Colville Armstrong

[KirstyG]

There was a George Armstrong who married Margaret Lawson and was having children in South Leith in 1819 and 1821. There are only the 2 girls listed on the IGI, but it could be a possible family.

Kirsty

[castlebob]

Thanks Kirsty,
Very likely
Cheers
Bob

[Army]

I have no knowledged of George's spouse. Colville snr married  Sarah Charlotte Candish who was born in London about 1832.

Army

[chenlee]

Colville is my gggdad, does anybody know how he and his wife  arrived in Australia.  I have him Born 1823 Edinburgh died 25/2/1889 at Chewton married Sarah Charlotte Candish  1849 Victoria.  His father i think is George

[Army]

Hi chenlee,

John married Clara Colville (father Wiliam Colville mother Margaret Fender) 16/05/1755

Betty born 05/06/1785 died ?

George born 12/04/1787 died 04/1840 Married (03/06/1809) Forrester Lindsay  died 02/11/1837
John born 18/08/1810 died 10/06/1867
William born 14/02/1814 died 1864
Catherine born 19/05/1816 died ?
James born 19/04/1818 died ?
George born 30/05/1820 died 30/01/1882
Walter born 13/08/1822 died ?
Colville Snr. born 1826 died 25/02/1889
Hume born 1826 died 03/01/1827
Hume born 1827 died 09/02/1858

Margaret born 06/02/1782 died ?

William born 31/08/1791 died ?

Colville Snr. was my GG Grandfather & Colville Jnr. my G Grandfather what lineage do you fit into?

Army

[chenlee]

Hi Army
thank you for that infomation. do you know how they got to Australia and when
COlville Snr is my gggrand father, his son Thomas is my g grandfather he married Mary Jane Hollard, they had one daughter Beatrice May Armstrong born 1909 my grandmother, if you want more details let me know
When you say John married clara colvile, did they change their name from Colville to Armstrong, are they the parents to Betty, George etc,  Were they in Edinburgh?
Cheers
Jo (chenlee)

[Army]

Hi Jo,

John was George's father. George came here on the "Glen Huntly" with a son leaving the rest of the family in Scotland, he died about four days after landing in 1840. If you do a search you will find the story about the ship and its fate.

Graham (Army)

[tidybooks]

Hi Army,

Great list of family and names, do you have locations for any of them, I have found Walter, son of George Armstrong and Forester Lindsay in LDS, born 19 Jun 1822, baptised 03 Aug 1822 at Edrom, Berwickshire.

Tom.

[tidybooks]

Hi Army,

Using different spelling for Forrester, found some more family,

George Armstrong, born 30 May 1820, baptised 30 Jun 1820 Edrom, Berwickshire
James Armstrong, born 24 Mar 1818, baptised 19 Apr 1818 Edrom, Berwickshire
Catherine Armstrong, born 18 Apr 1816, baptised 19 May 1816 Edrom, Berwickshire

Found that they were married in Westruther, Berwickshire, on 3rd June 1809.

Could it be that it is Edrom rather than Edinburgh, is the location of the family?

Tom.