While attempting to track down the maiden name of my 3rd great grandmother Mary, I discovered that she had been married previously to a man named James Armstrong, and that they had a child, Albert. According to the 1880 and 1901 Census, Mary Ann born 31 Jan 1828 in England. I do not know when she came to Canada, or if she and James were perhaps previously married prior to the immigration. I have found an article that states that James Armstrong and Mary Ann Armstrong had a child named Albert Armstrong. Albert was born 19 Sep 1842 and was Christened in Smith's Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, on 28 Oct 1842. A later article states that Mary Armstrong, wife of the late James Armstrong of Bytown, married James Sired (my 3-G Grandfather) on 24 Jan 1856, in Prince Albert, Reach Township, Durham County, Ontario, Canada. Now research on Bytown has provided: Established 1826 by Lt-Col John By; Became a town in 1847, then again in 1850; Renamed Ottawa in 1855. On the 1901 census, Mary (73 yrs) is living in Burnt River, Sommerville, Victoria North, Ontario, with her grand daughter Margrett (sp?) Who was born 21 Jan 1891 (10 yrs). No other family was recorded. What happened to Albert and wife? While these Armstrongs are not a direct relation to my family line, I am very interested in finding any information that I can! Hopefully I can track down the maiden name of my 3rd g-grama. If any of this information looks familiar, or if anyone has any further info, I would be greatly appreciative!