Ann Armstrong

Matches that came up for a marriage search with Armstrong as a fixed name of groom and Hexham fixed place therefore suggesting Ann's maiden name was either Robson, Gillhespy, Newton:

* Ann Robson & Matthew Armstrong

• Marriage: Oct 29 1820
• Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Wife: Ann Robson
• Husband: Matthew Armstrong
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M10917-1
• System Origin: England-ODM
• GS Film number: 990934 Mathew doesn't seem to be a match - he was with quite a different family in the censuses

* Ann Gillhespy & James Armstrong

• Marriage: Jan 21 1832
• Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Wife: Ann Gillhespy
• Husband: James Armstrong
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00064-4
• System Origin: England-VR
• GS Film number: 991803
• Reference ID: 2:3VXDF9J

James seems a good match as in the Censuses Elizabeth Armstrong born 1835 with James and Ann Armstrong see 1851 census below

* Ann Newton & Robert Armstrong

• Marriage: Feb 6 1830
• Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Wife: Ann Newton
• Husband: Robert Armstrong
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00064-4
• System Origin: England-VR
• GS Film number: 991803
• Reference ID: 2:3VXDB56

1861 Census:

• Ann Armstrong
• Gender: Female
• Birth: Circa 1801
• Hexham, Northumberland
• Residence: 1861
• Burn Brac Cottages, Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Age: 60
• Marital status: Widow
• Occupation: Retired Dressmaker
• Inhabited: 1
• Census
• Parish: Hexham Series: RG09 Family: 49
• Township: Hexham Piece: 3859 Line: 15
• Registration district: Hexham Registrar's district: Hexham Image: 10
• County: Northumberland Enumerated by: Joseph Ridley
• Country: England Enum. District: 11
• Date: 1861 Page: 28

Household

• Relation to head Name Age
• Head Ann Armstrong 60
• Son-in-Law George Frank Hedley 24
• Son's Wife Elizabeth Hedley 26
• Granddaughter Ann Fenwick Hedley 1 month

1851 Census:

• Ann Armstrong
• Gender: Female
• Birth: Circa 1801
• Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Residence: 1851
• Hencotes Street, Hexham, Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Age: 50
• Marital status: Married
• Husband: James Armstrong
• Children: Matthew Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong
• Census
• Township: Hexham, Hexham Series: HO107 Page: 436
• Registration district: Hexham Piece: 2414 Family: 138
• County: Northumberland Registrar's district: Hexham Line: 9
• Country: England Enumerated by: Joseph Fairless Image: 31
• Date: 1851 Enum. District: 16B

Household

• Relation to head Name Age
• Head James Armstrong 46
• Wife Ann Armstrong 50
• Son Matthew Armstrong 18
• Daughter Elizabeth Armstrong 16

1841 Census:

• Ann Armstrong
• Gender: Female
• Birth: Between 1802 and 1806
• Northumberland, England
• Residence: 1841
• Battle Hill, Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Age: 35 - 39
• Husband (implied): James Armstrong
• Children (implied): Mathew Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong
• Census
• Parish: Hexham Series: HO107 Page: 6\38
• Township: Hexham Piece: 0840 Family: 286
• County: Northumberland Registrar's district: Hexham Line: 1
• Country: England Superintendent registrar's district: Hexham Union Image: 24
• Date: 1841 Enum. District: 15

Household

Relation to head of household was not recorded in this census. However, MyHeritage has developed technology to imply the relations based on surname, gender, age and position in the household. Though not perfect, the implied relations are often correct.

• Relation to head Name Age
• Head (implied) James Armstrong 35 - 39
• Wife (implied) Ann Armstrong 35 - 39
• Son (implied) Mathew Armstrong 8
• Daughter (implied) Elizabeth Armstrong 6

Bapt (MH):

• Ann Gilhespy
• Gender: Female
• Christening: Feb 22 1801
• Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Father: John Gilhespy
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00064-2
• System Origin: England-ODM
• GS Film number: 94998

Death record on Free BMD:

Deaths Dec 1879 (>99%) Armstrong Ann 78 Hexham 10b 171 Scan available - click to view