William Johnstone (buried 1901)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Johnstone
First name: 
William
Other Christian names: 
Henry
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
356
Born: 
26/7/1819
Died: 
03/04/1901
Buried: 
06/04/1901
Occupation: 
Mathematics and Classics Teacher
Distinction: 
Chaplain and Professor
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
William Johnstone (buried 1901) headstone
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
23
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
Grey granite runic cross, 7ft. in height, together with a recumbent stone of red granite on which is another cross.
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Rev. William Henry Johnstone M.A. Chaplain and Professor of H.E.I.C. Military College Addiscombe 1843-61. Vicar of Berden, Essex 1875-91. Born 20th July 1819. died 3 April 1901. Erected by 98 officers once Addiscombe Cadets as a tribute of respect. "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" Prov. 23rd

Life story

Life story

William Henry Johnstone was born on 26th July 1819 and was baptised on 15th August at St. Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex. His father was James Johnstone, Schoolmaster, his mother was Catherine, nee Evans, and William had a younger brother, Frederick. In 1841 William was 21yrs old and Frederick a 19yr old Architect. William studied at St. John's College, Cambridge and in 1843 he was appointed to teach mathematics and classics at Addiscombe Military College, Croydon. In 1845 he became Chaplain to the College, remaining there until the College closed in 1861. Addiscombe Military College was a British Military Academy at Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, run by the East India Company for the purpose of training young officers to serve in the East India Company's private army in India. In 1845 William married Anna Maria Davies on 13th December at Old Church, St. Pancras, they had 8 children: William Henry 1846, Annie Davies 1849, Charles James 1851, Frederick Willcock 1852, Katherine Jane 1854, Sophia Agnes 1857, James Robert 1859, and Hugh Edgar 1862. William was appointed Vicar of Berden, Essex in 1875 and served there until his retirement in1891 when he moved to Worthing with Anna, living at a property they named Addiscombe, in the Manor Road area. William died on 3rd April 1901, aged 81yrs.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
26/07/1819
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Anna Maria
Spouse one last name: 
Davies
Marriage one date: 
13/12/1845
Marriage one address: 
St Pancras, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
03/04/1901
Age (at time of death): 
81
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Addiscombe, Manor Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Obituary

Hampshire Chronicle 11th January 1902. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE REV. W. H. JOHNSTONE. The memorial which has been erected in Heene Cemetery, near Worthing, by Earl Roberts and other Addiscombe officers to the memory of the late Rev. W. H. Johnstone consists of a grey granite runic cross, 7ft. in height, together with a recumbent stone of red granite on which is another cross. An inscription on the base of the runic cross reads: - “In memory of the Rev. William Henry Johnstone, M.A., Chaplain and Professor H.E.I.C. Military College, Addiscombe, 1843 – 1861, Vicar of Berden, Essex, 1875 – 1891. Born July 26th, 1819, died April 3rd, 1901. Erected by ninety-eight officers, once Addiscombe cadets, as a tribute of respect.”

Personal effects
Executors: 
Anna Maria Johnstone status: Widow
Probate pounds: 
£1,994

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Warwick Court, St. Andrew above the Bar, Holborn. James Johnstone, 57yrs, Schoolmaster, wife, Catherine, 50yrs, son, William, 21yrs.

1851 census: 

St. James Road, Croydon. William H. Johnstone, 31yrs, Chaplain and Mathematical Master at Addiscombe College, wife, Anna, 28yrs, 2 children, William 4yrs, Anne 1yr.

1871 census: 

Norfolk House, Shanklin, IOW. William H. Johnstone, 51yrs, Clergyman, without care of souls, daughters, Katharine 16yrs, and Sophia 14yrs.

1881 census: 

The Vicarage, Berden, Essex. William H. Johnstone, 61yrs, Vicar of Berden, Sophia Johnstone, 24yrs, Rebecca Davies, mother-in-law, Annuitant, plus 4 (military students) boarders, and 2 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

The Vicarage, Berden, Essex. William H. Johnstone, 71yrs, Vicar of Berden, wife Anna M., 68yrs, 2 granddaughters, Lea Johnstone, 2yrs and Dorothy, 2yrs., plus 2 domestic servants.

1901 census: 

Addiscombe Manor Road, Worthing. William H. Johnstone, 81yrs, Clergyman, wife, Anna, 78yrs.

Miscellaneous information

Addiscombe Military College
Addiscombe Military College

Addiscombe Military College

Addiscombe Military College was a British Military Academy at Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, run by the East India Company for the purpose of training young officers to serve in the East India Company’s private army in India. Worthing Gazette - Wednesday January 8th 1902 What is very properly described in the Heene Parish Magazine as "a fine monument" has recently been erected in the burial ground at Heene as a memorial to the late Rev. W.H. Johnstone, who, born on the 26th July 1819, was Chaplain and Professor of the Honourable East India Company's Military College at Addiscombe, near Croydon, from 1843 to 1861; was Vicar of Berden in Essex, from 1875 to 1891; and died here on the 3rd April in the past year.

Gravestone in pieces 25.11.2017
Gravestone in pieces 25.11.2017

Ninety eight old Addiscombe cadets and orderly officers have erected the memorial, which consists of a grey granite Runic cross, seven feet in height, combined with a recumbent stone in red granite, bearing another cross; and among the distinguished officers whose names figure in the list of subscribers is the Commander-in-Chief, Earl Roberts, who left Addiscombe fifty years ago