ARMSTRONGS of Ravensden

[wdurham]

I have all my fingers crossed - this would mean such a lot to lots of Armstrongs!

[jarmstrong]

Quick update on the YDNA test - my dad has agreed to take the test, it's paid for and am eagerly awaiting its arrival.  Will post again when it's been done and sent off to keep you up to date.

Take care all.

Janet

[castlebob]

Hello All,
Y-DNA now shows perfect matches between the Riseley-linked Armstrongs & those in Upper Gravenhurst, Shillington etc.
Many thanks to all those who contributed, plus to those relatives in Canada (some sadly no longer with us) who put so much into their research in the 1970s & 80s.
Cheers,
Bob

[wdurham]

Fantastic result, Bob, and many, many thanks to Janet's dad.

I'm sure John-P and David will be delighted to hear that after all the help they've given us, we have now tied four out of five Bedfordshire Armstrong branches to the common ancestor - John Armstrong of Riseley who surfaced there baptising children in 1701.

We only have Samuel of Elstow and his daughter Edith and her Busby-Armstrong descendants left to tie in....

That's the "church mice" of course - there are still the "posh lot" from Ireland that don't hook up with us peasants, but then we never expected they would.  Not in recent generations, anyway!

Thanks, David and John - your info and research on our behalf was invaluable in helping to cement the circumstantial evidence that gave us the potential for this new link.

[Jglenn.Armstrong]

I realize that this is an old chat about the family of John and Sarah Armstrong.  Has anyone made any progress in determining the origins of John Armstrong (d 1727?).  My father was quite active in researching the family (Jim Armstrong of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) and now that I am retired, I am digging through the bins of data that he left me.  Many thanks.
 

[castlebob]

Great to hear from you! I was in regular touch with Jim over many years. Huge, and exciting,  progress was made, but sadly shortly after Jim's passing. I'll send you a Private Message via Rootschat with some very interesting info for you.
Cheers,
Bob

[quest40]

I’ve been re-reading this thread about all the different lines of the Armstrong family in Bedfordshire. Several years ago I found that my late husband was descended from Thomas Armstrong and Phoebe Wisson, which was how I came to look at it in the first place.
Now I have found a possible tenuous link in my own family tree. This is through Edith Armstrong who married Samual Busby. It seems Edith had a son before the marriage, named Samuel Busby Armstrong, who married Ann Page. A daughter Mary Busby Armstrong married John Crowsley, who was my 1st cousin 3x removed.
How very complicated this family history research is!

[castlebob]

Thankfully it's all getting a lot clearer now, Ann!

You may recall that Ann Busby worked as a servant to William Armstrong b1803 in Wilshamstead & his wife, Hannah. They are all shown on the 1861 Census in Hawnes.

Cheers,

Bob

[quest40]

Hello Bob
Well, I must admit I’m still confused! It doesn’t help when Samuel Busby and family sometimes add Armstrong to their names and other times are just Busby.
Best wishes, Ann