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Miscellaneous Armstrong

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References

• Deed, dated 1 June 1793, sworn 22 Nov 1794, registered 14 Feb 1795. Rev. Robert Armstrong and wife to Bradshaw. [LR] book 488, p.521, no.312091.

• HEATON-ARMSTRONG in [Burkes Irish, 1976]
• KEMMIS in [Burkes Irish, 1976]

• ARMSTRONG of Farney Castle, Mount Heaton and Moyaliffe (formerly Mealiffe) (all in Co.Tipperary) in [Tipperary Gentry, vol.1]
• ARMSTRONG in the Swanzy pedigree notebooks, [RCB] Ms 30, vol 15 pp.431-449.

• Armstrong of Co.Leitrim. Abstracts of wills from the Swanzy collection, The Irish Genealogist vol.2, no.3, Oct 1945, pp.82-87.
• Deed of 1809. James Armstrong to John Clancey. Both are of Dublin. [LR] book 607, p.287, no.416844.

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Sources yet to be consulted

• Armstrong pedigree, [NLI] Ms 5216

• Pedigrees of Armstrong of Farney Castle and Mount Heaton:
  • [NLI] Ms.178, pp.382-383
  • [NLI] GO Ms.179, p.149
  • [NLI] GO Ms.180, pp.434-437

• Papers of Armstrong of Mealiffe:
  • [NLI] Ms.171, pp.196-222
  • [NAI] D. 16649-16943, M. 1987-2037, T. 7042-52, 7075

• Papers of Armstrong of Co.Tipperary:
  • [NAI] D. 23426-31, 23375-23409, M. 5256-64, 5583

• Deed of 29 Apr 1802. Rev. Robert Armstrong, of Newland, Co.Tipperary, to Bradshaw. [LR] 631 235 432400.

• Armstrong Papers in [UL Archives]. IE 2135 P6. The Armstrong family of Moyaliffe Castle, county Tipperary. Dates 1662-1999.

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Kilvemnon, Mullinahone, Co.Tipperary

Armstrong buried in Kilvemnon graveyard, S of Mullinahone, Co.Tipperary.

Signature of Rev. Robert Armstrong.
On memorial of [Deed of 1796].

• Rev. James Armstrong,
  born 1710,
  died 23rd [poss. Sept] 1759, age 49 yrs [grave],
  bur Kilvemnon, grave is just behind the belfry ruin.
  [Larkin, 2005] thinks it says 1769.

  
  

• Rev. Robert Armstrong,
  born 1762,
  of Tipperary town, Protestant.
  Rector of Shronell, Shronell par, Co.Tipperary (W of Tipperary town, see map).
  He mar pre-1793 to Ellinor Wiltshore(?) [thus written in [Deed, 1793], written as Eleanor on grave].
  He is listed as of Newland, Co.Tipperary (unidentified) in [Deed, 1793].
  [Deed, 1793] is a deed between him and his wife and William Harden Bradshaw, of Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Tipperary. This is a lease to Bradshaw of lands at Modeshil, Modeshil par, Co.Tipperary (just N of Mullinahone).
  Rev. Robert Armstrong of Newland, Co.Tipperary, witnessed [Deed, 1796], which was a lease of land and houses in Mullinahone to Charles Kickham.
  Later, before 1812, Charles Kickham's son Edward Kickham married Margaret Armstrong. It may be that Margaret is Protestant and is a relation of Rev. Robert Armstrong.
  Rev. Robert is listed as of Newland, Co.Tipperary, in [Deed, 1802].
  He died 9 Oct 1819, age 57 yrs [grave].
  He was bur Kilvemnon. Location of graves of this branch: Right at back, centre.
  Ellinor died 27 Sept 18-- [grave, Kilvemnon]. The reading in [Larkin, 2005] is died 1864, age 78 yrs, but that would make her too young. One of these (year or age, but most likely year) must be an error.
  Rev. Robert and Ellinor had issue:
  1. James Armstrong, born 1798,
     of Ballyvoneen, Modeshil par, Co.Tipperary,
     died 1st Feb 1847, age 49 yrs [grave, Kilvemnon],
     had issue:
     1. Ellen Armstrong, erected her father's gravestone.

     There is a James Armstrong occupying 61 acres (with a house) at Ballyvoneen, Modeshil par, listed in [Griffiths Valuation, 1850], leasing from Robert Butler Bryan.

     There is a "Mrs. Armstrong" (prob. widow as at 1858) who contributed to committee set up at Kilvemnon 1858 to erect a wall around the graveyard (people who had burial plots in the cemetery were asked to subscribe) [Kilvemnon Vestry papers].

  
  

• John Armstrong, born 1763,
  mar Mary ---- [born 1759],
  she died 18 Apr 1825, age 66 yrs,
  he died 26 July 1828, age 65 yrs.
  Both bur Kilvemnon, beside the Rev. Robert Armstrong family graves.

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Co.Tipperary

• James Armstrong,
  listed at Affoley, Modeshil par, SE Co.Tipperary, in [Tithe Survey].

• James Armstrong,
  had by Ellen Mullally illegitimate issue:
  1. Mary Armstrong, illegitimate [noted in bapt record],
     bapt 30 Oct 1838 [Mullinahone RC par records], sp Judy(?) Cuddihy(?).

• Richard Armstrong, born 1787,
  at death listed as widower, "retired army officer", (todo) see British Army records,
  died 16 Nov 1884, "Gortnagow" (unidentified), Thurles union, N Co.Tipperary, age 97 [GROI],
  death registered by Eliza Hogan, of Beakstown, Holycross par, Thurles union, N Co.Tipperary.

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Co.Kilkenny

• Robert Armstrong,
  born Protestant,
  entered the Catholic faith, Aug 1825, sponsors Thomas Magrath and Margaret Reynolds [Callan, Co.Kilkenny, Catholic church records].

• William Armstrong, born 1814.
  Listed on death cert as from Kilmaganny, Kilmaganny par, Co.Kilkenny (near Co.Tipperary border).
  Listed at death as married, "Constabulary pensioner".
  (todo) Search RIC records.
  [Herlihy, 1999] lists a large number of William Armstrongs.
  He died 10 Oct 1884, in Callan workhouse, Callan, Co.Kilkenny (near Co.Tipperary border), age 70 yrs [GROI].