David Armstrong, 1820-1883

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David Armstrong:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes

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Columns:	R [Role]; S [Sources].

Roles:	= Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
	= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
	= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.

Abbreviations:	BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
	GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
	FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.

Appointments:	= Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
	= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
	British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.

Sources (S, S1, S2):	= Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
	= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
	= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.

Other Symbols:	= External link.

Dates:	Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
	"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.

Unconfirmed:	All text in magenta is unconfirmed.

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Life Events

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Parents:		Thomas Armstrong [1791-1862] and Mary Little [1791-1870]
Born:	15 May 1820	Albierigg Farm, Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland [01] [02].
Baptised:	17 January 1821	Canonbie Parish Church, Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland [03].
Arrived:	27 October 1839	Melbourne, Port Phillip District, Colony of NSW, on the barque David Clark. Departed Greenock, Scotland, 13 June 1839 [04] [05] [06].
Married:		Did not marry.
Died:	26 March 1883	South Melbourne Hospital, South Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, aged 62 years [07] [08].
Buried:	29 March 1883	Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Presbyterian, Compartment H, No 0249] [09] [10].

Golden Colony Roles

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Victoria:

Gold Commissioner:

1851

1852

David Armstrong (1872) [11]

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