In search of Christopher Armstrong family and the family of Margaret Brown who were married in Fermenagh County prior to 1864 when their son Christopher C Armstong was born. They were also the parents of Sarah, Elizabeth A. born 1850?, Catherine Anna born Sept. 1853 & margaret born July 2 1867. We think all of their children immigrated to the U.S. about 1880. They lived in Rock Island Illinois before moving on to settle in the area of Nashiville KANSAS.
Christopher Armstrong, the father, was the son of John Armstrong with no information on the moter.
DNA resaerch shows that this family ties in with the Elliott family in the U.S. Any information would be wonderful.
We know that a Daniel Elliott was sent to Ulster from Scotland in the early 17th century and can be found on Pyner's List of lease holders from that time period.
Thank You Ireland OX for this wonderful site.
Friday 15th Feb 2013, 09:55PM
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TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOKS / GRIFFTH?S VALUATION You could try checking the land records calledthe Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These listsconstitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burdenof the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom fewother records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townlandname, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord'sname and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on SURNAME SEARCH You can check for information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19thcentury and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ The next thing you could do is find the counties and places in Ireland your family names are mostprevalent. Look at the website http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ and perhapssomething will match some other clue you may have found elsewhere? If nothing turnsup ? it is advisable to try different variations of the spellings of the names. If you have a possiblefirst name you could try the Irish Census 1901, 1911 at www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ or the landvaluation record called Griffiths Valuationhttp://askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml
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Christopher Armstrong married in 1846 ref 3-759 Clones
Margaret Brown also married in 1846 ref 3-759 Clones
Hopefully they were married to each other.
Order from GRO in Roscommon. Download form from website and FAX back. Should take 3 ? 5 weeks. Will give place of residence of both. Might give ages but more than likely will say of full age.
http://www.groireland.ie/apply_for_a_cert.htm
Tick the box for photocopy NOT the one for full certificate. Use the reference above
Order from GRO in Roscommon. Download form from website and FAX back. Should take 3 ? 5 weeks. Will give place of residence of both. Might give ages but more than likely will say of full age.
http://www.groireland.ie/apply_for_a_cert.htm
Tick the box for photocopy NOT the one for full certificate. Use the reference above
1851 Clones ref 3 ? 690.
The fact it was registered means it was either in Registry Office or Protestant Church.
Bob Graham (County Fermanagh XO)
Thursday 18th Apr 2013, 06:48PM