| Genealogy of the Armstrong family of Ceylon |
| Armstrongs in Sri Lanka |
Armstrong
| I John Armstrong came to Ceylon in early British times. and died at Galle on 26th March 1877. He married in the Dutch Reformed Church, Galle, 23rd January 1828 by Governor's Licence No 925 dated 8th October 1827, Henrietta Anna Helena Bogaars, and he had by her :- 1 Margaret Caroline, born 26th August 1830, married in the Dutch Reformed Church, Galle, 10th May 1855 George Natha- niel Bogaars, born 24th December, 1822, son of George Henry Bogaars and Anna Cornelia Andree. 2 John Edward, born 28th September, 1831, died 11th November 1862. 3 Benjamin Marcus, who follows under II. 4 Matthew born 20th July 1836 Armstrong family - believed to be late 1890s II Benjamin Marcus Armstrong born 18th October, 1833, married in the Dutch Reformed Church, Galle:- (a) 15th September, 1858, Frederika Amelia Speldewinde, died 11th February 1868, daughter of Fredrik Hendrik Speldewinde and Angenita Dorothea Smith. (b).On 1st January 1872, Mary Anne Gertrude Garvin, born 29th October 1852, died 2nd January 1935, daughter of Thomas Forest Garvin and Maria Georgina . . . . .. Of the first marriage he had:- 1 Kathleen Emily, born 30th June 1859, married William Walter Poulier, born 15th September, 1851, son of Charles William Poulier and Susanna Priscilla Elizer Visser 2 Wilfred Speldewinde who follows under III 3 Edith born 25th January 1862. Of the second marriage he had:- 4 Marion Ethel born 25th November, 1872, died 12th May 1934, married :- (a) In Selangor, 1891, George Christopher Meier, born 31st December, 1870, died 31st October 1892, son of Francis Theobald Meier and Caroline Toussaint. (b) In Scots Kirk, Orchard Road, Singapore, Julian Theodore Louis Giffening, born 20th February 1870, son of John Frederick Giffening, Proctor, and Henrietta Matilda Tous- saint. 5 Constance born 5th December, 1873, died at Singapore, 23rd December, 1925, Married in the Roman Catholic Church, Kuala Lumpur, 14th June, 1890 Ignatius Perera (changed surname to "Bracken" on the 9th March 1911), Station Master, Federated Malay States Railway. 6 Marcus Hilary, born 1874, who follows under IV 7 Alice Rose, born 13th September 1876, married in Scots Kirk Orchard Road, Singapore, Peter Bernard Toussaint Giffening, born 23rd July 1864, died at Kuala Lumpur, 10th December 1925, Son of John Frederick Giffening, Proctor, and Henrietta Matilda Toussaint. 8 Garvin, born 1878, who follows under V 9 Herbert Henry , born 1879, who follows under VI 10 Benjamin Marcus, born 16th April 1881, died in 1918 at Raub in Pahang, Federated Malay States. 11 Terrence O'Brien, born 2nd May 1883 12 Claude Harold, born 14 October, 1885, who follows under VII 13 Elsie born 1890, married in the Anglican Church, Kuala Lumpur, 1915, Osward Riley. Armstrong family - early 1900s III Wilfred Speldewinde Armstrong, Land Surveyor, born 4th November 1860, died 17th June 1931, married in the Methodist Church, Matara, 29th December 2887, Agnes Constance Maud de Zilva, botn 7th May 1865, died 28th May 1926 daughter of Edmund Henry de Zilva, Proctor and Julia Maria Alexandrina Pompeus. He had by her 1 Edmund, born 25th January 1891, died in infancy. 