Stanley Thomas JOHNSTON

  General Notes:

John Johnston holding marriage certificate
Stan and family travelled to England in 1932 and stayed for 16 years. Residing first at Croydon, Surrey then moving to Sussex. While there he served with the Home Guard, worked on torpedo boats and the "Mulberry Harbour". Returning with his family to Australia in 1948 on the "Empire Brent" he built a two storied house in Lawson Pde. Highett with eyebrow windows in a shingle roof, resplendent with a distinctive spiral chimney and splayed outer wall skirting. The structure was substantially held together with straightened nails from MG packing-crates collected from Port Melbourne by his son John. The house still stands today and apparently was recently re-roofed with new cedar shingles. Anecdotally, a letter from Frank de Kever once arrived from Inverloch simply addressed and with a sketch of the house with the twisted chimney.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Joiner, Cabinet Maker, Leather Worker, Carpenter, Builder, Wood. Turner, Boat Builder, Beach Kiosk Operator, Shop Fitter

Stanley married Ivy Margaret SHEWAN, daughter of John SHEWAN and Margaret OWEN, in 1927. (Ivy Margaret SHEWAN was born on 12 Nov 1898 in Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, died on 1 Aug 1927 and was buried on 3 Aug 1927 in Warringal Cem' Heidelberg Vic.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Record Change (M), 21 Mar 2008.

Stanley next married Clara Veronica Doris HILTON, daughter of Frank Rawdon Dyson HILTON and Clara Beatrice BEAUMONT, on 25 Oct 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.⁸¹ (Clara Veronica Doris HILTON was born on 11 Nov 1905 in Preston, Lancashire, England,^1,12 died on 10 Apr 1983 in Buderim Private Hospital, Qld and was buried in Buderim Lawn Cemetary Qld; Section C, Row 7.)

  Marriage Notes:

Melbourne Registry Office