- Abt 1705
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| Name |
William (of Beirholm) Johnstone |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 1705 |
| Person ID |
I103251 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
26 Jan 2016 |
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| Notes |
- A Johnston family of Beirholm, Annandale, descended from Gavin Johnston, who received a charter of the lands of Clerk Orchard, Thornick and others, in 1555. He was ancestor of Archibald Johnston, 1611-63, of Warriston, Edinburgh, a distin guished lawyer; who became Lord Advocate in 1646. He was unfortunately induced to take office under Cromwell, who made him Lord Clerk Register and advanced him to the peerage as Lord Warriston. At the Restoration, having supported Cromwell and also the Covenanters, he fled to France. An act of forfeiture being passed against him, he was condemned to death, discovered at Rouen, and brought back to Edinburgh where he was hanged without trial. A descendant, Sir Patrick Johnston, was three times Lord Provost of Edinburgh, but was mobbed by the citizens for supporting the Union of 1707. However; he became a member of the first parliament of Great Britain. Lt. Col. George Richard Johnston, who represented this family, served in World War 1 with the Royal Horse Artillery. He became a qualified interpreter in six languages, and was granted arms by the Lord Lyon in 1950.
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