This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fallclas Surnames: Armitage Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dowell/555.1.1.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to what I have found, it would be Francis "Big Ben" Armitage who came from Ireland, Newtown Mills, Tipperary, Ireland and died in Ontario in 1839. He was the so of "Old William" Armitage also from Newtown Mills, Tipperary, Ireland. Richard John, his son was born 6 November 1807 in Tipperary Ireland and also died in Canada. He was married to Mary McMurtry. I have a household record from the 1881 Canadian Census that shows the following Richard Armitage, Age 75, born in Ireland married to Mary They had Francis, bn 1841, James, bn 1844, John, bn 1846. Mary Ellen, bn 1860, Richard bn 1857, Serah Jane, bn 1854 and Lucy Lydia bn 1866 ( I also am showing on an Internation Genealogical Index that ther was an Isabella, bn 1855, a Lucy bn 1868, and a Lydia bn in 1868 (and then on something else I see a Lucy Lydia bn 1868 so I don't know if there was one or two girls) and a Matilda bn in 1871. These were all born in Pontiac, Quebec Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.