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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. In 1840, John Armstrong was employed in Porter. John Armstrong married Anora O'Brien, Elizabeth Armstrong, Margaret Timms, and had children including James Duffy Armstrong, Katherine Armstrong, John Micheal Armstrong, George Lawrence Armstrong, Emily Mary Armstrong, Edwin Patrick Armstrong, Alfred Smith Leo Armstrong. John Armstrong passed away in 1902 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Armstrong was born in 1818 in Cavan, Ireland, the child of James Armstrong and Bridget Smith.
  • In 1840, John Armstrong was employed in Porter.
  • John Armstrong married Anora O'Brien, Elizabeth Armstrong, Margaret Timms, and had children including James Duffy Armstrong, Katherine Armstrong, John Micheal Armstrong, George Lawrence Armstrong, Emily Mary Armstrong, Edwin Patrick Armstrong, Alfred Smith Leo Armstrong.
  • John Armstrong passed away in 1902 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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: –
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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
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Alfred Armstrong
1860 – 1947
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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John Armstrong's Ancestors

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John Armstrong
1818 – 1902
Birth Place: Cavan, Ireland
Parents
James Armstrong
1782 – 1840
Virginia,Co Cavan or Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland.
Bridget Smith
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Armstrong's Descendants

1.
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John Armstrong (1818 – 08 May 1902) m. Anora O'Brien (Abt. 1819 – 31 Aug 1861) m. Elizabeth Armstrong (1820 – 20 Aug 1872) m. Margaret Timms (1820 – 01 Dec 1894)
  1. 1. James (Duffy) Armstrong (1844 – 13 Dec 1891) m. Margaret (J. H.) Dickson (1849 – 22 Sep 1890)
    1. 1. Annie Armstrong (1875 – ) m. John Levick
      1. 1. John Levick
      2. 2. Ena Levick
      3. 3. Kenneth Levick
    2. 2. Cecil Armstrong
    3. 3. Ferrers Armstrong
    4. 4. Leonard (George) Armstrong
    5. 5. Ethel Armstrong m. Albert Hadley
      1. 1. Leonard Hadley
      2. 2. Llyod Hadley
      3. 3. Betty Hadley
  2. 2. Katherine Armstrong (1847 – 04 Apr 1917) m. William Goslin (1836 – 01 Nov 1919)
    1. 1. Emily Goslin
    2. 2. William Goslin
    3. 3. Leslie Goslin
    4. 4. John Goslin
    5. 5. Olive Goslin
    6. 6. Herbert Goslin
  3. 3. John (Micheal) Armstrong (1848 – 11 Jun 1936) m. Unknown
    1. 1. Emily Armstrong
    2. 2. Maude Armstrong
    3. 3. Laurie Armstrong
    4. 4. Unknown Armstrong
  4. 4. George (Lawrence) Armstrong (13 Aug 1850 – 23 Jul 1916) m. Charlotte (Anne) Matthews (18 Dec 1851 – 27 Oct 1926)
    1. 1. Anora (Kate) Armstrong (10 Apr 1873 – 01 Sep 1969) m. Robert Spittal
      1. 1. Doris (Emily) Spittal m. John (Victor) Carran
        1. 1. John (William Stanley) Carran
      2. 2. William (James) Spittal m. Agnes Beard
        1. 1. Norman (Robert) Spittal (30 Nov 1925 – ) m. Alma (Louise) Bryant
        2. 2. June Spittal (15 Jun 1940 – ) m. William (Rees) Samuel
        3. 3. Doris Spittal
    2. 2. James (William) Armstrong (17 Nov 1874 – 13 Aug 1950)
    3. 3. George (Wilson) Armstrong (07 Dec 1875 – 1929) m. Henrietta Laughlan ( – 1942)
      1. 1. Edna (Grace) Armstrong (1909 – ) m. Stanley Turley (1908 – 1976)
        1. 1. Stanley Turley (12 Oct 1930 – ) m. Mildred Cook
        2. 2. Raymond Turley (07 Jul 1932 – ) m. Joyce Tucker
