Armstrong, Maryanne Elizabeth, 1867–1954 (Person)

SummaryKnown as Aunt Polly, born Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland. Daughter of Benjamin Armstrong and Matilda Rebecca Moriarty (daughter of Thomas Moriarty). Emigrated with her family on the Maraval, arriving Auckland 15 January 1879 (aged c.12). Joined earlier-settled relatives Mary Anne Armstrong and William Gore Armstrong (siblings) at Te Puna. Extended family had established a 200-acre holding (Armstrong Road) from c.1874.

Family connected by marriage to the Jordans, including Charles Jordan, and to other early settler families (Hamilton, Kirk, Humphries). Schooling arranged through Jordan and Miss Hamilton’s private school. Lived at the Te Puna homestead for over seventy years. Te Puna Memorial Hall opened on former Armstrong land, 1924. Remembered for her detailed recall of local children (Pākehā and Māori), described as patient and content despite a life of sustained domestic work. Most family members are buried in the Anglican Cemetery, Tauranga.SourcesAunt Polly's Memories of Seventy Summers at Te Puna"Placement and Replacement - The Te Puna Memorial Hall" in the Tauranga Historical Society Blog (August 2020)Genealogy Tree with Tauranga Library's former Vertical FilesNew Zealand Death Registration Record 1954/24526

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First Name(s)Maryanne ElizabethSurnameArmstrongAlso Known asAunt PollyGenderFemaleDate of Birthc. 1867Place of BirthVentry, County Kerry, IrelandDate of Death28 August 1954

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MotherMatilda Rebecca Bailey Armstrong (née Moriarty), c. 1833-1913FatherBenjamin (B.G.) Armstrong, c.1818–1908SiblingsAnna MatildaMargaret EleanorBenjamin Goodwin (Big Ben)John JosephWilliam Robert (W.R. or Willie)

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Name of ShipMaravalDate of Arrival15 Jan 1879Port of ArrivalAuckland

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Armstrong, Maryanne Elizabeth, 1867–1954 (Person)