You are correct Bill. I live in beautiful Australia and on the east cost 3 hours north of Sydney at a place called Salamander BAy. My maiden name was Armstrong and I have the history on our family going WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAy back. Dad always told us how our name came about from the King. I can get our previous name if you are interrested. Our first Armstrong came to Australia in the 1820's as a convict from Dublin. William Armstrong. He married Eleanor Hall and had a few children to her and they both died c. 1850. If anyone is interrested I can give a lot more info to you. He left behind in Dublin a wife and 3 children. I have no info on them. Can anyone help me with them??? My Husband and I are planning to go to Ireland in July 2007 and would love to make contact with relatives in Ireland. Do any American Armstrongs have Aussie relatives?? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Wednesday, 11 October 2006 1:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT Marilyn, The first Armstrong (Siward) last name was Beron from Upland, Denmark; then the King of England gave him the name of Armstrong, as the story goes. Bill Kingman, Az. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:05 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT > Rob, you are an Armstrong, too. Many people who have the Armstrong name > were adopted into the clan on the Borders of England and Scotland and > took/were given the name. I am sure many people who are now Armstrongs > might have been something else generations ago. But...what's in a name, > anyway? One of the reasons we all seem to have different Y-DNA is because > we come from different branches of Armstrongs. > > Renee, no, all Armstrongs aren't Irish, at least not way, way back. The > name, as we know it, probably originated somewhere in what's now northern > England or southern Scotland, but then people spread out all over the > world. > Many, many Armstrongs, considered troublemakers, were "gently" moved to > parts of what's now Northern Ireland around the end of the 16th century. > There they became soldiers, farmers, growers of flax for linen, etc. and > then many came to America, Australia, and all over the world so you can > find > us everywhere. There are very large numbers of Armstrongs in England and > Scotland as well as Ireland. And although I suppose most Armstrongs are > white, I'm sure we come in almost all shades. > > One of the things I like to do when we are traveling is to look in the > local > phone book for Armstrongs and often there are a good bunch or at least a > few, even in countries where English is not the first language. Have you > googled for the Armstrong name and looked at the clan websites? You'll > find > interesting information there. > > Regards, > Cousin Marilyn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R Hobbs" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:20 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT > > >> Hey Rob >> I moved south about 3 years ago, and I'm an Armstrong descendant by >> blood. >> So, now you have met one. Nice to meet you. There are tons of Armstrongs >> in >> the phone book here. Aren't most Armstrongs originally from Ireland? >> That's >> what made me curious when I heard there were Armstrongs from Trinidad, >> since >> I thought most came from Ireland. Maybe the guy was just wrong. Cheers ! >> Renee' >> >> >>>From: "Robyn Leeds" <[email protected]> >>>Reply-To: [email protected] >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT >>>Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:26:10 -0400 >>> >>>"Also, are any of you in your little chat group (emails) here black? I >>>was >>>told there were so many black Armstrongs, especially from the south....is >>>this true?" >>> >>>Hi Renee :) >>> >>>Let's see ... I'm an Armstrong descendant (yes, I know, only by adoption, >>>sigh!!), I'm in the south (okay, it's temporary, humour me!!) but I'm as >>>white as the ... what WOULD I put in there? Snow? Yeah, that'll do, I >>>glow in the dark! lol But MY Armstrongs hail from Northumberland and >>>Durham, haven't managed to get back any further than that I'm afraid. >>>Anyway, I haven't met a single Armstrong since we've been in GA, so they >>>must be in hiding, black OR white!! ;D >>> >>>Take care, >>> >>>Rob. >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. 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