Letter to Robert Johnston
Robert Johnston
In 1165, William the Lion returned from France to become King of Scotland, bringing nobles along with him, including an ancestor of the de Joynevilles (Johnstons). In Scotland, the Johnstons became a powerful clan, but over time their prosperity faded. Robert and his brother David came to Canada in 1828 to make their fortunes. After a couple unsuccessful attempts to get rich, in their uncle’s shipping business and on farms near the Ottawa Valley, they set out for York, where they had heard the land was good for growing crops. Robert settled on the east half of Lot 2, Concession 8 (on Kipling Avenue, north of Steeles Avenue) and later married Margaret Anderson, while his brother lived on the adjoining property to the north.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 10
Letter to Robert Johnston
Robert Johnston
In 1165, William the Lion returned from France to become King of Scotland, bringing nobles along with him, including an ancestor of the de Joynevilles (Johnstons). In Scotland, the Johnstons became a powerful clan, but over time their prosperity faded. Robert and his brother David came to Canada in 1828 to make their fortunes. After a couple unsuccessful attempts to get rich, in their uncle’s shipping business and on farms near the Ottawa Valley, they set out for York, where they had heard the land was good for growing crops. Robert settled on the east half of Lot 2, Concession 8 (on Kipling Avenue, north of Steeles Avenue) and later married Margaret Anderson, while his brother lived on the adjoining property to the north.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 10