret Edwards, 02 Apr 1901; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 14 Feb 2025).
  11. [S5815] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6800, west half of Lot 19, Park Lot 22, Plan 345 (1912), Elizabeth Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, Amos Edwards, Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter F. Edwards, Lily Edwards, John Edwards, Cecil Edwards and Maud Timms, heirs-at-law of the estate of William Edwards to George Neal, 11 Mar 1912; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Feb 2025).