Charles
Edward James
Armstrong
Born in Kawakawa, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand
Son of James Armstrong
and Angela Lytton (Wilson) Armstrong
Brother of
Frances Ella (Armstrong) Fenwick, Evelyn Edith Mary Armstrong, Kate Gertrude Armstrong, John Everard Armstrong, Geoffrey Clifford Armstrong, Edward Gillsepie Armstrong and Maynard Lytton Armstrong
Husband of
Eunice (O'Callaghan) Armstrong
— married
28 Jun 1916 in Thames, New Zealand
Father of
Charles Anthony Armstrong DFM
Died
at age 79
in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Biography
Charles Armstrong was born in Kawakawa in 1883. He was the son of James Armstrong and Ella Wilson.
Charles was a solicitor in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Charles married Eunice O'Callaghan, with the ceremony performed by his wife's father. They married in 1916 in Thames.
WEDDING BELLS.
O'CALLAGHAN - ARMSTRONG.
A pretty wedding of local interest was celebrated at St. George's Church Thames, on Wednesday, when Miss Eunice O'Callaghan, elder daughter of the Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan, was married to Mr. Charles Armstrong, solicitor of Hamilton. The ceremony was performed by the father of the bride, and she was given away by Dr. D. B. Walshe. The bride looked dainty and charming in ivory charmeuse with veil and orange blossom. She was attended by her sister, Miss Esther O'Callaghan who was gowned in cream cloth and ninon, with a becoming hat of bronze colouring. Mr. Armstrong was attended by Mr. A. R. Brown, of Hamilton. The wedding party consisted of immediate relatives only, on account of the bridegroom's three brothers being at the front. The bride travelled in a brown cloth costume, hat en suite and yellow fox furs. (Ohinemuri Gazette, Issue 3639, 30 June 1916)
Charles was called up for service during World War One in 1917, but while he entered camp for training in May 1918, he did not proceed overseas.
He died in 1963 at the age of 79 at Palmerston North Hospital. He was cremated at Kelvin Grove Cemetery & Crematorium.
Sources
- Birth Registration - N.Z. BIRTHS - 1883/5297 - Armstrong Charles Edward James - parents : Angela Lytton & James
- Marriage Registration - N.Z. MARRIAGES - 1916/8571 - Eunice OCallaghan & Charles Edward Armstrong
- Military Personnel File - National Archives Archway -ARMSTRONG, Charles Edward James - WW1 81512 - Army
- New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Charles Edward James Armstrong; Death Date: 1963; Registration Place: Palmerston North, New Zealand; Folio Number: 993
- Cremation record - Entry for Charles Edward James Armstrong death 9 Feb 1963, age 79 yrs. Cremated at Kelvin Grove Cemetery & Crematorium. Funeral director: Thomas Griggs & Son Ltd. Record accessed at Palmerston North City Council Cemetery and Cremation records online
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