William
Meynell
Armstrong
Born about in Yarm, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Armstrong
and Anne (Meynell) Armstrong
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Hodgson) Armstrong
— married
1 Nov 1845 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 38
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2011
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Biography
William was christened on the 31st March 1825 Yarm, Yorkshire, the son of William Armstrong and Ann.[1]
In the 1841 census William (age 15) was in Kirkby Fleetham, Yorkshire, England.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Armstrong | M | 40 | Blacksmith | Yorkshire, England |
| Ann Armstrong | F | 40 | Yorkshire, England | |
| William Armstrong | M | 15 | Blacksmith | Yorkshire, England |
| John Armstrong | M | 11 | Yorkshire, England | |
| Mary Armstrong | F | 8 | Yorkshire, England | |
| George Armstrong | M | 4 | Yorkshire, England | |
| Henry Armstrong | M | 1 | Yorkshire, England |
Meynell a blacksmith (age 20), child of William Armstrong a blacksmith, married Sarah Hodgson a dressmaker, daughter of Edward Hodgson a tailor, on the 1st November 1845 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England. The witnesses were Joseph Armstrong, Eleanor Ingledew and John Nolson.[3]
William died on the 28th March 1863 and was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[4]
Sources
- ↑ England Births & Christenings (1538-1975) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J73J-PRF)
- ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1250; Book: 21; Civil Parish: Kirkby Fleetham; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 15; Page: 6; Line: 8; GSU roll: 464231
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #11846634 (accessed 2 January 2024)
William Armstrong (15) in Kirkby Fleetham in Bedale registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Yorkshire, England. - ↑
Marriage:
"York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1936"
Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PR/BRAF/7
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62233 #896026 (accessed 2 January 2024)
Meynell Armstrong (20) marriage to Sarah Hodgson on 1 Nov 1845 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England. - ↑
Burial:
"Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #65398418
Ancestry Record 60527 #1143903 (accessed 2 January 2024)
William Meynell Armstrong burial (died on 28 Mar 1863) in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Born in Mar 1825.
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J73J-PRF : 6 December 2014, William Meynell Armstrong, 31 Mar 1825); citing YARM,YORK,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,090.
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