John Armstrong married Florence Blake Q2 1926 Middlesbrough

[jonwarrn]

Electoral registers (on ancestry)

I didn't see John and Florence Armstrong on those Middlesbrough electoral registers.
There is a pair with the same names, but they are not the right ones at all (appearing on the wrong dates!)

An idea...what if they were in Eston? And Florence met Thomas Nesbitt there?
Of the few John Armstongs in Eston in 1939, one may be a possibilty.

At 5 West Street.
Margaret Armstrong, born 1870, Widowed
Gweneth M Armstrong (later Chinery), born 1906, Single
Richard J Armstrong, born ??, Single
John Armstrong, born 16 Apr 1905, Married, Stocktaker Section Mill ??

[jonwarrn]

In for a penny, in for a pound!
Going back to 1921, and in High Street, Eston.
John Armstrong, age 16 years and 2 months, born Yorkshire Eston, Clerk Steel + Ironworks
Father is here and he is Thos Wm Armstrong, 57, Drapers Assistant
Mum Margaret and sister Gweneth M.
Richd J Armstrong is with them, 32 yrs 9 months, turns out he was a nephew of Thomas.

[jonwarrn]

An idea...what if they were in Eston? And Florence met Thomas Nesbitt there?

Just checking, Eston was in Middlesbrough RD between 1875 and 1934. So OK for the Armstrong-Blake births.
Then it was very briefly in Guisborough RD, which was abolished in 1936, and then in Cleveland RD.

Was Grangetown part of Eston?

[jonwarrn]

John Armstrong married Florence Blake Q2 1926 Middlesbrough

This is interesting...
Tees Valley Indexes
https://www.teesvalley-indexes.co.uk/index.php?id=1

Marriages
1926
John Armstrong + Florence Blake
Ref: R-X231M-1-0-19
Record at Redcar & Cleveland Register Office

There is another John Armstrong marriage in 1926 on there, to Margaret Readman.
That one says record at Middlesbrough Register Office.

[Cockneyrebel]

Have sent for marriage cert from GRO.
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[jonwarrn]

Well you now have a suggestion (or guess!) for John, we will see if it's him or not.
Where was Florence Blake in 1921?
What happened to her?

[Cockneyrebel]

I don't know where she was in 1921.
Cr

[jonwarrn]

Is she the Florence Blake at Cleveland Lodge, Great Ayton, Yorkshire in 1921?
A servant, age 15 years 6 months. Birthplace seems to say Dinsdale nr Crook Durham.

The family is that of John Pease Fry, Baronet, Chairman + MD of Colliery something!
Here is his photographic portrait
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp80229/sir-john-pease-fry-2nd-bt

Do let us know how you get on with that marriage certificate.

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John Armstrong married Florence Blake Q2 1926 Middlesbrough

This is interesting...
Tees Valley Indexes
https://www.teesvalley-indexes.co.uk/index.php?id=1

Marriages
1926
John Armstrong + Florence Blake
Ref: R-X231M-1-0-19
Record at Redcar & Cleveland Register Office

There is another John Armstrong marriage in 1926 on there, to Margaret Readman.
That one says record at Middlesbrough Register Office.

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They appear together in 1939, John's dob 26.12. 1901

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