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Introduction
The Armour family name occurred first around Berwickshire, on the border between England and Scotland (also called the Borders or Borderland), where the Armours held a family seat for many centuries.
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ARMOUR, ARMOR: Scottish and northern Irish: from Middle English, Old French armure, blended with the agent noun armer (see Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear. -- Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, |
Robin Armour was born in Scotland some time at the end of the 18th century. He married Sarah White. He moved to County Antrim, Ireland, we are not sure when, as part of the migration of Scotch Irish Presbyterians from Scotland to Ulster (beginning around 1630). Robert and Sarah’s first son, William, was born five miles from town of Bellomene, now called Ballymena, County Antrim, in 1814.
Later the family lived in a small house next to the Randlestown Handkerchief Company, Kilnock, Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland. From family reports Robin and Sarah Armour had at least six children, including three sons and three daughters.
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Descendants of Robin Armour - First Generation
Children of Robin and Sarah:
- William, born 1814, in Ballymena, County Antrim Ireland, died July 3, 1910, Bajeros Ontario, Canada. Married, Sarah Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wood. Immigrated to Ontario Canada in 1847.
- Margaret, born 1820 in County Antrim, Ireland. Married Benjamin Pattison.
- Robert, born November 1, 1827 in County Antrim, Ireland. Died November 4, 1914 in Waterville, Douglas County, Washington. Married Phoebe Anne Stinson April 26, 1853 in Greys County, Singhampton Ontario.
- James W., born 1831 in County Antrim Ireland. Died, February 24, 1902 in Banjeros, Ontario. Married Mary Pattison.
- Jane came to Canada with her brother and never married.
- John, did not immigrate to Canada.
My Armour Family Lineage
- Robin Armour born late 1700s in Scotland, died in County Antrim Ireland. He married Sarah White before 1814.
- Robert Armour born Nov. 1, 1827 in County Antrim Ireland. Married Phoebe Stinson.
- Thomas Phillip Armour born May 6, 1872 in Ontario Canada, Died June 21, 1905 in Seattle Washington. Married Katie Marie Duhig.
- Josephine Phoebe Armour, born November 11, 1899 in Waterville Washington. Died 1985 in Seattle Washington. Married Joseph Hume Sanders 1918 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Migration: Ulster to Ontario to Waterville
Robert Armour, born 1827, second son of Robin and Sarah Armour , came with a sister to Ontario, Canada in 1847 at the age of 19. Robert’s wife, Phoebe Stinson came with her family from Ireland, arriving in 1843 at the age of 10. They both came in sailing vessels -- Phoebe's trip was 6 weeks and Robert's 3 weeks.
Robert Armour was of a ruddy complexion, with clear blur eyes and sandy hair. When young he was about 5'/10-11". He weighed about 180 lbs. His hair was silvery white for years before he died.
Phoebe Stinson had dark blue eyes, straight eyebrows, and dark brown curly hair that held its color and its curl as long as she lived.
Both sides of the family's ancestors were Scotch. No Irish. Robert's people were Presbyterians and Phoebe's were Church of England.
Robert and Phoebe had 10 children, all born in the same house in Maple Valley, Township of Osprey, County of Grey, Dominion of Canada, Province of Ontario.
Westward to Oregon Territory
Robert and Phoebe Stinson Armour wheat ranched in Ontario until Robert decided the winters were too hard. He took their family by wagon and horseback to Oregon Territory, to Douglas County in the eastern half of what was to become Washington state, where they took up a homestead northeast of Farmer, where Robert and his family lived for 15 years before moving into Waterville. Robert and Phoebe celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in Waterville April 26, 1903 just two months before Phoebe's death.
GEDCOM Files (HTML format)
Because of size constraints, the GEDCOM's are only being put up in HTML format -- if intersted in a GEDCOM, please E-MAIL me at the address at the bottom of this page.
My Armour Family GEDCOM
- Armour GEDCOM -- Surnames include: .
Related Surname GEDCOMs
- Duhig GEDCOM -- Surnames include: Duhig, Bartrim, Craig, and Yates from Cork County - Ireland, Lowell - MA, and British Columbia.
- Spear GEDCOM -- Surnames include: Spear, Parnell, Richardson, Mann, and Heath from Massachusetts dating back to the early 1600's.
- Sanders GEDCOM -- Surnames include: Sanders, Compton, and Hume from England, New York, New Jersey, and New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island - Canada.
Picture Galleries
Follow these links to see some of the pictures I've been able to gather during my genealogical researches (click on thumbnails to see full images):
Armour Family Resources
Following are genealogical and historical resources related to the Armour family:
Armour Genealogy Resources
- Armour Family Genealogy Forum
- Introduction to Scottish Family History from Ancestry.com.
- ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk: Official government source for Scottish Genealogy
- Berwickshire Genealogy Links from Genealogy.com.
- Scotch-Irish and Ulster Scots Family Research from Genealogy.com.
- Armour Family Data collated by Anne Stiedl.
- Washington State Genealogical Resource Guide: Douglas County
Armour History Resources
- Burns, Jean Armour (1767-1834), wife of the poet, Robert Burns, from The Burns Encyclopedia. Jean was one of eleven children of James Armour, a master mason of Mauchline. A.K.A. "Bonnie Jean," one of the "Belles of Mauchline":
Miss Millar is fine, Miss Markland's divine,
Miss Smith she has wit, and Miss Betty is braw,
There's beauty and fortune to get with Miss Morton;
But Armour's the jewel for me o' them a'."-- Robert Burns, from The Belles of Mauchline
- Burns letter rejecting Jean Armour to fetch £5000 in US from Scotsman.com.
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