John remained on the home place; he married Ruby Cousins of Burlington, who died quite unexpectedly, June 29, 1967. They had two sons, Robert Cousins and John Garth.

Robert married Nancy Simmons of Freetown; they bought the

farm from James TupIin and reside there. They have two sons, Fenton Paul and John Kent.

GARTH lives at home.

MARY took Prince of Wales College commercial course. She mar- ried Kenneth MacLean of Central Lot 16 and they have four children.

An extract copied from a Marchbank (old) family bible by Wil- liam Marchbank of Scotland and later of Boston, Massachusetts, July

30th, 1898, which was printed in 1643, in Amsterdam and in possession of William Marchbank of Marchbank, Scotland in 1719.

This extract was written on another Bible (printed in 1845) which was in possession of George Marchbank in 1846. This book is now care— fully preserved in the hands of Mrs. Wyman Cairns, Summerside East, formerly Marjorie Marchbank.

I said to the man who stood At the gate of the year,

Give me a light that I may Tread safely into the

Unknown. And he replied,

Go out into the darkness

And put your hand into

The hand of God. That shall be

To you, better than light

And safer than a known way.” Minnie Louise Haskins

Marjoriebanks or Marchbanks (Extract)

The original surname of the family was the ancient one of “John— ston of Annandale”, Title “Marquis of Annandale”, motto, “Aye ready; (with flying spurs) ; but at what period the alteration took place cannot now be determined; it continues to bear the Johnston Arms. The assured surname which is local is said to have been thus derived.

- When Walter, Lord High Steward of Scotland, was married to Marjory, daughter of Robert Bruce, King of Scotland and eventually heiress to his throne, the barony of Ratha was granted by the King, as a marriage portion to his daughter, by charter, which is still extant and those lands being subsequently denominated, Terre de Mattio Marjorie- banks, gave use to the name of Majoriebanks. As is the case with many other families, no records remain of the early history and intermarriage of the house of Marjoriebank; but several of its members are mentioned in the history of Scotland as representatives in the Scottish Parliament.

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