David Leslie Johnston

1944 - 2015  (70 years)

• Name	David Leslie Johnston
  Born	22 Jun 1944	Hastings, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Rangiora, New Zeland   [1]
  _UID	6710F282A9974AEA90F3C4A11639BACD1DE3
  Died	Mar 2015	New Zealand
  	Cause: alzheimers
  Person ID	I9513	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert James Johnston,   b. 22 Jan 1909, Middlemarch, Otago, New Zealand ,   d. 26 Nov 1981, Palmerston North, Wanganui, New Zealand  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Rebecca Button,   b. 1 Oct 1910,   d. 5 Mar 1990, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1928	Wanganui, New Zealand   [1]
  Family ID	F3161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F3699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In David's own words, "I am convinced that there was a baby swap done on the day I was taken home from hospital. It probably accounts for the reason that my birthday is on the 22nd of June and my Birth Certificate in fact says I was born on 27th June. I needed to get a Birth Certificate to confirm my eligibility to be a representative in a North Island under 16 soccer tournament, I was a Hawkes Bay representaitive at the time." Dave served his apprenticeship as a Fitter- Welder, being the first person to serve a 6,000 hour apprenticeship, prior to this it was a 10,000 hour apprenticeship. He worked in the engineering industry for some years and then spent 2 years as a back-country Rabbiter. In 1970 he returned to the town of Hastings and went to work for the Leopard Brewery which was opposite the old Johnston family home. "Here I worked for the brewery as an Installation Fitter installing beer dispensing equipment at pubs and clubs etc. With this job I travelled all over the North Island. Spent many weeks away from home. As the years rolled on I was promoted to a senior management position with a staff of around 30 spread throughout the island, and stayed 25 years with the brewery." David and Marg built their new home in The Sounds and both ended up working in the mussel industry. "Eventually we sold our Sounds house for an awful lot of money and we retired. One year later I had a heart attack and am now living off the Government, on a sickness benefit." David and Marjorie live at Rangiora about 30 kms north of Christchurch..

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).