Agency:
William Johnstone, Merchant and Family
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1821
End Date:
31 Dec 1874
Description:
William and Martha Johnstone arrived in VDL per Arab in November 1841 and by August 1842 William had secured a lease on a building in St John Street, Launceston and started a new business William Johnstone, Merchant.;;Following the death of William Johnstone in 1874 his son, William John Johnstone was joined by his brother in law Stuart Eardley - Wilmot who had married W J Johnstone's sister Rosa and from this date the firm was known as Johnstone and Wilmot. ;;;;George Stephens, Merchant and a brother in law of William Johnstone arrived on a different ship in VDL in 1841. After some discussion the two agreed that the colony could not support two new businesses and George Stephens left VDL and founded his business in Geelong
Information Sources:
Examiner 12 Aug 1932 p11 Launceston Firm Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Controlling Agencies:
Northern Assurance Company, Tasmanian Agency (NG2172) | 01 Jan 1855 |
Related Agencies:
Kerr, Bogle and Co (Alexander, Kerr and Co) (NG2481) | 01 Jan 1832 | 31 Dec 1856 |
Johnstone and Wilmot (NG915) | 12 Aug 1842 |
Mcnaughtan and Co (NG2482) | 01 Jan 1856 | 30 Jun 1864 |
Robert Norman Smith and Family (NG2548) | 01 Jan 1862 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS915 Correspondence and associated Papers | 01 Jan 1840 | 31 Dec 1969 |
LMSS678 Diary | 01 Nov 1841 | 13 Aug 1842 |
NS2934 Papers relating to Financial Dealings, Trade Quotes and Prices and Product Labels | 01 Jan 1842 | 31 Dec 1920 |
NS3071 Memoranda and Invoices received from Tasmanian Businesses | 01 Jan 1843 | 31 Dec 1928 |
NS3047 Indexes to General Ledgers | 01 Jan 1844 | 30 Mar 1910 |
NS3046 General Ledgers | 31 Jan 1844 | 30 Nov 1923 |
NS3041 Day Book | 01 Jan 1845 | 26 Mar 1906 |
NS2974 Letterbooks | 15 Jul 1845 | 04 Jan 1924 |
NS411 Correspondence and associated Papers of Johnstone & Wilmot and a Mcnaughtan, Merchants, Launceston. | 01 Jan 1846 | 31 Dec 1914 |
NS3039 Miscellaneous Financial Records | 08 Apr 1847 | 06 Jun 1870 |
LMSS69 Business Records | 19 Dec 1848 | 13 Dec 1926 |
NS2935 Correspondence re Shipping and Markets | 01 Jan 1850 | 31 Dec 1920 |
NS3038 Letterpress Copies of Account Sales and Invoices Raised by William Johnstone on Account of Goods Shipped on Consignment | 19 May 1853 | 13 Jun 1860 |
NS1500 Letters to William Johnstone Mostly from Miners, Shopkeepers and Farmers | 01 Jan 1854 | 31 Dec 1870 |
NS5703 Miscellaneous Correspondence | 07 May 1856 | 25 Mar 1938 |
NS2962 Letterbooks - Colonial | 30 Jan 1858 | 28 Apr 1865 |
LMSS20 Diary and Correspondence of the Smith and Johnstone Families | 01 Jan 1863 | 31 Dec 1917 |
NS5704 Photographs and Memorabilia | 01 Nov 1872 | 25 Oct 1945 |