JOHNSTON, CHARLES SMYTH, brother of Edward John Johnston (qv); b. 19 Dec 1844; adm. 1 Oct 1858 (G); left 1859; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Jun 1865, matr. Mich. 1865; BA 1869; ordained deacon 1869, priest 1870 (both Chichester); Curate, Battle, Sussex 1869-72; Rector of Stanningfield, Suffolk 1872-5; Rector of Felsham, Suffolk 1875-7; Rector of Whelnethan, Suffolk 1878-80; Rector of Sproughton, Suffolk, from 1880; of Bradfield Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; m. 1864 Harriet Mary Hunter, dau. of Benjamin Brydges Hunter Rodwell (IGI); d. 4 Nov 1910.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM; b.; adm.; KS; failed to obtain his election to either University 1607; Christ Church, Oxford, Canoneer Student 15 Jul 1607 – 1618/9.
JOHNSON, WALTER RANKIN, brother of William Fountain Johnson (qv); b. 11 Jul 1787; in school list 1797; KS 1801; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1805, adm. pens. 27 May 1805, scholar 18 Apr 1806; BA 1809; MA 1812; an Usher at the School 1814-9; ordained deacon (Bristol) 3 Apr 1813, priest (London) 19 May 1815; Curate, West Wycombe, Bucks. ; m. 2 Dec 1840 Louisa, dau. of Joseph Stephens, Dilwyn, Herefs. ; d. 27 Oct 1844.
JOHNSON, THOMAS; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1650, matr. 27 Nov 1650, Westminster Student to removal 1660; BA 17 Jan 1653/4; MA 1656.
Johnson, Thomas Colwell, son of Kendall Warren Johnson, of Hampstead, by Nellie, daughter of the Rev. T. M. Colwell, of Lowell, Massachusetts, U. S. A.; b. Jan. 9, 1897; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (R); left Dec. 1912; travelled in the United States, South America, and on the Continent; went to Australia in the early autumn of 1914, and in Nov. of that year enlisted as a Private in the 1st Batt. Australian Imperial Force; went with his batt. to Egypt, and in April 1915 landed at Gallipoli, where he served until he was wounded Aug. 10; was invalided to Egypt, and in April 1916 was sent to the western front, where he was again wounded in July 1916; received special mention for gallant conduct in the field in July 1918; killed in action near St. Quentin Sept. 18, 1918; unm.
JOHNSON, SIMON; b.; adm. (aged 15) Oct 1740 (Preston's); left 1741. [note Simon Johnson, St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, will proved PCC 16 Feb 1787]
Johnson, Sidney Frederick, second son of George Frederick Johnson, of Tooting Bee, by Blanche Evelyn, daughter of George Anderson, of Adelaide, South Australia; b. Aug. 19, 1887; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (A); left July 1906; London Univ.; B.Sc. 1906; 2nd Lieut. Queen Victoria's Rifles May 1910; became a partner in Hendren's Trust, Ltd., a financial company for promoting British enterprise in Canada; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. (Reserve) Border Regt. Dec. 13, 1914; attached 2nd Batt. and went out to the western front Feb. 20, 1915; was wounded at Festubert in May 1915, and invalided home; Lieut. March 13, 1916; returned to the front Dec. 29, 1916, and was appointed brigade bombing officer with the rank of temp. Capt. Oct. 7, 1916; m. Nov. 28, 1914, Helen Marguerite, elder daughter of Farquhar Robinson, of Montreal, Canada; killed in action at Beaumont Hamel Jan. 10, 1917.
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. ).
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, 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.