Hello, Faye, You have given very little information to help find more about your William Armstrong. (It's a very common name.) You might try researching ships' records for 1820 arrivals to Australia from Ireland. It's possible you could find more information about your William there. Do you know if the children who were left behind were with their mother? Do you happen to know her name? Do you know the names of the kids? Can you find immigration records about William in Australia...sometimes those reveal more information about the person arriving there. (For instance, there were probably 100 or more William Armstrongs in Ireland in 1820 and you would need to know what country William came from.) Do you know if he ever was able to bring the children to be with him in Australia? Without knowing more, I think you are going to have a difficult time finding more information about William's family in Ireland. Sorry not to be of more help. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "F Chapman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre > Hi saw you were researching thewrong Armstrongs for ages. > > I am descended from William Armstrong (he is my g g grandfather) who came > from Ireland in the 1820's to beautiful Australia. He left behind 3 > children. Do you have any info on this line of Armstrongs. If you need > more > info let me know. > > Kind regards > > Faye Chapman (nee Armstrong) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Marilyn Otterson > Sent: Wednesday, 4 October 2006 11:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre > > > One of the biggest lessons I've had is that you just can't take as gospel > anything you find or are given on the Internet or in LDS records. You > really have to check the primary source to know for sure if what you have > been given is correct. That's why many genealogists end up going to the > U.K. or Ireland to try to find primary records...civil or religious...to > confirm what they suppose about their ancestors. > > When I first started to work on my family's genealogy I went to the local > LDS Family History Center. A kind volunteer helped me find one of the few > ancestors I knew of at that time. I copied all the info available on that > person and then tried to go from there only to find out that the info that > had been given to the FHC was incorrect. This seems to happen fairly > often. > I used to find things on the Internet and think I'd found a bonanza of > information but it was often inaccurate. The only records I feel I can > trust, other than seeing the documents myself, are those in most > published > works and in records of such organizations as the D.A.R. where those who > wish to join must find primary records of their ancestors. > > If we could go back far enough, we could all find a royal. I have one > genealogy that takes me back to Adam and Eve, or practically, through > royal > families from all over Europe...but there's no way of knowing if the > records, even though published, are correct. Maybe they are...maybe not. > I > think that unless we can see the actual records or a true copy, we are > just > dealing with wishful thinking a lot of the time. > > As some know, I was researching the wrong Armstrong family...even to > searching cemeteries in Co. Antrim...for about 5 years. It's only fairly > recently that I know my Armstrongs emigrated to the USA from Co. > Tyrone..and > that's from church baptismal and marriage records which I know are > genuine. > It's easy to get off on the wrong track if you accept information, no > matter > if given with good intentions, without making sure there are records or > documents to back it up. > > IMHO, > Cousin Marilyn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robyn Leeds" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:21 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre > > >> "After seeing your post yesterday I Googled the de Mormaer >> name and came up with another lead, have emailed asking for factual >> references an am waiting for an answer." >> >> Thanks Sean for this post, it's certainly given me a lot of info!! :D >> Would you let me know what you hear back please? Ta muchly! :D >> >> "And don't forget that I am as likely to be wrong as anyone else." >> >> Which has always been MY concern ... just how correct are MY details? >> One >> day I'll hit the jackpot on the Georgia Lottery and I'll be able to pay >> someone to find out for me! ;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 > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 3/10/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 4/10/2006 > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Marilyn and List: Any idea where I'd go to get passenger list for a Scotsman who came to the US (ending up in either MA or RI) after the Civil war (I assume 1865-72) from an unknown port of departure? I've drawn blanks from searching the standard on line or MA Archive passenger lists, and am not real familiar with different books or other resources out there. There are so many ports and boats, I'm not sure where to best spend my energy. When you refer to "ships records" is that a single source or do you have to search each ship somehow? Any suggestions? Thanks. Marilyn Otterson wrote: > Hello, Faye, > You have given very little information to help find more about your William > Armstrong. (It's a very common name.) > > You might try researching ships' records for 1820 arrivals to Australia from > Ireland. It's possible you could find more information about your William > there. Do you know if the children who were left behind were with their > mother? Do you happen to know her name? Do you know the names of the kids? > Can you find immigration records about William in Australia...sometimes > those reveal more information about the person arriving there. (For > instance, there were probably 100 or more William Armstrongs in Ireland in > 1820 and you would need to know what country William came from.) Do you > know if he ever was able to bring the children to be with him in Australia? > Without knowing more, I think you are going to have a difficult time finding > more information about William's family in Ireland. > > Sorry not to be of more help. > > Marilyn > >