      2. 2. George (Alfred) Armstrong (1910 – ) m. Irene Fitzgibbon
        1. 1. Graeme (George) Armstrong (1941 – ) m. Merveena (Dawn) Signal (24 Jun 1943 – )
        2. 2. Kevin Armstrong m. Elaine Lambert
      3. 3. Frances (James) Armstrong (1913 – ) m. Anne Birchall
        1. 1. Dawn Armstrong
        2. 2. Fay Armstrong m. Gary Demitt
      4. 4. Bridget (Ellen) Armstrong (1915 – ) m. Sydney Baker
        1. 1. Allan Baker
        2. 2. Paul Baker
        3. 3. Glen Baker
        4. 4. Peter Baker
        5. 5. Stephen Baker
      5. 5. Kathleen (Ada) Armstrong (1919 – ) m. Patrick Egan
        1. 1. Carol Egan m. John Cowan
        2. 2. Philip Egan
      6. 6. William (Henry) Armstrong (1924 – ) m. Olga Pearson m. Elizabeth Higgs
        1. 1. Christine Armstrong (1962 – )
    4. 4. Albert (James) Armstrong (11 Nov 1877 – 23 Sep 1951) m. Ellen Patchett (12 Jun 1880 – 23 Jun 1954)
      1. 1. George (Albert) Armstrong (24 Feb 1902 – ) m. Edith Dorette
        1. 1. 1 (Boy) Armstrong
        2. 2. 1 (Girl) Armstrong
      2. 2. Cicley (May) Armstrong (1905 – )
      3. 3. Athol (Errol) Armstrong (12 Feb 1910 – ) m. Gladys (Beatrice) Douglas
        1. 1. Lindsay Armstrong
        2. 2. Todd Armstrong
        3. 3. Unknown Armstrong
    5. 5. Emily Armstrong (1881 – 24 Jan 1893)
    6. 6. Charles Armstrong (17 Dec 1883 – 26 May 1966) m. Olive (Lydia) Beer (04 Sep 1890 – 18 Oct 1966)
      1. 1. Vivian (Anzac) Armstrong (17 Mar 1916 – 11 Sep 1970) m. Jean Hutchinson (04 May 1917 – 10 Oct 1985)
        1. 1. Richard (Wayne) Armstrong (18 Feb 1950 – ) m. Alison (Joan) Baly (10 Oct 1952 – )
      2. 2. Ronald (Melvin Philip) Armstrong (25 Oct 1919 – ) m. Myrte (Alice) Robins (12 Apr 1919 – )
      3. 3. Fay (Thelma) Armstrong (27 Apr 1921 – 03 Nov 1965) m. Eric (Jordan) Carle (28 Mar 1921 – )
        1. 1. Christina (Olive) Carle (1947 – ) m. John Anderson
        2. 2. Shona (Patricia) Carle (15 Jan 1951 – )
      4. 4. Nola (Patricia) Armstrong (08 May 1923 – ) m. Leo (Saunders) Tunnell (1924 – )
        1. 1. Judith (Anne) Tunnell (04 Aug 1948 – ) m. Ashley (John) Cooper (14 Jun 1946 – )
        2. 2. Roger Tunnell (02 Nov 1950 – ) m. Laureen Oliver (06 Jul 1958 – )
        3. 3. Kevin (Graham) Tunnell (21 Apr 1956 – ) m. Elaine (Marie) Mooney (29 Oct 1956 – ) m. Denise Clements (08 Feb 1960 – )
        4. 4. Peter Tunnell (21 Mar 1963 – )
      5. 5. Keith (Terrace) Armstrong (07 May 1929 – )
    7. 7. Ellen (Mary) Armstrong (16 Dec 1887 – 19 Feb 1979) m. Harold (Orlando Ernest) Patchett (07 Sep 1886 – 25 Dec 1966)
      1. 1. Noel (Orlando) Patchett (10 Dec 1910 – ) m. Barbara Johnstone
      2. 2. Enid (Ella) Patchett (13 Mar 1912 – ) m. Harold (Patrick) Brookes (25 Dec 1897 – )
      3. 3. Doris (Evelyn) Patchett (23 Apr 1914 – ) m. William Renton (Abt. 1910 – )
        1. 1. Erica (Margaret) Renton (09 Oct 1944 – ) m. S (H) Hema
        2. 2. Gerald (William) Renton (04 Jan 1948 – ) m. Heather Waghorn
        3. 3. Juliet (Ann) Renton m. B (J) O'Donnell
        4. 4. Paula (Enid) Renton m. D Elliott m. James Davis
    8. 8. Cyril (Alfred) Armstrong (1890 – Bef. 1990) m. Elsie Elizabeth
      1. 1. Warwick (Cannon) Armstrong
      2. 2. Fay (Alison) Armstrong
      3. 3. Beryl Armstrong
      4. 4. Barry Armstrong
  5. 5. Emily (Mary) Armstrong (1852 – ) m. Harry Wilson (1842 – ) m. Sargent
    1. 1. Nora Wilson
    2. 2. Maude Wilson
    3. 3. Percy Wilson
    4. 4. Mabel Wilson
    5. 5. Ida Wilson
    6. 6. Cecil Wilson
    7. 7. Hazel Wilson
    8. 8. Vera Wilson
    9. 9. Frances (Esther Emily) Wilson m. Patchett
