Andrew was born on March 15th, 1841 in Kirkliston.12
Birth Notes
Name: Andrew Johnston Gender: Male Birth Date: 15 Mar 1841 Birthplace: , KIRKLISTON, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Father's Name: John Johnston Mother's Name: Ann Dick
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11667-5 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1066630
Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1R6-TWP : 10 February 2018), Ann Dick in entry for Andrew Johnston, 15 Mar 1841; citing , KIRKLISTON, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,630.
Andrew's father was John Johnston and his mother was Ann Hardie Dick. His paternal grandparents were John Johnston and Isabella Baxter; his maternal grandparents were David Dick and Janet Grant. He had five brothers and two sisters, named John, David, Robert, George, James, Janet and Isabella. He was the third oldest of the eight children. He died due to a medical problem, Tubercular phthisis (duration 6 months) & laryngitis, at the age of 56 on February 17th, 1898 in Kirkliston. The funeral took place on February 20th, 1898 in Kirkliston and was arranged by Kirkliston Maitland Masonic Lodge No. 482.. He was buried on February 20th, 1898 in Kirkliston.345
Death Notes
Died 56 yrs old, so born between 8-Feb-1841 and 7-Feb-1842 9 in 1851, 39 in 1881 census, 49 in 1891, i.e. born between 5-apr-1841 and 7-Feb-1842 20 at wedding, so born between 4-apr-1841 and 31-jan-1842