William Armstrong (1815 - 1900)

Born 27 Nov 1815 in Shinrone, Kings County, Ireland

Descendants

Biography

William was born in 1815. William Armstrong ... He passed away about 1900.

Birth

Birth 27 NOV 1815 Shinrone, Offaly, Ireland^[1][2]

Residence

Residence: There are 2 Milltowns in Offaly. With the english name Armstrong it is assumed that they would come from the more affluent, i.e. near Shinrone

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Note

Note: The Armstrong clan is very difficult to untangle. The following table shows how data from various sources is in conflict

Armstrong Facts and Fiction

Own Death Own Migration Own Marriage Cheryl Marshal Midlands Ancestry

Certificate Record Certificate Email Report

Phoebe(Phebe)

Name Phoebe Phebe Phoebe Phoebe Phebe

Date of Birth 1841 1840 24 March 1838

Date of baptism 5 April 1838

Place of birth Kings County, Ireland Milltown, Kings County

Father William Armstrong William William

Mother Hannah Lucas Elizabeth Not Rec

Migration when 1864 27 March 1864

Migration per Montrose

Married to James McMahon

Married at Sydney NSW Sydney

Date married 1866 20 Oct 1866

Date of death 10-Oct-18

Place of death 297 Forbes St Sydney

Offspring

Lucas

Name Lucas Lucas Lucas

Date of Birth 1837 27 Dec 1834

Place of birth Ireland

Date of baptism No Rec

Father William Armstrong William

Mother Lucy Ellis Eliza

Migration when 1852 June 1857

Migration per Algiers

Married to Mary Braggett Mary Braggett

Married at Cassilis NSW C of E Mudgee

Date married 1871 6 Jan 1865

Date of death 14-May-15

Place of death 188 Queen St Woollahra

Offspring William, Thomas

Senior Warren

Name Senior Warren Senior W

Date of Birth 1842 1846

Date of baptism

Place of birth Dublin Ireland Kings County

Father William Armstrong William

Mother Phoebe Lucas Phoebe Lucas

Migration when 1863 June 1862 1862

Migration per Lightning Lightning

Married to Dorah Doolan Dora Dolan

Married at Sydney

Date married 1868

Date of death 19-Sep-23

Place of death Bingara NSW

Offspring Lucas, Joseph, George George ,William, Lucas, Joseph

William

Name William

Date of Birth 2 Jan 1837

Date of baptism 29 Jan 1837

Place of birth

Father William

Mother Elizabeth

After long consideration I believe that the Armstrong clan goes like this.

William was married to Elizabeth(AKA Eliza) and they had 3 kids Lucas in 1834, William(AKA John) in 1837 and Phoebe(AKA Phebe) in 1838. These three were born in Shinrone Parish Kings County. For reasons unknown, William then had Senior Warren in 1842 in Dublin with Phoebe(Possibly AKA Hannah) Lucas. Elizabeth may have died between 1838 and 1842 or William may have left her and headed for the big smoke.

Email on Armstrong from Cheryl Marshal

From: Grahame Marshall [ajax10@@bigpond.com]

Sent: Monday, 17 October 2005 3:16 PM

To: jmcmahon@@actewagl.net.au

Subject: Armstrong Family

Hello John,

              I saw your post on Phoebe Armstrong(1842 _ 1918) in Genealogy. My Greatgrandfather Senior Warren Armstrong was born in Kings County ( now Offaly ) Ireland in 1846. He came to Australia on the ship Lighting in the year 1862. His father's name was William & his mother's was Phoebe Lucas.

            My greatgrandmother was Dora Dolan, she came out from Ireland on the ship called Montrose on the 27th March 1864. I think your greatgrandmother & my greatgrandfather could have been related. My grandfather was Greoge and his brothers were william, Lucas, Senior (died as a baby) and Joseph.

                         Hoping to hear from you.

                                                             Cheryl Marshall

Note: I am convinced that despite confusion creeping in from unreliable sources such as death certificates, there was only one pair of parents for the 5 Armstrong children and they were William Armstrong and Phoebe/Elizabeth Lucas. Even though Hannah and Senior Warren do not appear in the Midlands Ancestry report, they are siblings. I cannot yet explain why they were not in those records. There is evidence that Hannah and Senior claimed tro come from the Kilballyskeas area. It is possible that the family was out of that area when they were born.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com Cheryl Marshal's Grieve family tree
2. ↑ Baptismal Certificate Pembrokeshire Record Office, The Castle, Haverfordwest, Dyfed , Wales Record ID Number: 178

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