John Armstrong

1802 - 1864  (62 years)

• Name	John Armstrong
  Birth	16 Mar 1802	Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  	Parents: John Armstrong & Isobel Marshall
  Baptism	20 Mar 1802	Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [2]
  	ARMSTRONG John, Head, Mar, 49, Mason, Castleton Roxburgh ARMSTRONG Jane, Wife, Mar, 59, Castleton Roxburgh ARMSTRONG Margaret, 2nd Cousin, Unm,18, Scholar, Canonbie Dumfries
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Douglas Square Crown Inn, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  		Jane E Armstrong 1861 Castleton Roxburghshire
  Death	7 Apr 1864	Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Cause: Tubercular Phthisis - 8 months
  	John Armstrong Mason Married to Jane Elliot at 8.30am, aged 62 Parents: John Armstrong, Mason (dec) and Elizabeth Armstrong MS Marshall (dec) Walter Armstrong, Son, of 19 St Michael St, Dumfries was the informant.
  		ARMSTRONG John 1864 Castleton Roxburgh crop
  Burial	Aft 7 Apr 1864	Ettleton Cemetery, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [5]
  	In memory of John ARMSTRONG, mason, Newcastleton, who died 8th July 1816 aged 53 years and Isabella MARSHALL his wife died 13th July 1836 aged 73 years. Janet their daughter died in N.America 27th November 1820 aged 31 years. Walter ARMSTRONG, mason, their son died 11th March 1834 aged 34 years. Margaret COWAN his wife died 21st March 1872 aged 60 years. Eliza daughter of the above John & Isabella, died 9th March 1837 aged 33 years. John ARMSTRONG, mason, their son, died 7th April 1863 (sic) aged 62 years. Jane Elliot, his wife died 2nd June 1869 aged 77 years. Ettleton Cemetery is the major burial ground for the Armstrongs.
  		Ettleton Cemetery Roxburghshire
  AAA Last Date	18 Dec 2021
  Research Note	John Armstrong was married previously - unknown to who and exactly where son Walter was born. As per Jane Elliot Armstrong Will in 1869
  Person ID	I9203	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Family	Jane Elliot,   b. 15 Mar 1792, Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1869, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1841	Roxburghshire, Scotland
  	cannot find a John Armstrong m to a Jane/Janet Elliot, including variations. It appears that John Armstrong may have been married previously, due to son Walter Armstrong born c 1829.
  Children	1. Walter Armstrong,   b. Abt 1829, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F6524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Bef 1841 - Roxburghshire, Scotland Census - 30 Mar 1851 - Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland Death - Cause: Tubercular Phthisis - 8 months - 7 Apr 1864 - Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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