Anna has continued her quest to confirm the lineage of her Great Gramndmother and has now managed to confirm her link to this Family Line …

Just wanted to give you a quick update on the ongoing quest to find my maternal Great Grandmothers family.

I mentioned on my last E mail that I had found an Ann Johnston (Mutch) being brought up by Robert/Sophia Johnston. As I previously advised Ann married my Great Grandfather John Wood in Drumlithie, in 1897.

I found Robert and Sophia Johnston on the 1891 Census living in Drumlithie, Robert was a postman. I typed in his name and a gravestone came up with the names Robert and Sophia Johnston on it, both are buried in St John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Drumlithie, the church where Ann and John were married. I live along the road from this churchyard and was in it last year and saw their stone, however, I had no idea they were related to me.

I then looked up the death certificate for Robert Johnston, he died at Mill of Uras just south of Stonehaven, the person who signed the death certificate was John Wood - nephew in law - my great grandfather. I now know that it was my Great Grandmother (Ann Mutch Johnston) who was with them and can confirm that Robert’s brother Charles was my Great Great Grandfather (he died aged 21). I have now found out more about this Johnston family, and have discovered my other family members. Robert and Sophia’s son Robert Cuthbert Johnston was the Episcopilian Minister at Drumlithie/Drumtochty before going to Canada with his family and setting up various missions etc there - lots of information about him on the computer.

My half sister and my 2nd cousin have both had their DNA done and we all link to the Mutch family from Foveran in the main James/Penelipy Mutch, so I am sure that my Great Grandmother Ann Mutch was the daughter of Ann Mutch, James and Penelipy’s daughter.

Congratulations on all your hard work paying off Anna