Birth: 20 June 1887 Swalwell, Durham, UK
Father: William Armstrong 1837-1913
Mother: Mary Ann Porter 1859-1928
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: April-June 1918 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Wife: Florence Dodd 1890-1949
Death: October-December 1974 North Western Durham, UK
William Fawcett Armstrong 1918-1991
Elizabeth Ann Armstrong [Rockett (Rocket), Tuck)] 1922-2006
Birth of William Thomas G Armstrong in FreeBMD in July-September 1887 in Gateshead (10A 89).
His sister was registered in April-June 1890 in Gateshead.
In the 1891 census as Thomas Gill Armstrong aged 3, born in Swalwell, Durham, and living with his parents (William and Mary), sister (Mary), and four boarders (Ellener Mitchell aged 31 and a widow, Martha J Oxley aged 11, Willie Oxley aged 4 and Isabell Mitchell aged 1, all born in Swalwell, Durham)in two rooms in Back Whickham Road, Whickham (the descrption is the west side of the village of Swalwell).
His sister was registered in July-September 1896 in Gateshead.
His brother was born on 17 September 1898 and registered in April-June 1898 in Gateshead.
In the 1901 census as Thomas Gills Armstrong aged 13, born in Swalwell, Durham, a shoemaker's apprentice, and living with his parents (William and Mary Ann), brother (Robert) and two sisters (Mary and Catherine) in two rooms in Buckbank, Whickham, Durham (part of the ecclesiastical parish of Swalwell).
In the 1911 census as Thomas Gills Armstrong aged 23, born in Swalwell, Durham, single, a colliery screener, and living with his parents (William and Mary Ann) and brother (Robert) in two rooms in Harbottles Buildings, Swalwell, Durham.
His father died in January-March 1913 in Gateshead.
Marriage of William G Armstrong and Florence Dodd in FreeBMD in April-June 1918 in Gateshead (10A 1607).
His son was born on 7 August 1918 and registered in July-September 1918 in Gateshead, mother's maiden name Dodds.
In the 1921 census as Thomas Gills Armstrong aged 34 years, born in Swalwell (not in the index), a colliery screener at Axwell Park Colliery, Swalwell, and boarding with his wife (Florence) and son (William Fawcett) with his widowed father-in-law (head of household) John Dodd at Bagndlls (sic - in the index, Bagnalls on the original) Cottages, Whickham, Durham.
His daughter was born on 28 May 1922 in Whickham and registered in July-September 1922 in Gateshead.
His father-in-law died in July-September 1927 in Gateshead.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Thomas G Armstrong born 20 June 1887, married, a night watchman roads and living with Florence Armstrong (wife?) and Elizabeth A Armstrong (daughter?) at 7 North View, Whickham, Durham.
His wife died in January-March 1949 in North Western Durham.
Death of Thomas Gills Armstrong, born 20 June 1887, in FreeBMD in October-December 1974 aged 87 in Durham N (1 1418).
There are thirty four entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Thomas Gills Armstrong.
His maternal grandmother was Mary Gill.
Swalwell is just south of where the A1 crosses the River Derwent 4 miles west of Gateshead and 1 mile NW of Whickham. Gateshead became part of Durham North Western on 1 July 1938.
William Thomas Gills Armstrong was the father of Elizabeth Ann Armstrong, wife of Henry Rockett, husband of Doris Grieveson, second cousin once removed of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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