Below is the basic story of the Van Diemens Land pioneer family of Alexander Johnston (1829-1906) and Margaret Lyle (1827-1925) of Launceston. (Reproduced here with permission of the author)
The much more extensive and detailed history of an extended Australian family and their Johnston of Glasgow forebears as authored and copyright by Nancy Vada GIBB 2022. (96+ pages - profusely illustrated) is shown here as a preview with purchase available direct from the publisher.
The Authors and Editors of Vandemonian Royalty acknowledge the First Tasmanian peoples as the Traditional and continuing Custodians of this island and their connection to land, sea, and culture.
The Authors and Editors pays respect to the resilience and strength of Ancestors and Elders past, present, and emerging and extends that respect to all First Tasmanian peoples.
A previous version of this Vandemonian Royalty website has been archived on Pandora, the National Library of Australia's Web Archive.