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Title: Note on Emigration of Members of Armstrong & Baxter Families.
ID3921
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
File1811-20/133
Year1815
SenderNote on the Armstrong family
Sender Genderunknown
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
Originunknown
Destinationunknown
Recipientunknown
Recipient Genderunknown
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SourceT 1164/8: Obtained from: P Doake, Esq., "Glen Lagan", Kinallen, Dromara, CoDown. #TYPE LET David Armstrong, Ballynahinch, Co Down, and Elinor Baxter, Crossgar, Co. Down, 1795 - c.1816. Note of Emigration of Some Members from Belfast, 20 September 1815 to
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, N. Ireland
Doc. No.8905186
Date20/09/1815
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
Log28:06:1989 LT created 18:12:1990 MC input 19:12:19
Word Count420
Genre
Note
TranscriptDavid Armstrong of Ballynahinch and
Eleanor Baxter of Crossgar was Married
by the Revd [Reverend?] James Birch of Drumarra on
Friday the 4th of September 1795

Here was present
Jane Baxter Mother to Ealenor
Richard Baxter Brother to Ealenor
Sarah Baxter Sister in law to do
Jane Baxter sister to do
John Armstrong Brother to David
Samle [Samuel?] Hamilton son to Hugh Hamilton Esq
of Mill Hill
Elizabeth Armstrong sister to David [son?]
Elizabeth Crozier of Shomore near Gilford
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James Armstrong was Born Sunday 24th
of July 1796 at 4 oclock in the Evening.
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Francis Armstrong sunday the 17 of Sept [September?]
1797 at half after 4 evening
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Jane Armstrong was Born seventh of June
1799 at 8 Oclock Evening
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Elizabeth Armstrong was Born wednesday
the third of December 1800 at six Oclock
Evening
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David Armstrong was Born Tuesday
sixth of July 1802 about 4 Oclock Morning
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Eleanor Armstrong was Born Thursday
the 11th of October 1804 about 9 0clock fore noon
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Mary Armstrong was Born on Tuesday
the 23rd of May 1807 about 4 Oclock aftrenoon
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The Father of the forenamed children
was Born 9th August 1768
the Mother of the forenamed was born
26th March 1774
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Mary Armstrong departed this life on
Friday 22nd October 1813 Minutes after 8
Oclock Morning
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The above Family took a last leave of Crossgar the
Monday 4th, Sept 1815, the three boys on Sunday the 17th and
all left Ballynahinch on Monday the 18th. Embarkd [embarked?]on
board the Westpoint at Belfast on Wednesday the 20th and saild [sailed?]
on the 21st for Newyork America.
Got an account on the 27th of December of their arrival at
Newyork on the 22nd of November.
W J Armstrong received a letter from David on the 7th of
Jany [January?] 1816 dated 27 Nov'[November?] 1815 saying they were all
alive and well Another Letter from David in January to [W J J?] Armstrong
A letter from Jane Armstrong to her Aunt Baxter dated the
5th of Jan'y [January?] received the 15th of Feb [February?] 1816 ( A letter
Elizabeth to me of the 28th Feby [February?] and received on the 20th April
1816) A letter from James to his Uncle Richard dated from [Nor?]folk 20th
May and received 9th July A letter from Mr Wm [William?] A to [?]ct A
dated the 3d June and received 22d August 1818 giving an account of their
arrival in [?] [?] [?] before.