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Mary Alston 1825–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1825

Birth Location: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Aug 1904

Death Location: Loaningside, Corrie Common, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries

Father: Archibald Alston

Mother: Isabella Boyes

Spouse(s): Thomas Armstrong

Children(s): Francis Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Margaret Armstrong, Esther Armstrong, Francis Armstrong, Jane Armstrong, John Armstrong, Archibald Armstrong, Isabella Armstrong

In 1825, Mary Alston entered the world in Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Alston And Isabella Or Elizabeth Boyes. In 1851, Mary Alston resided in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. In 1861, Mary Alston resided in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Mary Alston married Thomas Armstrong, and had children including Archibald Armstrong, Esther Armstrong, Francis Armstrong, Isabella Armstrong, Jane Armstrong, John Armstrong, Margaret Armstrong, Mary Armstrong. Mary Alston passed away in 1904 in Loaningside, Corrie Common, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Mary Alston entered the world in Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Alston And Isabella Or Elizabeth Boyes.
  • In 1851, Mary Alston resided in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • In 1861, Mary Alston resided in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Mary Alston married Thomas Armstrong, and had children including Archibald Armstrong, Esther Armstrong, Francis Armstrong, Isabella Armstrong, Jane Armstrong, John Armstrong, Margaret Armstrong, Mary Armstrong.
  • Mary Alston passed away in 1904 in Loaningside, Corrie Common, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Alston
1776–1852
Birth Location: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
AA
Isabella Boyes
1801–1884
Birth Location: Whiteknowe, Hutton & Corrie, Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
IB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Armstrong
1825–1914
Birth Location: Henwoodie, Roxburgh, Scotland
TA

Children(s)

Francis Armstrong
1850–1859
Birth Location: Eskdalemuir, Dumfries
FA
Mary Armstrong
1853–
Birth Location: Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire
MA
Margaret Armstrong
1866–1939
Birth Location: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
MA
Esther Armstrong
1857–
Birth Location: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
EA
Francis Armstrong
1859–1922
Birth Location: Newlandhill, Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
FA
Jane Armstrong
1861–1941
Birth Location: Tundergarth,Dumfries,Scotland
JA
John Armstrong
1863–1942
Birth Location: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
JA
Archibald Armstrong
1856–1880
Birth Location: Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire
AA
Isabella Armstrong
1851–1919
Birth Location: Straiton, South Ayrshire, Scotland
IA

Mary Alston's Ancestors

Self
Mary Alston
1825–1904
Birth Place: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Alston
1776–1852
Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
Isabella (or Elizabeth) Boyes
1801–1884
Whiteknowe, Hutton & Corrie, Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
Grandparents
William Alston
1737–
Dunsyre Lanarkshire
Margerat Pairman
1737–1776
Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Boyes
1757–1842
Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary Fletcher
1762–1849
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Alstoun
1702–
Margaret Sinclare
1702–
John Pairman
1698–
Agnes Thomson
1707–
William Boyes
1730–1842
Margaret Chalmers
1730–1822
Robert Fletcher
1740–
Isabel Thomson
1733–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alston
1675–1740
Elizabeth Paterson
1678–1719
John Pairman
1675–
Janet Marshall
1677–
William Chalmers
1708–

