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Armstrong family Runanga.ca.1936.
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DescriptionArmstrong family Runanga, could be in front of there house Mill St. Probably about 1936. My father Richard in front with camera his younger brother Neville beside him,Nan to the left Grandad to the right.another brother Howard out the back ,not to sure about the others.
Ian Jackson.."My Grandmother was Linda Armstrong and married Sam Baddeley. She had 3 sisters (Rose, Maud and Catherine) and a brother James. James was married to Doreen Southard I think. Her parents were James Armstrong who married Catherine Allen. James Armstrong's (senior) father was Robert Armstrong who arrived from Scotland in the around 1870. He was followed out some years later by 3 half brothers all Armstrongs.
My father Roy was born in Runanga and lived on Seven Mile Rd. He was a NZ Champion euphonium player and played in the 1953 NZ National Band. His father was Reg who is shown in the 1923 pic of the Runanga Band."Date of Photoca.1936Map[1] ContributorPeter Armstrong
Ian Jackson.."My Grandmother was Linda Armstrong and married Sam Baddeley. She had 3 sisters (Rose, Maud and Catherine) and a brother James. James was married to Doreen Southard I think. Her parents were James Armstrong who married Catherine Allen. James Armstrong's (senior) father was Robert Armstrong who arrived from Scotland in the around 1870. He was followed out some years later by 3 half brothers all Armstrongs.
My father Roy was born in Runanga and lived on Seven Mile Rd. He was a NZ Champion euphonium player and played in the 1953 NZ National Band. His father was Reg who is shown in the 1923 pic of the Runanga Band."Date of Photoca.1936Map[1] ContributorPeter Armstrong
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Location (city or town)RunangaPersonRichard ArmstrongNeville ArmstrongSam BaddeleyJames Armstrong Robert ArmstrongLinda Armstrong
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Date Created5th September 2021CommentsBob Jamieson
Is that the Armstrong family that had the shop bear the Post office.?
Peter Armstrong
Bob Jamieson No Bob but they were related
Norma Anthony
Our neighbors 2 Doors from where We lived Seven Mile Road Runanga Bob Doreen Southard was married to an Armstrong and worked in the parents shop alongside of the post shop
Peter Armstrong
Norma Anthony Hi Norma I'm slowly patching together the family history, those Armstrong's and ours are related.Would you have known my Grandparents?
Brenda Armstrong
Wow 1936? Looks like John Armstrong in the back for sure …. But he was jot born until 1949 ….
Bob Jamieson
Is that the Armstrong family that had the shop bear the Post office.?
Peter Armstrong
Bob Jamieson No Bob but they were related
Norma Anthony
Our neighbors 2 Doors from where We lived Seven Mile Road Runanga Bob Doreen Southard was married to an Armstrong and worked in the parents shop alongside of the post shop
Peter Armstrong
Norma Anthony Hi Norma I'm slowly patching together the family history, those Armstrong's and ours are related.Would you have known my Grandparents?
Norma Anthony
There were a few Armstrong’s an other one lived opposite the Runanga School side entrance Where a Betty Armstrong same age as me 92 yrs lived ??
Peter Armstrong
Norma Anthony My Grandparent's were that photo was taken lived on the corner of Mill St and The 7 Mile Rd. There names were Wilmot and Louisa Armstrong . There were quite a few Armstrong's in Runanga and I'd say mostly related
Brenda Armstrong
Wow 1936? Looks like John Armstrong in the back for sure …. But he was jot born until 1949 ….
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John Armstrong
Auntie Val by Howard auntie Joan in the front Brenda thought Howard was me
Peter Armstrong
John Armstrong Hey you're not that old, but does look like you
John Armstrong
The house was horizontal corrugated iron when I new it
Peter Armstrong
John Armstrong I know just going by the porch layout,wondered if the boards were on the front of the house for show or whether the iron came later.
John Armstrong
Peter Armstrong my photos are in storage so can’t check
John Armstrong
If that’s the front of the house they are on the lawn and the photographer is on the drive??
Peter Armstrong
John Armstrong Those were my thought's
Alan Messenger
i remember Dick Armstrong had the Club Hotel Greymouth in the early 1950s.
John Armstrong
Alan Messenger Peter will probably reply Allan
It wouldn’t have been dad he was a steam engineer pulling coal out of the mines and moved to Auckland in 1954
Peter is our family history expert
Ian Murch
Wasn't Howard known as Soapy and died in the middle East during the war?
Peter Armstrong
Ian Murch Yes Howard died in a Cairo hospital during WW2.
Ian Murch
I remember the Armstrong family when I stayed with them before the war when my sister was in hospital in Christchurch I also went to school in Rununga whilst I was there
John Armstrong
Ian Murch hello Ian thanks for responding it’s great to get all this unknown information I tell all my children and grandchildren these stories especially about the coast so they don’t get lost
We are in Auckland and my daughter and family went past the old home last year
Crow Bay
Was one of the boys nick named Ram? My brother Peter took me blowing herrings in the ten mile with Ram I think his real name was Ray and he was a well known character and hardcase lol. We got a sugar bag of big herrings and a trout. With a plug of ajax some wire and a battery. about sixty years ago
Peter Armstrong
Crow Bay He was related but not part of Dad's immediate family. Bob and Norma talked about his family at the top of these comments
Malcolm Marshall
many a finger lost holding on to the plug to long
Mike Scott
My grandmother was a daughter of Robert Baird Armstrong from the coast he is in the Greymouth cemetery are these people related
Peter Armstrong
Mike Scott Hi Mike don't think they were related in NZ who knows back in the old country. Lots of references to your family in Papers .Past.
