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John Milne Armstrong was born in New Zealand in 1887.¹

John died in 1945 in New Zealand.²

Leonard Armstrong was born in New Zealand in 1874.¹

Leonard died in 1940 in New Zealand.²

Mabel Armstrong was born in New Zealand in 1880.¹

Mary Baird Armstrong was born at Brunnerton in Greymouth, Westland, on 25 June 1889.^3,2

She married Arthur Henry Williams, son of William (Bill, also Samuel) Williams and Sarah Ann Shimpleton, at Brunnerton in Greymouth, Westland, on 3 January 1910.^4,2,5

She was widowed at age 75 on the death of her husband Arthur on 8 June 1965.^6,2,7

Mary died on 6 August 1979 in Auckland at age 90.^8,2,9 She was cremated at the Purewa Cemetery on 8 August 1979.¹⁰ Her ashes were buried on 17 August 1979 at Memorial Park, Cnr Cypress St & Ruru Rd.¹¹

Thomas Geoffrey Armstrong was born in New Zealand on 11 January 1920.²

He married Rona Mabel Bain in New Zealand in 1945.^1,3

He was widowed on the death of his wife Rona in 1994.⁴

Thomas died in 1997 in New Zealand.⁵

Tui Joan Armstrong was born on 16 August 1925.²

She married Stuart Marsden Scott, son of Walter Scott and Mary Edith Clarke, in New Zealand in 1946.³

She was widowed on the death of her husband Stuart in 1998.⁴

Tui died in 2016 in New Zealand.⁵

Noma J Arnold was born in West Virginia on 17 September 1910.^1,2

She married James Nelson Neal in Akron, Summit Co, Ohio, on 13 July 1929. Both of them were workers at the Firestone rubber works and both claimed to be 22 (i.e. born 1907) rather than admit they were actually only 19.¹

She was listed in the 1930 US census as head of the family at 99 Tract G-5, W Mildred Ave in Akron, Summit Co, Ohio; the head of family was his brother-in-law Neil GILLIS (greenhouse gardener), married to his sister Rosa and also present were his parents John and Catherine, his brother Frank (12), plus Neil and Rosa's 3 children. James and Rosa were both clerks, but the 1931 Akron City directory indicates they had moved to Nth Portage Path and he was then a chauffeur.²

She was listed in the 1940 US census as Head of Household at 3B Nth Portage Path in Akron, Summit Co, Ohio; he gave an occupation of 'hired hand' with a $1600 annual income.³

Noma died in 1962 in Broward Co, Florida.⁴ She was buried in 1962 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North in Pompano Beach.⁴

She was possibly the daughter of William ARTHUR, who was baptised on 1 March 1743 at Kirkoswald, Ayrshire.¹

She married Fergusson Mories, son of William Morries and Margaret Osburn, in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, on 7 December 1772.²

Jean died on 24 February 1842 in Irvine, Ayrshire, at age 98.

Kenneth Ashburner was born in South Africa on 1 March 1927.¹

Kenneth arrived in Southampton from Cape Town on the Carnarvon Castle on 15 July 1929 with his mother Betty.²

Kenneth returned to England on 8 February 1932, arriving in Southampton from Cape Town on the Llandaff Castle with his mother Betty.²

Ken was a botanist, co-founder (with his wife June) of Stone Lane Arboretum, Chagford, and co-author with Hugh McAlister of the book The Genus Betula: A Taxonomic Revision of Birches.

Kenneth died on 20 July 2010 in Devon at age 83.¹ He was buried in July 2010 at the Holy Trinity Churchyard in Drewsteignton.¹

Richard's birth was registered between April 1902 and June 1902 in Ulverston, Lancashire.³ He was baptised in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, on 2 July 1902.²

Richard left Southampton for Cape Town on 28 August 1913 on the Geelong with his brother George and mother Mary.⁴

He married Betty Muirhead Gaunt, daughter of Lancelot Gerald Gaunt and Anita Isabelle Fergusson, at St Boniface Church in Germiston, Johannesburg, Transvaal, on 13 December 1924. He gave his occupation as 'school teacher', and they were both residents of Transvaal.¹

He returned to Cape Town from Southampton, leaving on 1 July 1927 on the Carnarvon Castle.⁴

In 1937 Betty petitioned Richard Brian Ashburner for divorce in Transvaal, possibly on the grounds of desertion.⁵

Richard died in 1961 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal.⁶