Mary Alston's Descendants

1.
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Mary Alston (25 Nov 1825–18 Aug 1904) m. Thomas Armstrong (10 Apr 1825–16 May 1914)
  1. 1. Francis Armstrong 1850–1859
  2. 2. Mary Armstrong 1853– m. John Anderson 1856–
    1. 1. John Anderson 1879–
    2. 2. Agnes (Beathe) Anderson 1881–
  3. 3. Margaret Armstrong 1866–1939 m. William (Park) Bell –1940
    1. 1. David (Archibald Armstrong Bell) 8th 1901–1994 m. Janet Bell 1908–1964
      1. 1. William (Park) Bell 1935–2020 m. Carol (Fisher) Leckie 1940–2004
      2. 2. Helen Bell 1943–2018 m. Arthur (Wylie) Irving 1943–2021
    2. 2. William (Bell) 1st 1888–1974 m. Sarah (Ann) Bell 1889–1966
      1. 1. Agnes Bell 1915–
      2. 2. William ((Wull)) Bell 1917–1945
      3. 3. George ((Geordie)) Bell 1919–1975 m. Sarah Hogg –2023
      4. 4. Annie Bell 1921–
      5. 5. Peter Bell 1924–
      6. 6. John Bell 1926–
      7. 7. Margaret (Armstrong) Bell 1914–1929
      8. 8. Helen (Irving) Bell 1914–
    3. 3. Margaret (A (Mary - Poll) Bell) 2nd 1889–1918
    4. 4. Esther ((Ett) Bell) 3rd 1890–1988 m. Robert Clements 1886–1925 m. Robert ((Bob)) Lockart 1908–
      1. 1. Robert Clements 1912–1959 m. Mary (Eleanor Stevenson) Scott 1920–2018
      2. 2. Mary Clements 1914–
      3. 3. George (Bell) Clements 1920–1977 m. Helen Scott 1920–2009
    5. 5. Thomas (Bell) 4th 1892–1983 m. Dorothy (Nellie) Botley 1898–1982
      1. 1. George Bell 1919–1994 m. Ruth (Estelle) Gavel 1922–2001
      2. 2. Herbert (Harry Botley "huddy") Bell 1925–2009 m. Shirley (Annie) Bergman 1928–1997
      3. 3. William (Park) Bell 1924–1994
      4. 4. Richard (Bedford Bennett (Dick)) Bell 1929–2011 m. Betty (Louise) Plant 1933–2018
      5. 5. Margaret Bell 1920–2009
    6. 6. Janet ((Jen) Bell) 5th 1895–1976 m. Jack Swan 1890–
    7. 7. Margaret ((Meg) Bell) 7th 1899– m. John Grafton 1894–
      1. 1. Margaret (A (Peg)) Bell 1917–2003
        1. 1. Jean Bell 1936–2023
    8. 8. Francis (Armstrong (Frank) Bell twin) 10th 1905– m. Marion Grant 1902–1955
    9. 9. Elizabeth ((Bessie) Bell twin) 10th 1905–1984 m. John Nugent 1898–1981
      1. 1. John ((Jack)) Nugent 1925–2013 m. Rose (Dignum Conway) McArdle 1934–2002
        1. 1. Alan Nugent –1990
      2. 2. William (Park Bell) Nugent 1927–2008 m. Sarah Cravens 1939–2013
      3. 3. Hannah (Isabella Jean) Nugent 1938–2019 m. Gordon Bell 1930–1996
      4. 4. Francis (Common (Frank)) Nugent 1940–1997
    10. 10. George (Bell) 6th 1896–1917
    11. 11. John (Howat Wylie Bell) 9th 1903– m. Sarah (Palmer) Nicholson 1900–
    12. 12. Jean (Bell) 12th 1907–1970
    13. 13. John (Common (Com) Bell) 13th 1909–1995 m. Agnes ((Nancy)) Irving 1909–2002
    14. 14. Isabella ((Ella) Bell) 14th 1911–1988
  4. 4. Esther Armstrong 1857– m. William Davidson 1866–
  5. 5. Francis Armstrong 1859–1922 m. Isabella Buck 1868–1933
    1. 1. Isabella Armstrong 1910–
    2. 2. Thomas Armstrong 1892–1967 m. Margaret Ward 1898–1964
      1. 1. Francis Armstrong –1995
    3. 3. Alexander Armstrong 1894–1973 m. Janet (Clark) Reid 1899–1974
      1. 1. Isabella Armstrong 1929–2019
    4. 4. Archibald Armstrong 1890–1915
    5. 5. Francis (John) Armstrong 1896–1968
      1. 1. Francis Armstrong 1928–2021
    6. 6. Dora (Hope) Armstrong 1899–1996
    7. 7. Ella Armstrong 1900–
  6. 6. Jane Armstrong 1861–1941 m. James McRobert 1857–1943
    1. 1. Jane McRobert 1888–
    2. 2. Archibald McRobert 1890–1948 m. Myrtle (Margaret) Johnstone 1898–1954
      1. 1. Joan (Margaret Rose) Beckett 1930–1987
      2. 2. Ian McRobert 1927–1997
      3. 3. Peter (Archibald) McRobert 1921–2003
      4. 4. Karen ("Betty" Isobel McRobert) Carson 1925–2002
      5. 5. "Bobbie" (Robert Bruce) McRobert 1929–1991
    3. 3. Isabella McRobert 1892–1970
    4. 4. Peter McRobert 1895–1917
    5. 5. Jean McRobert 1892–1942
      1. 1. Ian McRobert 1917–1973
    6. 6. Thomas Armstrong 1883–
    7. 7. Mary Armstrong 1880– m. James Jardine 1877–
      1. 1. Thomas Jardine 1900–
  7. 7. John Armstrong 1863–1942 m. Margaret Colvin 1865–1917
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Armstrong 1887–1893
    2. 2. Williamina (Colvin) Armstrong 1889–1893
    3. 3. Archibald (John) Armstrong 1894–1978
    4. 4. Thomas (William) Armstrong 1898–1973 m. Sarah (Ann) Johnstone 1895–1966
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Armstrong 1926–1986
      2. 2. Agnes Armstrong 1925–1996
      3. 3. Thomas (Andrew) Armstrong 1922–1983
  8. 8. Archibald Armstrong 1856–1880
  9. 9. Isabella Armstrong 1851–1919 m. Robert Nicol 1850–1938
    1. 1. Elizabeth Nichol 1872–1949 m. William Little 1876–1958
      1. 1. John Little 1906–1974
    2. 2. Mary (Alston) Nicol 1874–
    3. 3. Christina Nichol 1877–
    4. 4. Agnes (Murray) Nichol 1880–1963 m. William Anderson 1872–1932
    5. 5. Margaret (Jane Armstrong) Nichol 1887–1958
    6. 6. Esther Nichol 1889–1962 m. James (Anderson) Patterson 1881–1953
    7. 7. Thomas (Armstrong) Nichol 1892–
    8. 8. Robert Nichol 1899–
    9. 9. James Nicol 1885–1961

Mary Alston's Timeline

8 Records

1825
25 Nov 1825
Birth of Mary Alston in Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 26
Mary Alston resided here in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 36
Mary Alston resided here in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 46
Mary Alston resided here in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 56
Mary Alston resided here in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 66
Mary Alston resided here in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 76
Mary Alston resided here in Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1904
18 Aug 1904
Age 79
Death of Mary Alston in Loaningside, Corrie Common, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries
Loaningside, Corrie Common, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1825
    Event Place: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census
    [2] 1891 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1861 Scotland Census
    [5] 1851 Scotland Census
    [6] 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1904
    Event Place: Loaningside, Corrie Common, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries
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