David JOHNSTONE ¹

  General Notes:

Cited in his son's will, Merchant in Port Glasgow.
Mr David Johnstone was born at Dumfries 26 Dec 1751, he died at Port Glasgow 28 May 1836 , much regretted. He had long retired from being in command of many ships and latterly managed ( at Pt Glasgow) the Gourock Rope Work Co of which he was a partner MARRIED Marion Fairrie born at Irvine 4 Sept 1754 ( altered to 1752) & died at Port Glasgow 19 Feb 1815 aged 61 years 5 months and 15 days.

David married Marion FAIRRIE, daughter of James FAIRRIE and Jean ROBERTSON, in 1777 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹ (Marion FAIRRIE was born on 4 Sep 1752 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland and died on 19 Feb 1815 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.)