Johnson / Bryans Families

Tracing the ancestry of Pamela Murdoch Bryans and Maurice Alan Johnson

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Gerald Courage Johnson

Gerald Courage Johnson[1]

Male 1927 - 2016  (89 years)


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  • Name Gerald Courage Johnson 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1927 
    Residence Between 1 Oct 1993 and 1 Jun 1994  Seattle, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    WWW https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/bremerton-wa/gerald-johnson-6904960 
    Cause Of Death Cancer  [3] 
    Death 24 Apr 2016  [3] 
    Siblings 2 brothers 
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Ivor Lowthian Johnson and Alice Palgrave Walford) 
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2018 

    Father Ivor Lowthian Johnson
              b. 31 Jul 1873, Llandaff, South Glamorgan, Wales, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Oct 1946, Nunthorpe, Middlesborough, Yorkshire North Riding, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Aileen Courage
              b. 26 Aug 1890, Kirkby Fleetham, Hambleton, Yorkshire North Riding, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Dec 1979, West Burton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1923  Kirkby Fleetham, Hambleton, Yorkshire North Riding, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 

    Wife Gloria Estelle Mandeville
              b. 30 Jan 1922  
              d. 24 May 2012 (Age 90 years)  [5] 
    Marriage Sep 1954  London, County of London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Type: Marylebone 
    Age at Marriage Gerald was ~ 27 years old - Gloria was 32 years old. 
    Children 
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     3. Peter Mandeville Johnson
              b. 6 Jul 1959  
              d. 25 Nov 1996, Lane, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
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    Last Modified 30 Jun 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Gerald was born and raised in England. During his youth he worked summer stints on the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch in Scotland and with the Forestry Commission in Northumberlad; through these jobs he gained his love of forestry.
      Gerald had served as an officer in the regiment of motorized infantry The Kings Royal Rifle Corps of the British Army in 1945. During this time he was stationed in Palestine and Tripoli.
      He attended Oxford University and obtained his degree in Forestry. It was at a gathering there he met a beautiful American, Gloria who was on a Fulbright scholarship. They married in London and lived in England for two years before moving to America.
      Gerald worked at the Bureau of Land Management in Eugene, Oregon from 1956 to 1987 where he was a forester and then a supervisor of Timber Sales. He was reknown for providing outstanding job performances and leadership.
      His career choice in life was a perfect fit for his love of the outdoors. He also enjoyed duck hunting, dog training and always a good athletic competition.
      His greatest love was for his family. Gerald was predeceased by his wife Gloria and son Peter.
      He leaves his daughter Frances Anderson and son-in-law Bart of Seattle, his son David and daughter-in-law Kimber of Seattle, his daughter Cecilia Lively and son-in-law John of Gig Harbor; grandchildren Andrew Johnson, Haley and Julia Anderson, Casie, Ben and Dan Lively.
      He was a loyal and devoted husband for over 60 years to his wife Gloria. He was a charming, funny and extremely quick-witted father and friend who said that the secret to staying young was to forget you're too old to enjoy it.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Marylebone - Sep 1954 - London, County of London, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1 Oct 1993 and 1 Jun 1994 - Seattle, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S0050] peerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p44455.htm.

    2. [S0035] familysearch, Gerald C Johnson https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M9L-L2F.

    3. [S0059] Tributes.com, http://miller-woodlawn.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Gerald-Courage-Johnson-103520046.

    4. [S0083] FindMyPast, FMP, (www.findmypast.com), https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS/YORKSHIRE/MAR/201949300/1.

    5. [S0050] peerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p44385.htm#i443845.

    6. [S0035] familysearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDN-FH8X.