Janet Elliot Armstrong

  General Notes:

John Livy notes:
The key references are the site "they came on the David Clark in 1839"- www.oocities.org <http://www.oocities.gov.net> - this provides a passenger list of Thomas senior / Mary and 8 children including Thomas 20 years, Brother David (according to the passenger list ) is described elsewhere as the same David ( background ) listed on your site and in the Kearsey article, listed below.

Janet traveled later (1850`s? ) making 9 children to Thomas and Mary - the other 8 are specifically listed as progeny of Thomas / Mary who traveled on the David Clark .
Janet is not listed on the David Clark list.

Another site - La Trobe cottage article by Irene Kearsey www.latrobesociety.org <http://www.latrobesociety.org> , which is an interesting piece, lists the relationship between Thomas (1818), James and the Bell family who also traveled on the David Clark - Thomas (1818) married Bell`s daughter Dinah ( first wife who later died ), he is referred as Bell`s son in law and entered a partnership in Gulf Station and other enterprises with Bell` s son William, who was also on the David Clark.
a number of newspaper articles from the time , the various names of the Armstrong`s listed as siblings on the passenger reference are mentioned together, particularly Andrew and Simon, they all settled in what is now known as Yarra Glen, they were active in the community including the local council, they had partnerships with Thomas ( 1818 ).

They are most likely related to the Bells and Armstrong`s ( arrived on Palmyra November 1839 ), who went to the Geelong / Western District as they visited the Grand Hotel, Yarra Glen . At different times owned and operated by the Bell and Armstrong families. They originated from Dumfries region according to the passenger details from the time, this is consistent with the Bell ancestors of Thomas senior. Also a biography of William ( 1829) and brother Thomas Armstrong (1835) highlights their Dumfries origin, their parents were John Armstrong and Vair ( Scott ).

It would be interesting to understand what relationship existed in Scotland to the various Armstrong`s noted in your site.

There is also a relationship with Coombe cottage ( Melba and the Armstrongs of Yarra Glen ) we visited there as Kids and the person I remember being there was Jack Lithgow, ran the hotel , who married a descendant of my Grandmothers sister Kirsty Jane. Melba married an Armstrong , from what background I do not know and have not researched.

  Noted events in her life were:

• connection. My connection to James Dunn is as follows:

James Dunn . . .
His Grandfather was James Dunn (c1920) & he also had Lilian Dunn (1945) who married Donald Buntine (1939)
His father was John Buntine (1898)
His father was John Buntine (1864)
His father was John Buntine (1827) who married Janet Armstrong (c1837)
Her father was Thomas Armstrong (1791) & he also had Jane Armstrong (1816) who married Christopher Dixon (1812)
They had Janet Dixon (1853) who married Harry Hiscock 9c1846)
They had Frank Hiscock (1873) who married Emily Wallis (1875)
Her father was William Wallis (1849) who married Victorine Groube (1851)
Her father was Rev Horatio Groube (1814) & he also had George Groube (1847)
He had Edith Groube (1880) who married Percy Howe (1866)
His father was Robert Howe (1833)
His father was Frederick Howe (1805)
His father was James Howe (1777)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775)
She had Alexander Moss (1811)
She had James Moss (1846)
He had Laura Kershaw Waldock or Moss (1864)
She had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me- Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• connection. ⁸⁰⁹ My connection to Melanie Daly (nee Wilson) as follows:

Melanie Wilson (1963)
Her father is Melville Wilson (1943)
His father was Melville Wilson (1900) who married Janet Allen (1902)
Her father was Joseph Allen (1869) who married Jane Buntine (1860)
Her father was John Buntine (1827) who married Janet Armstrong (c1837)
Her father was Thomas Armstrong (1791) & he also had Jane Armstrong (1816) who married Christopher Dixon (1812)
They had Janet Dixon (1853) who married Harry Hiscock 9c1846)
They had Frank Hiscock (1873) who married Emily Wallis (1875)
Her father was William Wallis (1849) who married Victorine Groube (1851)
Her father was Rev Horatio Groube (1814) & he also had George Groube (1847)
He had Edith Groube (1880) who married Percy Howe (1866)
His father was Robert Howe (1833)
His father was Frederick Howe (1805)
His father was James Howe (1777)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775)
She had Alexander Moss (1811)
She had James Moss (1846)
He had Laura Kershaw Waldock or Moss (1864)
She had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Janet married John Buntine, son of Hugh Buntine and Mary Symington, on 17 Nov 1853 in Coalville, Victoria Australia. (John Buntine was born on 26 Oct 1827 in Fenwick, Ayrshire Scotland, died on 31 Oct 1916 in Echuca, Victoria Australia and was buried on 1 Nov 1916 in Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Australia.)