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John Armstrong 1818 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland

Death Date: 08 May 1902

Death Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: James Armstrong

Mother: Bridget Smith

Spouse(s): Anora O'Brien, Elizabeth Armstrong, Margaret Timms

Children(s): James Armstrong, Katherine Armstrong, John Armstrong, George Armstrong, Emily Armstrong, Edwin Armstrong, Alfred Armstrong

John Armstrong was born in 1818 in Cavan, Ireland, the child of James Armstrong and Bridget Smith. John Armstrong later married Anora O'Brien, Elizabeth Armstrong and Margaret Timms, and together they raised children including James Duffy Armstrong, Katherine Armstrong, John Micheal Armstrong, George Lawrence Armstrong, Emily Mary Armstrong, Edwin Patrick Armstrong and Alfred Smith Leo Armstrong. In 1902, John Armstrong passed away in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Parents

James Armstrong
1782 – 1840
Birth Location: Virginia,Co Cavan or Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland.
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Bridget Smith
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Anora O'Brien
1819 – 1861
Birth Location: Windsor,Berkshire, England
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Elizabeth Armstrong
1820 – 1872
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Timms
1820 – 1894
Birth Location: –
MT

Children(s)

James Armstrong
1844 – 1891
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Katherine Armstrong
1847 – 1917
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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John Armstrong
1848 – 1936
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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George Armstrong
1850 – 1916
Birth Location: Maltster, Nelson, New Zealand
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Emily Armstrong
1852 –
Birth Location: –
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Edwin Armstrong
1854 – 1919
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
EA
Alfred Armstrong
1860 – 1947
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 May 1814
    Event Place: Kells, County Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1818
    Event Place: Cavan, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 04 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Porter

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 04 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Slough in the Parish of Stoke Poges, Bucks, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: Abt. 1842
    Event Place: He went farming in Sandy Bay and then started the first carting business in Nelson with a bullock team.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Retirement
    Event Year: Abt. 1880
    Event Place: He handed over the business to his son and retired to Blenheim at about age 65

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 May 1902
    Event Place: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Omaka cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

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