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Edwin Patrick Armstrong 1854 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1854

Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 Sep 1919

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: John Armstrong

Mother: Anora O'Brien

Spouse(s): Catherine Somers

Children(s): Sarah Armstrong, Francis Armstrong, Henry Armstrong, Georgina Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Jessie Armstrong, Jospeh Armstrong, Frederick Armstrong, Leslie Armstrong

Edwin Patrick Armstrong was born in 1854 in Nelson, New Zealand, the child of John Armstrong and Anora O'Brien. Edwin Patrick Armstrong married Catherine Somers, and had children including Sarah Aunora Armstrong, Francis John Armstrong, Henry Samuel Armstrong, Georgina Lizette Armstrong, Mary Frances Armstrong, Jessie Florence Armstrong, Jospeh Edwin Armstrong, Frederick Charles Armstrong, Leslie Stephen Armstrong. Edwin Patrick Armstrong passed away in 1919 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Edwin Patrick Armstrong was born in 1854 in Nelson, New Zealand, the child of John Armstrong and Anora O'Brien.
  • Edwin Patrick Armstrong married Catherine Somers, and had children including Sarah Aunora Armstrong, Francis John Armstrong, Henry Samuel Armstrong, Georgina Lizette Armstrong, Mary Frances Armstrong, Jessie Florence Armstrong, Jospeh Edwin Armstrong, Frederick Charles Armstrong, Leslie Stephen Armstrong.
  • Edwin Patrick Armstrong passed away in 1919 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Armstrong
1818 – 1902
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
JA
Anora O'Brien
1819 – 1861
Birth Location: Windsor,Berkshire, England
AO

Spouses(s)

Catherine Somers
1853 – 1932
Birth Location: Tralee, Ireland
CS

Children(s)

Sarah Armstrong
1877 – 1940
Birth Location: Wellington
SA
Francis Armstrong
1879 – 1958
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
FA
Henry Armstrong
1882 –
Birth Location: Nelson
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Georgina Armstrong
1884 – 1933
Birth Location: Wellington
GA
Mary Armstrong
1884 –
Birth Location: –
MA
Jessie Armstrong
1885 –
Birth Location: –
JA
Jospeh Armstrong
1887 –
Birth Location: –
JA
Frederick Armstrong
1890 –
Birth Location: –
FA
Leslie Armstrong
1896 –
Birth Location: –
LA

Edwin Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Armstrong
1854 – 1919
Birth Place: Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
John Armstrong
1818 – 1902
Cavan, Ireland
Anora O'Brien
1819 – 1861
Windsor,Berkshire, England
Grandparents
James Armstrong
1782 – 1840
Virginia,Co Cavan or Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland.
Bridget Smith
James O'Brien
– 1840
Unknown
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edwin Armstrong's Descendants