2 Frances Edwyna, born 5th March 1893 3 Margery Constance, born 2nd September 1897, married:- (a) In St Mary's Church Matara, 10th September 1919, Herbert Clarence (Cookson) Ebert, born 18th December 1896, son of Justin Oswald Ebert, JP Superintendent of Minor Roads, Colombo, and Augusta Mable de Zilva. (b) In the Methodist Church, Matara, 6th August 1925, William Henry Grenier and Eugenie Matilda Leembruggen, IV Marcus Hilary Armstrong, born 14th November 1874, married in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore 14th February 1912, Theresia (Resie) Langer, daughter of Joseph Langer and Anna Suchful of Kaaden, Czechoslovakia, and he had by her :- 1 Dorothea (Dixie) born 23rd February 1913 2 Grace Anna born 12th July 1915 3 Ralph Emil Hilary (John) born 12th November, 1928. IV - Amended By Ralph Armstrong from documentary evidence. V Garvin Armstrong, born 18th June 1878, died 28th October 1939, married in St Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, 20th June 1908, Mabel Rose Wright, and he had by her :- 1 Dorothea born 13th March 1909, married in St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Harry Miller 2 Arthur Garvin who follows under VIII. 3 George Benjamin, born 12th August 1911 4 Ronald Melville, born 3rd May 1913, married in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, Gladys Jansen, and he had by her two daughters. 5 Joihn Perham born 7th March 1915. 6 Iris Fairburn, born 30th December, 1916 7 Montgomery Wright born 29th July 1918, married in London 1946, and settled there. 8 Vincent Garvin born 12th October 1920, married in the Anglican Church, Kuala Lumpur, 1941, Irene Grenier. 9 Sylvia Louise, born 11th August 1921, married in London, Captain Manly. Home of (Jack) Garvin and Mabel Armstrong (pictured) at Derbyshire Road, Singapore VI Herbert Henry Armstrong, born 2nd August 1879, died at Singapore 10th August 1945, married in the Anglican Church, Seremban, 4th November, 1905, Louise Isabelle Stork, and he had by her :- 1 Maria Louise Elinor, born 6th April 1908. 2 Marcus Herbert Louis Garvin, born 14th July 1910 3 Terrence William Stork, born 26th August 1912, married Leonora Francis, and he had by her, a son, Philip born 1939. 4 Noel Earnest Fairburn born 13th December 1917 5 Philip Bruce Fairburn, born 8th March 1919 6 George Kenneth Fairburn, born 3rd September 1925 VII Claude Harold Armstrong, born 14th October 1885, died 19th May 1944, married in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore 21st February 1914, Jennie Catherine Wyes, born 10th October 1895 daughter of Daniel Lewis Wyes of Rotterdam and Mary Madeleine Tan of Java. He had by her:- 1 Harold Garvin, who follows under IX 2 Eric Claude, who follows under X 3 Lawrence Hugh, born 5th June 1917 4 Beverley May, born 26th May 1918, married in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, 7th September 1938, Evelyn George Scharenguivel, born 1st February 1909. 5 Margery Jennie, born 24th May 1912, died 5th October 1919 6 Phyllis Catherine, born 2nd July 1920. See page 4 VIII Arthur Garvin Armstrong, born 21st August 1910, married in the Registrar's Office, Singapore, Maisie Harris, and he had by her 1 Arthur Garvin born 3rd June 1939 2 Roger Alexander Garvin, born 23rd September 1945 3 Bridget Ann, born 20th May 1948 IX Harold Garvin Armstrong, born 21st September 1914, married at Sydney, Australia 12th September 1946, Aubigny Cecilia Porter, born 31st May 1914. and he had by her :- 1 Barry Lionel, born 9th May 1948 X Eric Claude Armstrong, born 5th October 1915, married in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya, 2nd September 1944, Beulah Jessyl Morgan, born 178th June 1927, daughter of Edmund Silsborough Morgan and Frederica Georgina (Joyce) Ludekena. He had by her 1 Grant Anthony Garvin, born 25th June 1946 2 Graham Eric Forrest, born 29th September 1948 COURTESY OF THE DUTCH BURGHER UNION COLOMBO, SRI LANKA REPRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL COMPILED BY MR D T ALTENDORF The above is in substance as per the original in the Volumes of the DBU. Only Item IV has been amended from documentary evidence Pictures - From the Armstrong family Albums. |
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