PERU: UK families in Peru

[Annie46]

Can anyone tell me why an ancestor in the 1891 census would have born Peru Foreign Subject beside his place of birth. Was there any mining etc going on there like there was in Argentina etc in the 1860s. His name was Armstrong and possibly his father was Scottish as he had the middle name Carrin which I have found in Scotland as a surname

Anne

[ShaunJ]

There were some major railway projects going on in Peru in the 1860's so that is a possibility.

The marriage certificate might shed some light on his father's occupation.

http://irenaus.net/getperson.php?personID=I1187&tree=howmac

[jorose]

"Peru Foreign Subject" suggests that his father wasn't a British subject.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/
 - shows that Armstrong, Edward Carrion, became a British citizen in 1920. I would suggest getting a copy of this record as it may prove full of interesting information.

(his son appears to have been registered as Cecil Carrion Armstrong as well).

If they were following the Spanish naming custom which also appears in Peru, Carrion would have been his father's surname, Armstrong his mother's.  The surname may have been Carrión?

[ShaunJ]

Cecil Carrion Armstrong is listed in the 1911 census in Fylde

[Annie46]

Thanks to all for your suggestions I am following up on a copuple of them

Anne

[jean768189]

Hi, I don't know if you are still researching Edward Carrin Armstrong but I would be interested to hear if you have anymore information on him. He is my son-in-law's Great Great Grandad. Little is known about this side of the family  as his son Cecil Armstrong married my Son-in-laws grandmother bigamously. Cecil's son,  S-O-L's granddad would never discuss his real father and sadly now he has dementia and is unable to tell us anything. We feel that Edward must have been Peruvian born as Ronald, (S-I-L) granddad is quite dark skinned, as is Jamie's mother. We have only just discovered these details regarding Edward and Cecil and it has always been rather a mystery to the family as to where their skin colouring originated from. Hope this all makes sense.
Hope to hear from you, Thanks Jean

[jean768189]

Hi, I don't know if you are still researching Edward Carrin Armstrong but I would be interested to hear if you have anymore information on him.

[sarah]

Hi Jean,

I have just removed your son-in-laws name as requested, Annie will be notified of your new reply.

Regards

Sarah