Edward John Armstrong (1872 - 1928)

Born 2 Dec 1872 in Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Jordan) Armstrong — married 9 Dec 1901 (to 15 Dec 1921) in Day Dawn, Western Australia, Australia

Died 11 Jul 1928 at age 55 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Edward Armstrong was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Edward John Armstrong was born in 1872, the 5th child of 12 children born to Charles Edward Armstrong and Sarah Collins^[1].

He married Mary Elizabeth Jordan (1880–1921) on the 9 December 1901 in the mining Town of Day Dawn (now a Ghost town), four miles southwest of the Town of Cue, in the Mid West/Upper Murchison Region of Western Australia^[2]. Edward and Mary had (at least) the following children:--

1. Charles Edward Armstrong, born 1904 at Day Dawn, Western Australia^[3]; and
2. Albert Thomas 'Bert' Armstrong, born 23 June 1906 (to 1996) in Broken Hill, New South Wales^[4].

At the age of 56, Edward passed away on the 11 July 1928 in the outback mining City of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia^[5]. His burial took place on the 13 July 1928 in the Catholic Portion, Section L, Plot 215 (with his wife Mary) of the Broken Hill Cemetery, 72 Rakow Street, in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia^[6][7].

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record: # 4508 / 1873 Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. (Name: Edward John ARMTRONG); (Place: MT KORONG, VIC ); (Mother: Sarah COLLINS; (Father: Charles ARMSTRONG)
2. ↑ Marriage record : W.A. Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Perth. Edward John ARMSTRONG & Mary Elizabeth JORDAN. Registration number: 975/1901. Place: Day Dawn; District: --; Record Link: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool
3. ↑ Birth record : W.A. Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Perth. Charles Edward ARMSTRONG; Father: Edward John Armstrong; Mother: Mary Elizabeth Jordan. Registration number: 3993/1904. Place: Day Dawn; District: --; Record Link: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool
4. ↑ Births Search : NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Sydney. Albert T. ARMSTRONG; Father: Edward John Armstrong; Mother: Mary E. --. Registration number: 22111/1906. District: Broken Hill; Record Link: https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search
5. ↑ Deaths Search : NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Sydney. Edward J. ARMSTRONG; Father: Charles E. Armstrong; Mother: Sarah --. Registration number: 16205/1928. District: Broken Hill; Record Link: https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search
6. ↑ Name Search: Broken Hill Cemetery Records Navigator : Broken Hill City Council: Reference: (Burial Year-1928); E. J. ARMSTRONG; Burial Number: 1956; Record Link: https://www.bhcemetery.com.au/
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161891688/e_j-armstrong: accessed March 22, 2024), memorial page for E J Armstrong (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161891688, citing Broken Hill Cemetery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by cpoole7 (contributor 48598086)