Researching Tom Armstrong
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22892 people with the Armstrong surname? In that year Armstrong was ranked number 145 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Armstrong on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Armstrong and the Armstrong Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Armstrong Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Armstrong family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 37226 people with the Armstrong surname in the UK? Armstrong is now ranked number 119 for popularity in the UK. |
Armstrong Genealogy Databases
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Armstrong Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 161027 people with the Armstrong surname in the USA? Armstrong is ranked number 104 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Armstrong. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Armstrong
Tom Armstrong (cartoonist)
Tom Armstrong (born 1950, Evansville, Indiana) is an American cartoonist and the creator of the daily newspaper comic strip Marvin, which he has written and drawn continuously since its creation in 1982.
He was also the original artist on Tom Batiuk's newspaper comic strip John Darling, which he drew from 1979 through 1985; he left the strip in 1985 to concentrate on Marvin, with Gerry Shamray replacing Armstrong on the John Darling strip.
He received the Elzie Segar Award in 1996. Armstrong graduated from the University of Evansville.
Source: Tom Armstrong (cartoonist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Armstrong (politician)
Thomas Armstrong (13 September 1903 – 16 March 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1953 until his death in 1957. He was independent but generally supported the Labor Party government of Joseph Cahill. Armstrong was born and educated to elementary level in Lambton, New South Wales. He was the son of a coal-miner and began working as a miner at Wallsend Colliery at age 14. He eventually became an ironworker at the Newcastle Steel Works and became an official of the Federated Ironworkers' Association. He was elected as an alderman of Newcastle City Council between 1941 and 1953 and was the Mayor of Newcastle in 1952.
Source: Tom Armstrong (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Armstrong
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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