Born in Reay, Caithness, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Donald Nicolson
and Barbara (Smith) Nicolson
Sister of
John Nicolson, William Nicolson, Donald Nicolson, Margaret (Nicolson) Becker, Bessie (Nicolson) Brown, Catherine (Nicolson) Campbell, Mary Nicolson and James Peter Nicolson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2015
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Biography
Barbara was born in 1875. Departed Glasgow, Scotland on the "Invercargill" on 24 Jun 1876 and arrived in Otago, NZ on 23 Sep 1876. Barbara was the child of Donald Nicholson. Married James Armstrong and had 3 children. Barbara passed away in 1960. She was buried in Blacks Cemetery, Omakau, Otago.
Sources
- "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSTH-F59 : 9 March 2021), Barbara Nicolson, 23 Sep 1876; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004411654.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151167815/barbara-ann-armstrong: accessed 13 March 2023), memorial page for Barbara Ann Armstrong (1876–27 Jan 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151167815, citing Blacks Cemetery, Omakau, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
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~0.78%
David Finlayson
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T858006 [compare]
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~0.78%
Charles Ironside :
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Categories: Blacks Cemetery, Omakau, Otago | Reay, Caithness | Otago, Immigrants from Scotland