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Title: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: babygirl101 on Monday 05 February 18 09:59 GMT (UK)
I'm trying to find my GG grandmother Sarah Armstrong. She appears on the 1911 census, married, so now Sarah Christy, aged 33 at Curragh Military Camp with 2 children, one of whom is my grandmother. Religion stated as CofE.  She'd married 7 years previously.

The census says she was from Cavan, but nothing more specific. I've found a birth registration for a Sarah Jane Armstrong, Jan-March quarter of 1879 in Cavan, but I've no idea if this could be her but it seems likely.

I've looked at the 1901 census but as I've no idea where she was living by then I'm struggling. No sign of her marriage to Alfred Christy (Christie) either.

Does anyone have any suggestions please?

Thanks

BG :)
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: hallmark on Monday 05 February 18 10:07 GMT (UK)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1903/10252/5731365.pdf
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: babygirl101 on Monday 05 February 18 10:12 GMT (UK)
Wow, thank you so much, that's excellent, so that gives me more clues to track down her family :)
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: hallmark on Monday 05 February 18 10:24 GMT (UK)
 Birth results for Sarah Armstrong from 1877 to 1879

Displaying results 1 - 17 of 17.  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lhg/

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02929/2073128.pdf

looks a good possible, the rest are not registered in Co. Cavan!
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: scotmum on Monday 05 February 18 11:26 GMT (UK)
And Sarah in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Carrickfergus_Rural/North_East_Division/991813/

Which makes sense, as she was later married by her employer.
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: scotmum on Monday 05 February 18 11:39 GMT (UK)
Quote from: hallmark on Monday 05 February 18 10:24 GMT (UK)


https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02929/2073128.pdf

looks a good possible, the rest are not registered in Co. Cavan!

That Sarah J looks to be married to a Reilly, albeit living with her parents in 1911. Also, her father is a Richard, whereas Sarah in the Christy marriage had a father named John.
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: dathai on Monday 05 February 18 11:43 GMT (UK)
308  1875 ?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1875/03102/2137796.pdf
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: hallmark on Monday 05 February 18 11:47 GMT (UK)
Quote from: dathai on Monday 05 February 18 11:43 GMT (UK)
308  1875 ?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1875/03102/2137796.pdf

Father is Robert on marriage cert
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: hallmark on Monday 05 February 18 11:48 GMT (UK)
Sorry... yes it is John!!
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: dathai on Monday 05 February 18 12:51 GMT (UK)
Sarah Kirkland match to John Armstrong 1865
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lhj/

family search shows the marriage as 1st May 1865 John son of John Armstrong
Sarah dtr of Thomas Kirkland(edited to add family search shows the name as Thomas Kirtland and Griffiths Valuation shows Thomas Kirtland at Baliborough 1856 )
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

If they are the right family ?
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: hallmark on Monday 05 February 18 13:02 GMT (UK)
Her Birth could be registered under any of these...
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Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: dathai on Monday 05 February 18 13:51 GMT (UK)
Alfred ?
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1795798
Title: Re: Sarah Armstrong
Post by: babygirl101 on Monday 05 February 18 14:07 GMT (UK)
Goodness, thank you so very much for all this information, it's absolutely brilliant, I knew nothing about Sarah apart from her name, so this fills in many of the gaps.

BG :)