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Grace Armstrong Here is my mum and her younger sister Jean. They grew up in Newbiggin by the
Sea, Northumberland.
Their parents were Robert and Mary Alice Armstrong. |
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Grandparents
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| Robert Armstrong | Mary Alice Dent Armstrong |
| Born: 13 Mar 1900 Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland Christened: 18 Apr 1900 St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin Parents: Annie (maiden name unknown) and William John Armstrong Siblings: Isabella Armstrong (!892 - 1893) Margaret Armstrong (1892 - 1894) Jane Ann Armstrong (born 1896) William John Armstrong (1897 - 1941) Occupation: Colliery Worker Died: 25 Mar 1974 Buried: 27 Mar 1974 St. Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin |
Born: 28 Jun 1904, King
Street Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland Christened: Parents: Alice (nee Dawson) and Edward Dent Armstrong Siblings: Edward Dent Armstrong (1900 - 1944) Robert Dent Armstrong (1901 - 1901) Robert Dent Armstrong (born 1906) Occupation: Died: 28 Feb 1979 Buried: Mar 1979 St. Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin |
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 Robert Armstrong (1900 - 1974) |
Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong was born in 1900 in Newbiggin and Christened at St. Bartholomew's Church. His father was William John Armstrong and his mother was Annie (maiden name unknown). Robert was the youngest of their five children and known to everyone as Bobby He worked for the National Coal Board. When I was a little girl I used to wave to him going past the end of our road on the "Tankie" - the train used for transporting the coal. Now the railway line, like the Newbiggin coal mine, is long gone. Bobby died in 1974 and was buried overlooking the sea in the Churchyard of St. Bartholomew's in Newbiggin. The photo shows Granddad as a boy in the Young People's Band at the Salvation Army, Newbiggin. |
| Mary Alice Dent Armstrong Mary Alice Dent Armstrong was the daughter of Alice (nee Dawson) and Edward Dent Armstrong. In this photo she appears to be too young to sit properly, so she can't have been very old at the time. She had three brothers: Edward Dent Armstrong, born in 1900, Robert Dent Armstrong, who died as an infant in 1901, and a third, also called Robert Dent Armstrong who was born in 1906. All were born in Newbiggin. Dent was the maiden name of Edward's mother and has been used as a middle name in our family ever since. Grandma Armstrong was a wonderful cook, I wish I could make pies and bread as well as she could. Mary Alice died in 1979 and was buried at St. Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin. |
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 Robert and Mary Alice Armstrong |
Mary Alice Armstrong and Robert Armstrong Robert and Mary Alice were married on 1st August, 1925 at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Newbiggin. This picture shows them at the wedding of their daughter Jean to Bryan Laws. |
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