William
Armstrong
Born about in County Fermanagh, Ireland
Son of John Armstrong
and Frances (Wainwright) Armstrong
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Edgerton) Armstrong
— married
2 Oct 1829 in Clones, Monaghan, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Frances (Armstrong) Egan, Robert Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong, Ellen (Armstrong) Sainsbury, William Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Eliza (Armstrong) Perks, Joseph Armstrong, Jane (Armstrong) Percival, Charlotte (Armstrong) Perks, Rachel Armstrong and John Armstrong
Died
at about age 85
in Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2013
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Biography
William Armstrong was born in Ireland.
Birth: 1804 - Fermanagh, Ireland[1]
Parents: John Armstrong, Frances Armstrong (born Wainwright)
Sister: Jane Anne French (born Armstrong)
Wife: Mary Armstrong (born Edgerton).Married in County Monaghan about 1829.[2]
Children:Frances (Fanny) (Harriet) Egan (born Armstrong), Thomas Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, Ellen Sainsbury (born Armstrong), William Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Eliza Perks (born Armstrong), Rosanna Armstrong, Joseph Armstrong, Bridget Armstrong, Jane Percival (born Armstrong), Charlotte Perks (born Armstrong), Rachel Armstrong, John Armstrong.
Arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 27 Sep 1839 on ship Royal Admiral with wife and three children, as Bounty immigrants. The two youngest children, William and Mary, died on the voyage. [3][4]
Death: Aug 20 1889 - Yass, NSW, Australia[5][6][7]
Sources
- ↑ Estimate from death record
- ↑ William Armstrong in the Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898 Name: William Armstrong Gender: Male Marriage Date: 02 Oct 1829 Marriage Place: Clones,Monaghan,Ireland Spouse: Mary Egerton FHL Film Number: 897416 [1]
- ↑ New South Wales State Archives & Records: Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists
- ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2Z-PZN : 13 June 2019), William Armstrong, 1839.
- ↑ NSW death registration #14615/1889
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171830599/william-armstrong : accessed 26 September 2021), memorial page for William Armstrong (1804–20 Aug 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #171830599, citing Yass General Cemetery, Yass, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Lucas (contributor 50499237) . (note: no gravestone photograph)
- ↑ OBITUARY. from The Yass Courier (NSW : 1857 - 1929) of Friday 23 August 1889, Page 2. first accessed online on the 26th of September, 2021 at:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263963770?searchTerm=%22william%20Armstrong%22%20death%20funeral%20died%20Yass
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Alec Peacock for creating WikiTree profile Armstrong-3284 through the import of Peacock family 9th Oct 2012.ged on Jul 12, 2013.
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