Johnson, Henry Charles East, son of Herbert Adolphe Johnson of Cookham Dean, Berks, and Gertrude Elizabeth, sister of Alfred Tomlin East (qv); b. 19 June 1916; adm. May 1930 (G); left July 1934; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1939; practised in London; RA 1940-5 (Lieut.); retd from prac­tice 1979; m. 25 July 1953 Jane Moore, d. of Samuel Moore Segar of Wimbledon; d. 2010.

Johnson, Henry James, son of Paul Manuel Johnson, tea planter, Sri Lanka, and of Chelsea, and Dorothy Maud, d. of Charles Henry Bird of Sydney, NSW, Australia; b. 21 Dec. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left July 1942; 2nd Lieut. Welsh Guards Nov. 1943; a Lloyd’s underwriter; Lieut., SAS (TA) 1948; Capt., 1950; rose to rank of Col.; commanded SAS operation in Yemen 1963-5; OBE Jan. 1963; TD; ADC to HM Queen 1969-74; later supplied and trained military personnel for irregular operations in Afghanistan and Oman; m. 1st, 23 Jun 1950 Judith Hazel, d. of Lieut. -Col. Archer Geoffrey Lyttelton DSO, Welch Regt.; 2nd, 1992 Jan Gay; d. 20 July 2008.

JOHNSON, JAMES, second son of Rev. James Johnson, Rector of Long Melford, Suffolk, and Anne, dau. of Thomas Cuthbert, Wickford, Essex; b. 20 Sep 1705; adm. Jan 1717/8; KS 1719; Capt. of the School 1723; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1724, matr. 5 Jun 1724, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1724 – void 14 Dec 1742 (expiry year of grace as R. Turweston); BA 1728; MA 1731; DD 1742 (incorp. Cambridge 1749); Under Master of the School Jun 1733-48; patent for appointment not sealed until 23 Mar 1735/6; ordained; Rector of Turweston, Bucks., 8 Dec 1741-4; Rector of Mixbury, Oxfordshire 10 Feb 1743/4-59; Vicar of Watford, Herts., 1743-59; Rector of Berkhampstead, Herts., 14 Jun 1743-59; Chaplain in Ordinary to George II 1744-52; Prebendary of St. Paul’s 24 Nov 1748 – c. Dec 1752 (?); consecrated Bishop of Gloucester 10 Dec 1752; charged before Privy Council Feb 1753 of having drunk the Pretender’s health in company with William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (qv) and Andrew Stone (qv), but the charge was shown to be false; translated to Worcester 13 Nov 1759; Busby Trustee from 22 Mar 1744/5; d. unm. from effects of a fall from his horse at Bath 26 Nov 1774 (M. I. Lacock, Wilts. ). DNB.

Johnson, John Charles Ashley, son of John Joseph Johnson MB and Isabel Copeland, d. of Charles Smith of Aberdeen; b. 28 Dec. 1906; adm. Jan. 1921 (H); left Dec. 1924; RAF Coll. Cranwell 1925, PO Dec. 1926, FO June 1928, Flt Lieut. Dec. 1932, Sqdn Ldr Aug. 1937, Wing Cdr Dec. 1942, Group Capt. July 1947; 1st class Kurdish interpreter 1935; Roy. Pakistan Air Force 1948-52; Air Attaché HM Embassy Moscow 1952-4; retd as Air Cdre Apr. 1954; m. 1st 21 Feb. 1933 Beatrice Alexandra, d. of Wilham George Rae-Smith of Aberdeen; 2nd 20 Nov. 1943 Muriel Winifred, d. of Ernest George Reader of Gravesend, Kent; d. 5 Aug. 1966.

Johnson, Kenneth William, brother of Sidney Frederick Johnson (q.v.); b. Sept. 22, 1893; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); left July 1911; joint hon. sec. O. W. Football Club 1913-4; 2nd Lieut. 9th Batt. (Co. of London) London Regt. (Queen Victoria's Rifles) May 22, 1913; Lieut. Sept. 1, 1914; went out to the western front Nov. 3, 1914; temp. Capt. Nov. 1914; was wounded at Messines March 8, 1915, and invalided home; Capt. July 1, 1916; returned to the front Jan. 30, 1917; on the General Staff 1918 to demob.; mentioned in despatches L. G. May 25, 1918; Belgian Croix de Guerre avec palmes; a company director; Capt. R. A. (T. A.) Aug. 30, 1939; Major; relinquished commission for ill-health Feb. 25, 1941; d. Dec. 13, 1952; unm.

Johnson, Merrick Robert Saffery, son of Maj. Gordon Saffery Johnson DSO MBE MC Indian Army, of Martin, Kent, and Joan Isabel, d. of John Boothby of Great Barr, Staffs; b. 24 Feb. 1927; adm. Sept. 1940 (B); left July 1944; Trin. Coll. Dublin 1946; a planter in Sri Lanka 1948-52; BSc (Lond. ) 1965; lecturer in Mathematics SE Lond. Coll. 1967; m. 25 Apr. 1959 Daphne Pamela, d. of Arthur Paterson Marshall of Haslemere, Surrey; d. 27 Feb. 2004.

Johnson, Peter Henry Fielder, son of John Francis Fielder Johnson of Mundesley-on-Sea, Norfolk, and Frieda Mary, d. of Charles Ernest Pilling of Norwich, Norfolk; b. 22 Apr. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (G); left July 1941; RNVR 1943-5 (Lieut. ); Jesus Coll. Oxf., matric. 1946, BA 1949; called to the Bar, Inner Temple Nov. 1950; m. 23 July 1955 Eleana Katherine Mcintosh, d. of W. A. Fraser; d. date unknown.

JOHNSON, RICHARD; b.; adm.; QS; a contributor to the congratulatory verses by the QSS to Queen Elizabeth c. 1587, preserved in Chapter Library; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, scholar 1591; BA 1594/5; MA 1598 (incorp. Oxford 1600); BD 1608; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1597 – c. 1604; ordained deacon and priest (Lincoln) 10 May 1601; University Preacher 1603; Rector of Barrowden, Rutland, from 23 Mar 1602/3; Head Master, Derby Sch.; Vicar of St. Werburgh’s, Derby 1606-27; Prebendary of Southwell 1616-24; lic. to m. 22 Jul 1604 Katharine, dau. of Rev. Richard Smyth BD, Rector of Bulwick, Northants; buried St. Werburgh’s, Derby 20 Jul 1629.

JOHNSON, SAMUEL, only son of George Johnson, Norton, Lacock, Wilts., and Mary, dau. of Samuel Cook, Beaulieu, Lacock, Wilts.; b.; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1741; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1745, matr. 12 Jun 1745, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1745 – void by marriage 15 Jan 1759; BA 1749; MA 1752; ordained deacon 24 Sep 1749, priest 10 Jun 1750 (both Oxford); Perpetual Curate of Cirencester, Gloucs., 1753 – Jun 1778; Rector of Stainsfield, Suffolk 1778-80; Vicar of a portion of Bampton, Oxfordshire, from 13 Sep 1780; m. 4 Dec 1758 Catherine, dau. of Christopher Johnston, Cirencester, Gloucs.; d. 9 Mar 1784 (M. I. Cirencester, Gloucs. ).