JOHNSTONE, William (son of Mr. Johnstone, colliery manager to Mr. Dixon of the Govan iron works, Lanarkshire). b. parish of Old Monkland near Glasgow 1 July 1811; articled to David Smith of Glasgow, C.E. 1826–33; engineer and general manager of Glasgow and Ayr railway 1840, of Glasgow and South western railway to 31 Dec. 1874, the former line gradually developed into the latter; pres. of Institution of engineers in Scotland 1861–63, formed in 1857 chiefly by W. J. M. Rankine and himself; M.I.C.E. 4 Dec. 1866. d. Glasgow 27 April 1877.
JOHNSTONE, William Borthwick (son of John Johnstone, solicitor). b. Edinb. 21 July 1804; in a lawyer’s office, Edinb.; attended antique classes of Trustees academy 1840–2; exhibited at Trustees academy exhibitions from 1836 to death; A.R. Scottish Acad. 1840, member 1848, treasurer 1850; took his mother’s name of Borthwick 1847; oil, water-colour and miniature painter; his picture, A scene in Holyrood, 1855 is in National gallery of Scotland; first principal curator of Nat. Gall. of Scotland 1858; his collections of arms, armour and pictures, sold by Chapman, a 6 days’ sale; author of Catalogue of the National gallery of Scotland 1859, 18 ed. 1868. d. 3 Gloucester place, Edinb. 5 June 1868.
JOHNSTONE, Sir William James Hope (2 son of sir Wm. Johnstone Hope, G.C.B. 1766–1831). b. Haddingtonshire 28 July 1798; entered navy 20 June 1811, captain 21 Oct. 1823, R.A. 22 April 1853, V.A. 4 Feb. 1858, admiral 24 Sep. 1863; commander in chief on S.E. coast of America 1854–57; at Sheerness 28 June 1860 to 25 June 1863; R.A. of the United Kingdom 12 Feb. 1870, placed on retired list April 1870; K.C.B. 10 Nov. 1862. d. 24 Albany st. Edinburgh 11 July 1878.
JOICEY, John (4 son of George Joicey of Newcastle). b. Tynemouth 1816; apprenticed to his brother James Joicey, colliery viewer 1838–41, partner in the firm to death; sheriff of Durham 1878; M.P. North Durham April 1880 to death; A.I.C.E. 2 March 1875; erected and endowed Newton Hall church 1877; gave sum of £12,000 to Museum of natural history society of Northumberland and Durham 1881. d. Newton Hall, Stocksfield on Tyne 15 Aug. 1881, personalty sworn £678,000, 28 Jany. 1882. Min. of Proc. of I.C.E. lxix 417–18 (1882).
JOLLIE, Patrick. Oldest bookseller in the world. d. Leslie, Fifeshire 3 Oct. 1885 aged 97.
JOLLIFFE, Peter William. Ed. at St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1789, M.A. 1792; P.C. of St. James, Poole, Dorset 4 May 1791 to death; the oldest incumbent in England. d. Parkstone near Poole, March 1861 aged 95.
JOLLIFFE, Thomas Robert (2 son of Thomas Samuel Jolliffe, M.P.) b. 1780; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1804, M.A. 1807; R. of Babington near Frome 15 Feb. 1810 to death; author of Letters from Palestine. Signed Th. R. J. 1819, 4 ed. 2 vols. 1854; Narrative of an excursion from Corfu to Smyrna 1827. d. Ammerdown park near Bath 15 June 1872.
JOLLIFFE, William Peter (only son of Christopher Jolliffe of Poole, Dorset). b. Poole 1812; barrister G.I. 30 June 1839, bencher 1 March 1875 to death, treasurer 1881; standing counsel to governors of Queen Anne’s bounty 1878 to death; member of Council of legal education. d. Bournemouth 31 May 1887.
JOLLY, John Marks. b. 1790; travelled with Edmund Kean and Sheridan Knowles as an actor and conductor of the orchestra; conductor at Surrey theatre, London 1840–60; at various periods connected with the bands of Her Majesty’s, Drury Lane and Covent Garden; conductor and arranger of music at Oxford music hall till June 1863; his opera Mabel produced at Covent Garden under Madame Vestris’ management 1840; composer of the songs, Queen of the starry night 1855, and Where are all the young men gone 1861; The Gipsy sisters, a duet 1858; Poor Jennie, solo and quartett 1861. d. West sq. Southwark 1 July 1864. Era 10 July 1864 p. 11.
JOLY, Henry Edward. Archdeacon of Killala to death; author of Questions deducible from the Introductory lessons on the History of religious worship of R. Whately 1849; Questions deducible from the Introductory lessons on Christian evidences of R. Whately 1849. d. Hollywood 3 June 1852.