A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Johnston, James Charles
JOHNSTON. (Lieut., 1827. f-p., 17; h-p., 13.)
James Charles Johnston, born in Nov. 1803, is maternal grandson of the late Sir Geo. Richardson, Bart.
This officer entered the Navy, in Oct. 1817, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Semiramis 42, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo on the coast of Africa; was next employed, between Oct. 1818 and March, 1825 (in the course of which month he passed his examination), in the Vengeur 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, and Aurora 46, Capt. Henry Prescott, chiefly as Midshipman, on the Home, Mediterranean, and South American stations; and, in Nov. of the latter year, became Mate of the Philomel 10, Capts. Lord Wm. Paget and Viscount Ingestrie, similarly employed. He was promoted for his services in the Asia 84, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Codrington, to the rank of Lieutenant, by commission dated 22 Oct. 1827; and was subsequently appointed – 1 1 May, 1833, to the Donegal 78, Capt. Arthur FanShawe, off Lisbon – 24 Feb. 1835 (after several months of half-pay), to the Winchester 52, flag-ship in the East Indies of Hon. Sir Thos. Bladen Capel – 20 Oct. 1836, to the Hercules 74, Capts. Maurice Fred. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, John Toup Nicolas, and Edw. Barnard, employed until Nov. 1839 on the Channel, Lisbon, West India, and Halifax stations – 10 Oct. 1840, to the Camperdown 104, flag-ship of Sir Henry Digby at the Nore – 11 Sept. 1841, as First, to the Thalia 42, Capt. Chas. Hope, fitting for Chatham – and, 13 Dec. following, to the Warspite 50, Capt. Lord John Hay. He invalided home from the North America and West India station in June, 1842, and has since been on half-pay.
Lieut. Johnston married, 25 April, 1843, Jane Dunlop, daughter of the late Capt. Thos. Hamilton, of Dowan, and grand-daughter of the late Sir Geo. Louis Augustus Colquhoun, Bart. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.