  6. 6. 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 – )
        2. 2. Kevin (Vaughan) Armstrong (29 Jun 1939 – ) m. Pauline (Wendy) Kibby (28 Sep 1938 – )
        3. 3. Noeline (Frances) Armstrong (18 Apr 1945 – ) m. Rodney (John) Neveldsen (16 Jan 1945 – )
        4. 4. Murray (David) Armstrong (11 Dec 1949 – ) m. Beverley (Ann) Jacobsen (17 Jun 1949 – )
      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 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Anthony) Armstrong (01 Jun 1944 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Henderson (07 Jul 1944 – )
        3. 3. Sheryl (Mary) Armstrong (25 Apr 1947 – ) m. Michael (William) Huggins (02 Jun 1949 – )
        4. 4. Ross (Francis) Armstrong (18 Dec 1948 – ) m. Anne MacGoun (13 Oct 1950 – )
      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)
        2. 2. John (Bernard) Armstrong (25 Oct 1942 – ) m. Wendy (Fay) Stevens (28 Feb 1942 – )
        3. 3. Colin (David) Armstrong (04 Dec 1944 – ) m. Karen (Anne) Hyams (21 Nov 1946 – )
        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 – )
        2. 2. Hilary (May) Johnson (16 Nov 1938 – ) m. Arthur (Michael) Norris (03 May 1932 – )
        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 – )
    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)
        2. 2. Kay (Beverley) Steenson (16 Jan 1949 – ) m. Trevor (Ronald) Russell (21 May 1948 – )
        3. 3. Peter Steenson (12 Jul 1950 – ) m. Jan Fowler (19 Jul 1953 – )
        4. 4. Julia (Ann) Steenson (09 Oct 1953 – ) m. Bruce (George) Gray (23 Sep 1948 – ) m. Gary (John) Steele
      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 – )
  7. 7. Alfred (Smith Leo) Armstrong (1860 – 16 Jan 1947) m. Emma (Rebecca) Putnam (1864 – 14 Dec 1951)
    1. 1. Hilda (May) Armstrong (12 May 1883 – )
    2. 2. William (Alfred) Armstrong (23 Jul 1885 – ) m. Frances (Ada) Steer m. Ruby (Mary) Sterr
      1. 1. John (Boyd) Armstrong m. Edith
        1. 1. Gary Armstrong (20 Jul 1946 – ) m. Florence (Ann) Montfort
        2. 2. Joline Armstrong
        3. 3. Philip Armstrong
        4. 4. Kevin Armstrong
      2. 2. Nance Armstrong
      3. 3. Bruce (Leo) Armstrong m. Daphne (Verna) White
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Armstrong (07 Dec 1952 – ) m. Carl (Fritz) Bunge-Krueger
        2. 2. Gregory (Bruce) Armstrong (17 Jan 1957 – ) m. Donna Brechett
        3. 3. Verily Armstrong (18 Dec 1963 – ) m. Warren (Joseph) Jackson
    3. 3. Ida (Mildred) Armstrong (27 Jul 1887 – )

John Armstrong's Timeline

7 Records

1814
21 May 1814
Birth of John Armstrong in Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Kells, County Meath, Ireland
1818
1818
Birth of John Armstrong in Cavan, Ireland
Cavan, Ireland
1840
04 Oct 1840
Age 22
John Armstrong was employed in Porter
Porter
1840
04 Oct 1840
Age 22
John Armstrong resided here in Slough in the Parish of Stoke Poges, Bucks, England
Slough in the Parish of Stoke Poges, Bucks, England
1842
Abt. 1842
Age 24
John Armstrong was employed in He went farming in Sandy Bay and then started the first carting business in Nelson with a bullock team.
He went farming in Sandy Bay and then started the first carting business in Nelson with a bullock team.
1880
Abt. 1880
Age 62
John Armstrong - Retirement in He handed over the business to his son and retired to Blenheim at about age 65
He handed over the business to his son and retired to Blenheim at about age 65
1902
08 May 1902
Age 84
Death of John Armstrong in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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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