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Edwin (Patrick) Armstrong (10 Apr 1854 – 16 Sep 1919) m. Catherine Somers (01 Jan 1853 – 07 Feb 1932)
  1. 1. Sarah (Aunora) Armstrong (30 Apr 1877 – 26 Jun 1940) m. Ernest (Gregory) Pilcher (20 Oct 1860 – 04 Jun 1935)
  2. 2. Francis (John) Armstrong (19 Apr 1879 – 16 Sep 1958) m. Lillian (Sarah) Best (10 Nov 1881 – 06 Feb 1963)
    1. 1. Noel (Beresford) Armstrong (10 Jul 1909 – 15 Mar 1975) m. Amelia (Maud) Bond (10 Aug 1907 – 22 Jan 1992)
      1. 1. Geoffrey (Beresford) Armstrong (30 Jun 1937 – ) m. Lynne Cook (20 Oct 1940 – )
        1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth Lynne) Armstrong (09 Jun 1964 – ) m. Ian (Robert Alexander) Macdonald (03 Jun 1949 – )
        2. 2. Helen (Jane) Armstrong (12 Sep 1966 – ) m. Craig (Robert) Calder (26 Jan 1964 – ) m. Peter (Gregory) Hamilton (26 Jul 1963 – )
      2. 2. Kevin (Vaughan) Armstrong (29 Jun 1939 – ) m. Pauline (Wendy) Kibby (28 Sep 1938 – )
        1. 1. Joanne (Louise) Armstrong (16 Jan 1965 – ) m. Desmond (Peter) Greaves (26 Nov 1961 – )
        2. 2. Vicki (Elizabeth) Armstrong (08 Jun 1967 – ) m. Nigel Bain
      3. 3. Noeline (Frances) Armstrong (18 Apr 1945 – ) m. Rodney (John) Neveldsen (16 Jan 1945 – )
        1. 1. Ineke (Jane) Neveldsen (12 Oct 1969 – )
        2. 2. Bridget (Marie) Neveldsen (04 Dec 1971 – )
        3. 3. Michael (John) Neveldsen (05 Sep 1973 – )
      4. 4. Murray (David) Armstrong (11 Dec 1949 – ) m. Beverley (Ann) Jacobsen (17 Jun 1949 – )
        1. 1. James (Courtney) Armstrong (01 Apr 1974 – )
        2. 2. Timothy (Kent) Armstrong (13 Mar 1976 – )
    2. 2. Eldon (Francis) Armstrong (23 Aug 1911 – 30 Jan 1987) m. Nola (Mary) Avery (18 Oct 1916 – )
      1. 1. Julie (Ann) Armstrong (16 Jan 1941 – ) m. Linley (Russell) Smith (20 Nov 1938 – )
        1. 1. Gregory (Dean Russell) Smith (11 Jan 1970 – ) m. Unknown
        2. 2. Melinda (Maree) Smith (27 Sep 1971 – ) m. Neil Taylor
        3. 3. Rebecca (Julie) Smith (24 Sep 1974 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Anthony) Armstrong (01 Jun 1944 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Henderson (07 Jul 1944 – )
        1. 1. Paulette (Mary) Armstrong (03 Oct 1971 – ) m. Paul Pettit
        2. 2. Victoria (Jane) Armstrong (22 Oct 1972 – )
        3. 3. Angelique Armstrong (13 Dec 1973 – )
        4. 4. Cassandra (Mae) Armstrong (13 Aug 1976 – )
      3. 3. Sheryl (Mary) Armstrong (25 Apr 1947 – ) m. Michael (William) Huggins (02 Jun 1949 – )
        1. 1. Juliette (Marie) Huggins (17 Aug 1975 – )
        2. 2. Miranda (Jane) Huggins (28 Apr 1977 – )
        3. 3. Richard (Eldon) Huggins (08 Aug 1979 – )
        4. 4. Felicity (Anne) Huggins (01 Jun 1983 – )
      4. 4. Ross (Francis) Armstrong (18 Dec 1948 – ) m. Anne MacGoun (13 Oct 1950 – )
        1. 1. Lucy (Anne) Armstrong (25 Jun 1979 – )
        2. 2. Jane (Louise) Armstrong (15 Jun 1981 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Francis) Armstrong (07 Sep 1985 – )
    3. 3. Bernard (Vaughan) Armstrong (03 Dec 1914 – 25 Nov 1996) m. Jessie (Elma) Munn (23 Dec 1916 – 16 Sep 1999)
      1. 1. Carole (Joy) Armstrong (05 Nov 1940 – ) m. Kenneth (William) Shaw (29 Mar 1938 – 26 Mar 2000)
        1. 1. Kalvin (Blair) Shaw (16 Nov 1962 – )
        2. 2. Scott (David) Shaw (27 Oct 1964 – )
        3. 3. Vivienne (Kay) Shaw (19 Jul 1966 – )
      2. 2. John (Bernard) Armstrong (25 Oct 1942 – ) m. Wendy (Fay) Stevens (28 Feb 1942 – )
        1. 1. Cherie (Fay) Armstrong (09 Jan 1962 – )
        2. 2. Brendon (Vaughan) Armstrong (04 May 1963 – )
        3. 3. Jody (Lee) Armstrong (04 Apr 1968 – )
        4. 4. Tracy (Fay) Armstrong (01 Jan 1973 – )
      3. 3. Colin (David) Armstrong (04 Dec 1944 – ) m. Karen (Anne) Hyams (21 Nov 1946 – )
        1. 1. Jacquelene (Joan) Armstrong (25 Aug 1964 – )
        2. 2. Anthony (David) Armstrong (19 Apr 1966 – )
        3. 3. Desmond (Colin) Armstrong (15 Dec 1967 – )
        4. 4. Timothy (Peter) Armstrong (16 Mar 1970 – )
      4. 4. William (Robert) Armstrong (10 Nov 1950 – )
      5. 5. Vaughan (Graeme) Armstrong (10 Nov 1950 – )
