Peerage Record – 26378

     Frances Elizabeth Wilson was the daughter of Captain Christopher Wilson.¹ She married, firstly, Colonel Sir Michael McCreagh.¹ She married, secondly, William Jones Armstrong, son of Reverend William Jones Armstrong and Margaret Tew, on 3 February 1842.¹ She died in September 1894.¹
     Her married name became McCreagh.¹ From 3 February 1842, her married name became Armstrong.¹

     Colonel Sir Michael McCreagh married Frances Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Captain Christopher Wilson.¹ He died before 3 February 1842, when his widow remarried.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.)¹

     Captain Christopher Wilson gained the rank of Captain in the 22nd Foot.¹

     Lieutenant William Fortescue Armstrong was born on 28 January 1843.¹ He was the son of William Jones Armstrong and Frances Elizabeth Wilson.¹ He died on 2 May 1871 at age 28, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Royal School Armagh, Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 7th Hussars.¹

     Rt. Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong was born on 27 July 1844.¹ He was the son of William Jones Armstrong and Frances Elizabeth Wilson.¹ He married Margaret Leader, daughter of William Leader, on 14 November 1883.¹ He died on 4 December 1943 at age 99.²
     He was educated at Royal School Armagh, Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1868 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-law.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1870 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Longford in 1874.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Armagh in 1875.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Armagh in 1880.¹ He held the office of Member of the Armagh County Councillor between 1899 and 1924, he was the Chairman from 1909-1920.¹ He held the office of Member of the Irish Convention between 1917 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh between 1920 and 1924.¹ He held the office of Senator of Queen’s University, Belfast between 1920 and 1936.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid-Armagh between 1921 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Senator [Northern Ireland] between 1921 and 1937.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh between 1924 and 1938.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Northern Ireland] in 1932.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.) by Queen’s University, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G, in 1937.¹ He lived at Killylea, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹

     Margaret Leader was the daughter of William Leader.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong, son of William Jones Armstrong and Frances Elizabeth Wilson, on 14 November 1883.¹ She died on 2 May 1936.¹
     From 14 November 1883, her married name became Armstrong.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Armagh.¹

     William Leader was born in 1813.² He was the son of Nicholas Philpot Leader.² He died on 13 February 1861.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Rosnalee, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Major William Fortescue Armstrong was born on 13 August 1885 at London, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Rt. Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong and Margaret Leader.¹ He married Madeleine Marthe Émilie Marie Toucas, daughter of Marie Joseph Georges Ferdinand Toucas and Claire Antoinette Euphrasie Massillon, on 25 October 1920 at London, England^G.^1,2 He died on 13 April 1928 at age 42, killed while steeple chasing.¹ He died, killed while steeple-chasing.³
     He was also known as unknown Armstrong.³ He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, mentioned in despatches four times.¹ In 1915 Major William Fortescue Armstrong was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.), (and bar (1917.)¹) He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was appointed Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹

     Lieutenant Michael Richard Leader Armstrong was born on 27 November 1889.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong and Margaret Leader.¹ He died on 22 April 1916 at age 26 at Thiepval Wood, France, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Henry Maxwell Armstrong was born on 12 February 1891.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong and Margaret Leader.¹ He married Frances Maude Smith, daughter of Gilbert Joshua Smith and Edith Charlotte Anderson-Pelham, on 8 April 1923.² He died on 13 August 1972 at age 81, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Canadian Field Artillery.¹ He lived at The Anchorage, Bursledon, Hampshire, England^G.¹