Robert Armour 1a 2a

Birth Name Robert Armour
Gender male
Age at Death about 79 years, 10 months, 8 days

Narrative

Deaf and dumb. Pupil at the Glasgow Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in 1851. Glass stainer in 1861. Glass painter and stainer in 1871. Lay missionary in 1881. Church missionary in 1891. Missionary preacher in 1901.
He was a missionary for the Liverpool Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society. In 1893 he was presented a handsome gold watch for 15 years service with this society. His wife was also deaf and dumb.
In 191 he gave a paper at the Deaf and Dumb Congress in Glasgow on "Danderson's method of educating the deaf".

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1836 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland    
Death 9 Nov 1915     3

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John Armourabout 1812
Mother Agnes Torrenceabout 1813
    Brother     John Armour about 1834
         Robert Armour about 1836 9 Nov 1915
    Sister     Mary Armour about 1842
    Brother     Andrew Armour about 1844
    Sister     Agnes Armour about 1847

Families

Family of Robert Armour and Catherine Orr
Married Wife Catherine Orr ( * about 1838 + 11 Apr 1911 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 27 Dec 1861 Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Annie Thomson Armour1 Oct 186313 Sep 1894
John Armourabout 1866
Agnes Torrence Armourabout 1868
James Orr Armour11 Aug 1869
Robert Armourabout 1874
William McLean Armourabout 1875
Mary Armourabout 1878
Andrew Torrance Armourabout 1880

Addresses

Date Street Locality City State/ Province County Postal Code Country Phone Sources
1881 3 Seville Street, Everton   Liverpool, Lancashire            

Source References

  1. Aberdeen Weekly Journal
      • Date: 7 Aug 1891
  2. Liverpool Mercury
      • Date: 20 Feb 1893
  3. Grave stone