Maria (Smith) Armstrong (abt. 1804 - 1856)

Born about 1804 in Nottinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Wife of Isaac Armstrong — married 8 Nov 1824 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died 1856 at about age 52 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England

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Biography

Maria Smith was born about 1804. She answered yes to being born in Nottinghamshire on the 1841 census^[1] but on the 1851 census, in the space for birthplace she answered "in the Army".^[2]

She married Isaac Armstrong at St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire on the 8th November 1824. They were married by banns and both were "of this parish". Witnesses to the marriage were Sarah Hicks and William Edwards.^[3]

On the 1841 census, Isaac and Maria Armstrong lived at Upper Green, Sutton in Ashfield, where Isaac was a Higgler. Also in the household were Eliza Smith, (14) and their children Ann Armstrong, (12) Isaac, (11) Matthew, (4) Sarah (3) and Samuel.(1)^[1] Eliza Smith was born after Maria's marriage, so was possibly a younger sister or niece.

In 1851, Isaac and "Mira" Armstrong still lived at Upper Green, and Isaac's occupation was labourer. They had six children in this year: Matthew, (15) Sarah, (13) Samuel, (11) Harriett, (9) Eliza (5) and Esther.(2)^[2][4]

She died at Sutton in 1856, aged 51^[5] and was buried at St Mary's church, Sutton in Ashfield on the 9th January 1856. Her abode at death was Sutton.^[6]

Identified children of Isaac and Maria, born at Sutton, were:

• Joseph Armstrong bapt 1826
• Anne Armstrong bapt 1828
• Isaac Armstrong bapt 1829
• George Armstrong bapt 1831 - bur 1836
• James Armstrong bapt 1833 - bur 1837
• Matthew Armstrong born 1835
• Sarah Armstrong bapt 1838
• Samuel Armstrong born 1840
• Harriett Armstrong born 1842
• Eliza Armstrong born 1846 (birth reg as Bessey)
• Esther Armstrong born 1848

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "England and Wales Census, 1841," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SQ-JMT : 25 May 2019), Isaac Armstrong, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England and Wales Census, 1851," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGX2-JVF : 9 November 2019), Isaas Armstrong, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; citing Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, p. 29, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKC-TP7K : Mon Nov 06 14:43:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaac Armstrong and Maria Smith, 8 Nov 1824.
4. ↑ Continued on the following page: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGX2-JVG : 9 November 2019), Esther Armstrong, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; citing Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, p. 30, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ ARMSTRONG, MARIA 51 GRO Reference: 1856 M Quarter in MANSFIELD Volume 07B Page 35 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
6. ↑ "Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1994"
   Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Pr9835; Reference: Pr9835
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61841 #1054174 (accessed 5 December 2023)
   Maria Armstrong burial on 9 Jan 1856 in Sutton in Ashfield, St. Mary Magdalene, Nottinghamshire, England. Born in about 1805.

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