Armstrong Family Derby

[emarbe]

Hello catmad

In case you haven't looked at any census returns, I've checked the 1841 to 1881 and he would seem to be on the '51, '61 and '71 in Liverpool. Same address on all 3, but not on the 1881 so probably died.
If you don't have access to any census, just let me know and I'll post the details (not all of it because he was the head of a school and all the pupils and teachers are there as well).

Mike

[catmad]

Hi Mike

Thanks for this, yes he died in 1880 in Farndon Chester.  I have all the census information for him thanks, and am really trying to track down what happened to his sons as one of them was left the family bible but the will doesn't stipulate which one.  The one I am having trouble with is the descendents of his son Alexander Allinson Armstrong born c 1840 who moved back to Liverpool/Birkenhead in the 1890s.

Catmad

[emarbe]

Hi catmad

Do you know who Alexander's descendents were?.
From what I've found there were 3 sons & 2 daughters and he's living with one on the 1911 census.

Mike

[catmad]

Hi Mike

Alexander's parents were Dr Henry Armstrong (1805-1880) and Ellen Woolfall (1809-1871).  Henry was born in Derby the son of an Army Officer called Thomas Armstrong and Ellen was from Liverpool.
I think that Henry was sent to school in Liverpool, as he worked at Picton's Academy for a while and then went to the Isle of Man where 2 of his children were born.  When he returned he traded as an Innkeeper for a while in the 1840s and then just before the 1851 census formed a school in Farndon Chester called Farndon Hall.  He was well respected in the village and the children who attended wrote to my g grandmother after Henry died to say how much they had enjoyed their time at school.
He had 6 sons and 2 daughters.  Only 2 of his sons survived him, Alexander and Robert and Henry's will stipulated that they should decide between themselves who should have the family bible.  I am on its quest but don't know which son it went to.  Alexander moved to Liverpool/Birkenhead and Robert to London, but only Alexander had male offspring who then produced sons - Robert's sons only had daughters.
It seems possible that I have confused Alexander's sons marriages at some point and would dearly like to find out what happened to that side of the family.

best wishes

Catmad