William (Billy) moved to Ballymena from Glasgow (Greenock) where he was born 13.05.1882 to look for work. He then moved to Belfast and married my g-grandmother, Agnes (Aggie) McIvor Turnbull (also born in Glasgow) at Sinclair Seaman's Presbyterian Church 10.07.1911. He is listed as a Plater's helper on the marriage certificate. My grandfather, William Johnston jnr was born in 1912 and his brother, George two years later. We have a 2 photographs of my g-grandfather in a uniform which it was always believed was his soldier's uniform from WWI (North Irish Horse ?? ) taken with Aggie and his eldest two sons a couple of years apart when they look 3/1 and 6/4. Billy and Aggie went on to have at least 6 other children. Billy died in Belfast in 1950. Aggie lived to 91 and died in 1983.


