Birth: 11 October 1890 High Fell, Farlam, Cumberland, UK
Father: John Dodd 1851-1927
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Ruddick 1853–1901
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: April-June 1918 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Husband: William Thomas Gills Armstrong 1887-1974
Death: January-March 1949 NW Durham, UK
William Fawcett Armstrong 1918-1991
Elizabeth Ann Armstrong [Rockett (Rocket), Tuck] 1922-2006
Birth of Florence Dodd in FreeBMD in October-December 1890 in Brampton (10B 452). Her sister was registered on the same page.
In the 1891 census as Florence Dodd aged 6 months, born in Farlam, Cumberland, and living with her parents (John and Elizabeth A), three brothers (George, James and Robert) and two sisters (Mabel and Mary B) in two rooms at Heigh (sic - in the index, High on the original) Fell, Farlam, Cumberland.
Her brother was registered in January-March 1892 in Brampton.
In the 1901 census as Florence Dodd aged 10, born in Farlam, Cumberland, and living with her parents (John and Eliz A), three brothers (George, John and Robert) and two sisters (Mable and Mary B) in four rooms at Bagnalls Cottages, Whickham, Durham.
Her mother died in October-December 1901 in Gateshead.
In the 1911 census as Florence Dodd aged 20, born in High Fell, Cumberland, and living with her widowed father (John), brother (John) and sister (Mabel) in two rooms at Bagnalls Cottages, Whickham, Cumberland.
Marriage of Florence Dodd and William G Armstrong in FreeBMD in April-June 1918 in Gateshead (10A 1607).
Her 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 Florence Armstrong aged 30 years 7 months, born in High Fell (not in the index) Cumberland, and boarding with her husband (Thomas Gills) and son (William Fawcett) with her widowed father (head of household) John Dodd at Bagndlls (sic - in the index, Bagnalls on the original) Cottages, Whickham, Durham.
Her daughter was born on 28 May 1922 and registered in July-September 1922 in Gateshead, mother's maiden name Dodd.
Her father died in July-September 1927 in Gateshead.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Florence Armstrong born 11 October 1890, married, and living with Thomas G Armstrong (husband?) and Elizabeth A Armstrong (daughter?) at 7 North View, Whickham, Durham.
Death of Florence Armstrong in FreeBMD in January-March 1949 aged 58 in Durham NW (1A 684).
There are two entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Florence Dodd.
Farlam is 12 miles east of Carlisle. Whickham is 8 miles west of Gateshead. Gateshead became part of Durham North Western on 1 July 1938.
Florence Dodd was the mother 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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