Mike Scott
Peter Armstrong ok thanks
Peter Armstrong
The camera my fathers holding I rediscovered about a week ago whilst having a cleanup, the photo I found in a box a few days later .It wasn't until I posted the photo I realised Dad was holding the same camera. ·
Just joined for husband …
John Armstrong ( born 1966)
Father Gordon Armstrong from Runanga
Peter Armstrong
Rebecca Armstrong Hi Rebecca I'd say Gordon was in my father's cousin. Do you know Gordon's father's name?
Peter Armstrong
Rebecca Armstrong In the photo that's my grandfather Wilmot I would say Richard was his brother and Gordon and Dad 1st cousins. Dad worked at the 10 mile with his Dad and Uncle's (Armstrong and Party)Hilltop mine.The other brothers were Robert and Valentine.
John Armstrong
I know that camera I used to play with it until I got my box brownie then cannon and have thousands of photos in boxes
Is that the Armstrong family that had the shop bear the Post office.?
Peter Armstrong
Bob Jamieson No Bob but they were related
Norma Anthony
Our neighbors 2 Doors from where We lived Seven Mile Road Runanga Bob Doreen Southard was married to an Armstrong and worked in the parents shop alongside of the post shop
Peter Armstrong
Norma Anthony Hi Norma I'm slowly patching together the family history, those Armstrong's and ours are related.Would you have known my Grandparents?
Brenda Armstrong
Wow 1936? Looks like John Armstrong in the back for sure …. But he was jot born until 1949 ….
Bob Jamieson
Is that the Armstrong family that had the shop bear the Post office.?
Peter Armstrong
Bob Jamieson No Bob but they were related
Norma Anthony
Our neighbors 2 Doors from where We lived Seven Mile Road Runanga Bob Doreen Southard was married to an Armstrong and worked in the parents shop alongside of the post shop
Peter Armstrong
Norma Anthony Hi Norma I'm slowly patching together the family history, those Armstrong's and ours are related.Would you have known my Grandparents?
Norma Anthony
There were a few Armstrong’s an other one lived opposite the Runanga School side entrance Where a Betty Armstrong same age as me 92 yrs lived ??
Peter Armstrong
Norma Anthony My Grandparent's were that photo was taken lived on the corner of Mill St and The 7 Mile Rd. There names were Wilmot and Louisa Armstrong . There were quite a few Armstrong's in Runanga and I'd say mostly related
Brenda Armstrong
Wow 1936? Looks like John Armstrong in the back for sure …. But he was jot born until 1949 ….
Heather Newby
Author
Admin
admins updated
· Reply · 14h
John Armstrong
Auntie Val by Howard auntie Joan in the front Brenda thought Howard was me
Peter Armstrong
John Armstrong Hey you're not that old, but does look like you
John Armstrong
The house was horizontal corrugated iron when I new it
Peter Armstrong
John Armstrong I know just going by the porch layout,wondered if the boards were on the front of the house for show or whether the iron came later.
John Armstrong
Peter Armstrong my photos are in storage so can’t check
John Armstrong
If that’s the front of the house they are on the lawn and the photographer is on the drive??
Peter Armstrong
John Armstrong Those were my thought's
Alan Messenger
i remember Dick Armstrong had the Club Hotel Greymouth in the early 1950s.
John Armstrong
Alan Messenger Peter will probably reply Allan
It wouldn’t have been dad he was a steam engineer pulling coal out of the mines and moved to Auckland in 1954
Peter is our family history expert
Ian Murch
Wasn't Howard known as Soapy and died in the middle East during the war?
Peter Armstrong
Ian Murch Yes Howard died in a Cairo hospital during WW2.
Ian Murch
I remember the Armstrong family when I stayed with them before the war when my sister was in hospital in Christchurch I also went to school in Rununga whilst I was there
John Armstrong
Ian Murch hello Ian thanks for responding it’s great to get all this unknown information I tell all my children and grandchildren these stories especially about the coast so they don’t get lost
We are in Auckland and my daughter and family went past the old home last year
Crow Bay
Was one of the boys nick named Ram? My brother Peter took me blowing herrings in the ten mile with Ram I think his real name was Ray and he was a well known character and hardcase lol. We got a sugar bag of big herrings and a trout. With a plug of ajax some wire and a battery. about sixty years ago
Peter Armstrong
Crow Bay He was related but not part of Dad's immediate family. Bob and Norma talked about his family at the top of these comments
Malcolm Marshall
many a finger lost holding on to the plug to long
Mike Scott
My grandmother was a daughter of Robert Baird Armstrong from the coast he is in the Greymouth cemetery are these people related
Peter Armstrong
Mike Scott Hi Mike don't think they were related in NZ who knows back in the old country. Lots of references to your family in Papers .Past.
Mike Scott
Peter Armstrong ok thanks
Peter Armstrong
The camera my fathers holding I rediscovered about a week ago whilst having a cleanup, the photo I found in a box a few days later .It wasn't until I posted the photo I realised Dad was holding the same camera. ·
Just joined for husband …
John Armstrong ( born 1966)
Father Gordon Armstrong from Runanga
Peter Armstrong
Rebecca Armstrong Hi Rebecca I'd say Gordon was in my father's cousin. Do you know Gordon's father's name?
Peter Armstrong
Rebecca Armstrong In the photo that's my grandfather Wilmot I would say Richard was his brother and Gordon and Dad 1st cousins. Dad worked at the 10 mile with his Dad and Uncle's (Armstrong and Party)Hilltop mine.The other brothers were Robert and Valentine.
John Armstrong
I know that camera I used to play with it until I got my box brownie then cannon and have thousands of photos in boxes
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