Arthur Clifton Armstrong

Brief Life History of Arthur Clifton

When Arthur Clifton Armstrong was born on 9 September 1885, in Cape Province, South Africa, his father, Robert John Armstrong, was 45 and his mother, Louisa Banks, was 38. He married Ina Lily Randall on 10 July 1913, in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa. He died on 9 June 1961, in his hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried in Bathurst, Bathurst, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Arthur Clifton Armstrong
1885–1961
Ina Lily Randall
1884–1969
Marriage: 10 July 1913

Sources (5)

  • Arthur Clifton Armstrong, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
  • Arthur Cliften Armstrong, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966"
  • Arthur Clifford Armstrong, "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004"

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World Events (8)

1886

Gold discovered at Witwatersrand. Johannesburg established.

1897

Part of Zululand incorporated into British colony of Natal. King Solomon ka Dinizulu exiled.

1905

Last Zulu uprising against British.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (mainly Northumberland and the Scottish Borders): nickname from Middle English arm + strang, for someone who was ‘strong in the arm’.

Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O'Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’.

History: This surname was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland County, PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (1720–95), who settled in Carlisle, PA, c. 1748.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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