      6. 6. Bryce (Vaughan) Armstrong (22 Jan 1954 – )
  3. 3. Henry (Samuel) Armstrong (01 Jan 1882 – ) m. Mary (Jean) Smith (20 Nov 1890 – 05 May 1971)
    1. 1. Raymond Armstrong (28 Sep 1913 – ) m. Mildred Bell-Gorma (13 Mar 1916 – )
  4. 4. Georgina (Lizette) Armstrong (08 Feb 1884 – 16 Aug 1933) m. Albert Canner (25 Nov 1879 – 16 Nov 1951)
    1. 1. Maxine (Catherine May) Canner (21 Jul 1914 – 9 Aug 1998) m. Charles (Ernest) Johnson (17 Nov 1910 – 5 Jun 1998)
      1. 1. Anne (Lizette) Johnson (16 May 1937 – ) m. David (Hugh) Sherry (01 May 1932 – )
        1. 1. Bronwyn (Anne) Sherry (19 Aug 1958 – )
        2. 2. Megan (Lizette) Sherry (19 Oct 1961 – )
        3. 3. Gwyneth (Melissa) Sherry (08 Mar 1964 – )
      2. 2. Hilary (May) Johnson (16 Nov 1938 – ) m. Arthur (Michael) Norris (03 May 1932 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (Michael) Norris (11 Sep 1959 – )
        2. 2. Darryl (Edward) Norris (26 Jul 1960 – )
        3. 3. Wayne (Francis) Norris (04 Jun 1962 – )
        4. 4. Reece (James) Norris (10 Sep 1965 – )
        5. 5. Adrian (Martin) Norris (03 Sep 1968 – )
      3. 3. Maxine Johnson (20 Dec 1944 – )
      4. 4. Barry (Charles) Johnson (06 May 1951 – )
    2. 2. Phyllis (Lillian) Canner (25 May 1917 – ) m. Brian (John) Pearse
      1. 1. Ian (Edgar) Pearse (25 Sep 1946 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Walders (18 Aug 1951 – )
      2. 2. Georgina (Mary) Pearse (07 Jan 1950 – )
      3. 3. Beverley (Jane) Pearse (23 Oct 1954 – ) m. Ian (Andrew) Taynkee (08 Oct 1952 – )
        1. 1. Benjamin (John) Taynkee (05 Nov 1975 – )
  5. 5. Mary (Frances) Armstrong (08 Feb 1884 – )
  6. 6. Jessie (Florence) Armstrong (29 May 1885 – )
  7. 7. Jospeh (Edwin) Armstrong (29 Apr 1887 – )
  8. 8. Frederick (Charles) Armstrong (04 Feb 1890 – ) m. Georgina (Dorothea) Sharp
    1. 1. Verdun (Frederick) Armstrong (09 Nov 1919 – ) m. Noeline Weston (06 Aug 1924 – )
      1. 1. Graham (Lesile) Armstrong (14 May 1953 – )
      2. 2. Janice (Patricia) Armstrong (29 Mar 1955 – )
    2. 2. Joan (Margaret) Armstrong (02 Jul 1922 – ) m. John Edwards (07 Mar 1920 – )
      1. 1. Raewyn (Margaret) Edwards (19 Nov 1954 – )
      2. 2. Margaret (Evelyn) Edwards (23 Jun 1957 – )
      3. 3. Anne (Dorothy) Edwards (14 Sep 1959 – )
      4. 4. Graham (John) Edwards (31 Oct 1962 – )
  9. 9. Leslie (Stephen) Armstrong (30 May 1896 – ) m. Lillian Pole
    1. 1. Beverley (Nadia) Armstrong (17 Aug 1924 – ) m. Mervyn (Claude) Steenson
      1. 1. Clive Steenson (07 Jun 1946 – ) m. Ann (Marie Lebon) Ireland (11 Feb 1949 – 17 Jan 1988)
        1. 1. Yvette (Maree) Steenson (17 May 1975 – )
        2. 2. Marsha (Ann) Steenson (13 Sep 1975 – )
      2. 2. Kay (Beverley) Steenson (16 Jan 1949 – ) m. Trevor (Ronald) Russell (21 May 1948 – )
        1. 1. Lionel (James) Russell (06 Jul 1970 – )
        2. 2. Evan (Paul) Russell (29 Aug 1973 – )
      3. 3. Peter Steenson (12 Jul 1950 – ) m. Jan Fowler (19 Jul 1953 – )
        1. 1. Lucy Steenson (13 Apr 1989 – )
      4. 4. Julia (Ann) Steenson (09 Oct 1953 – ) m. Bruce (George) Gray (23 Sep 1948 – ) m. Gary (John) Steele
        1. 1. Joanne (Marie) Gray (01 Jan 1971 – )
        2. 2. Mark (John) Steele (30 Aug 1978 – )
    2. 2. Donald (Edwin) Armstrong (15 Oct 1930 – ) m. Shirley (Ellie) Bird (21 Aug 1933 – )
      1. 1. Gary (Donald) Armstrong (03 Aug 1955 – )
      2. 2. Paul (Stephen) Armstrong (18 Oct 1957 – )
      3. 3. Bryce (William) Armstrong (01 Sep 1959 – )
      4. 4. John (Leslie) Armstrong (05 Sep 1962 – )
    3. 3. Lesley (Sonia) Armstrong (23 Aug 1933 – ) m. Russell (Keith) Rowling (22 Feb 1929 – )
      1. 1. Susan (Gail) Rowling (19 Jan 1956 – )
      2. 2. Steven (Thomas) Rowling (30 Sep 1958 – )
      3. 3. Linda (Gay) Rowling (21 Sep 1960 – )
      4. 4. Jennifer (Lesley) Rowling (31 Aug 1963 – )

Edwin Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1854
10 Apr 1854
Birth of Edwin Patrick Armstrong in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
1919
16 Sep 1919
Age 65
Death of Edwin Patrick Armstrong in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
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