Mary Watson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Oct 1828, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851
• Immigration: 14 Jul 1854, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Residence: 9 Feb 1863, Winter's Flat, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Mary was widowed in 1856 and left with 1 child. She had another two children who had died.

Mary and John had 3 children together (George, 1857; Elizabeth, 1859 and David, 1861) before they married in 1863 and another 4 children aftertheirmarriage.

She was living in Winters Flat at the time of her second marriage to John Armstrong. She and John acted as witnesses for the marriage ofWilliamStout and Ann Eccleston on the same day in the same church and William and Ann Stout were their witnesses also.

There are 8 members of the Armstrong family all buried in the same grave. There is a headstone but it only mentions 3 of them - Peter, hiswifeElizabeth and their daughter Elizabeth Ann. In this grave are:
Elizabeth Ann, 1 year, 1860 [daughter of John Wilkinson Armstrong & Mary Teasdale]
Mary Ann, 1 month, 1871 [daughter of John Wilkinson Armstrong & Mary Teasdale]
John, 83 years, 1872 [father of Peter, Samuel & John]
Mary, 60 years, 1888 [Teasdale, wife of John Wilkinson Armstrong)
Elizabeth Ann, 26 years, 1889 [daughter of Peter & Elizabeth]
Peter, 68 years, 1890
John Wilkinson, 70 years, 1895
Elizabeth, 75 years, 1897 [wife of Peter]

Mary married Thomas Teasdale in 1853 in Gretna Green, Scotland. Thomas was born about 1820 in Alston, Cumberland, England; died on 5 Mar 1856 in Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Watson (Teasdale) was born on 30 Sep 1851 in Low Row, Nether Denton, Cumberland, England; died on 10 Jan 1916 in Palmerston St, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 12 Jan 1916 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.
2. Ann Teasdale was born on 3 Dec 1854 in Argyle Place, Cardigan St, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died on 23 Jan 1855 in Cardigan St, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 24 Jan 1855 in Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mary married John (Wilkinson) Armstrong on 9 Feb 1863 in Christ Church, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. John (son of John Armstrong and Elizabeth Wilkinson) was born about 1825 in Black Cleugh, Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England; died on 1 Dec 1895 in 59 Barkly St, Mount Pleasant, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 3 Dec 1895 in Buninyong Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George John Armstrong (Teasdale) was born on 5 Mar 1857 in Magpie, Victoria, Australia; died on 10 Mar 1900 in Government Hospital, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 12 Mar 1900 in Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia.
2. Elizabeth Ann Teasdale Armstrong was born on 12 Aug 1859 in Winter's Flat, Victoria, Australia; died on 5 Aug 1860 in Winter's Flat, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 7 Aug 1860 in Buninyong Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
3. David Watson Armstrong was born on 27 Jun 1861 in Winters Flat, Victoria, Australia; died on 13 Feb 1939 in Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 14 Feb 1939 in Fawkner Cemetery, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.
4. Sarah Ann Armstrong was born on 11 Dec 1863 in Winter's Flat, Victoria, Australia; died on 28 Sep 1923 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried after 28 Sep 1923 in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia.
5. Peter Matthew Armstrong was born on 30 Jun 1866 in Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia; died in Jun 1932 in Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 24 Jun 1932 in Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
6. Mary Jane Armstrong was born on 13 May 1869 in Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia; died on 15 Jan 1946 in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried after 15 Jan 1946 in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia.
7. Louisa Agnes Armstrong was born on 16 Sep 1872 in Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia; died on 27 Jun 1935 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 28 Jun 1935 in Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

David married Sarah /Hislop Heslop on 24 May 1828 in Hayton, Cumberland, England. Sarah died in Middle Row, Brampton, Cumberland, England; was buried in Brampton Old Churchyard, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]