John Armstrong (1813 - 1899)

Born 27 Jun 1813 in Pettigo, Fermanagh, Ireland

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Died 29 Dec 1899 at age 86 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John Armstrong was an Assisted Immigrant to New South Wales.

John arrived in the Colony of New South Wales on 6 January 1857, with his wife Jane, and children Thomas aged 13, Mary aged 12, John aged 8, Isabella aged 5 and James, aged 3. They travelled on the 'New Great Britain'. ^[1]

They settled on the South Coast of NSW, but then made their way to the North Coast of NSW where they farmed at Nashua, outside Lismore. John is buried in Clunes Cemetery, NSW, which is 18kms from Lismore.

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1. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2138
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #154441 (accessed 5 October 2022)
   Name: John Armstrong; Birth Year: abt 1813; Age: 44; Gender: Male; Arrival Date: 6 Jan 1857; Vessel Name: New Great Britain.

• NSW death registration #13756/1899
• https://gw.geneanet.org/rosaliedev1?lang=en&p=john&n=armstrong&oc=1
• https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/message-board/john-armstrong-1785-1854