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Alexander Armstrong 1834–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1834

Birth Location: Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Aug 1917

Death Location: Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Armstrong

Mother: Christina Paterson

Spouse(s): Euphemia Forbes

Children(s): Alexander Armstrong, Margaret Armstrong, Christina ARMSTRONG, Euphemia ARMSTRONG, Annie ARMSTRONG, Thomas ARMSTRONG

Alexander Armstrong was born in 1834 in Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Armstrong And Christina Or Christian Paterson. In 1834, Alexander Armstrong resided in Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland. In 1851, Alexander Armstrong resided in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Alexander Armstrong married Euphemia Forbes, and had children including Alexander Armstrong, Annie Forbes Armstrong, Christina Paterson Armstrong, Euphemia Forbes Armstrong, Margaret Mcdonald Brown Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong passed away in 1917 in Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Alexander Armstrong was born in 1834 in Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Armstrong And Christina Or Christian Paterson.
  • In 1834, Alexander Armstrong resided in Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Alexander Armstrong resided in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Armstrong married Euphemia Forbes, and had children including Alexander Armstrong, Annie Forbes Armstrong, Christina Paterson Armstrong, Euphemia Forbes Armstrong, Margaret Mcdonald Brown Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong.
  • Alexander Armstrong passed away in 1917 in Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Armstrong's Ancestors

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Alexander Armstrong
1834–1917
Birth Place: Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Armstrong
1813–1900
Mounces, Falstone, Northumberland Co., England
Christina (or Christian) Paterson
1813–1896
Kirkhope, Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander ARMSTRONG
1785–1867
Falstone, Northumberland, England
Margaret BROWN
1783–1863
Selkirk Common, Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
James Paterson
1789–1854
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Jean ((Jane)) Scott
1793–1876
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Armstrong
1760–
Robert Brown
1757–1841
Magdalene Inglis
1768–1841
John Jr
1758–1826
AGNES BRYDEN
1760–1853
Thomas 1
1769–1835
Marion Todd
1768–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Brown
1720–1762
Margaret Lees
1730–1762
John Sr
1715–1783
Rebecca Thomson
1719–1787
William Brydon
1718–1800
Christian Linton
1729–1813
Henry Scott
1741–1817
Agnes Sibbald
1751–1827
Jean Rae
1750–1836

Alexander Armstrong's Descendants

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Alexander Armstrong (27 Jul 1834–4 Aug 1917) m. Euphemia Forbes (–30 Sep 1869)
  1. 1. Alexander Armstrong –1957
  2. 2. Margaret (McDonald Brown) Armstrong 1863–1944
  3. 3. Christina (Paterson) ARMSTRONG 1865–1957
  4. 4. Euphemia (Forbes) ARMSTRONG 1869–1960
  5. 5. Annie (Forbes) ARMSTRONG 1866–
  6. 6. Thomas ARMSTRONG 1868–

Alexander Armstrong's Timeline

4 Records

1834
27 Jul 1834
Birth of Alexander Armstrong in Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1834
1834
Alexander Armstrong resided here in Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 17
Alexander Armstrong resided here in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1917
4 Aug 1917
Age 83
Death of Alexander Armstrong in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1834
    Event Place: Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: , Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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