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ARMITAGE, ROBERT, eldest son of William James Armitage, Farnley Lodge, Leeds, and Emily, dau. of William Nicholson Nicholson, Roundhay Park, Leeds, and sister of William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson GCB, Field Marshal in the Army; b. 22 Feb 1866; adm. 22 Jan 1880 (G); left Nov 1883; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 23 May 1884, matr. Mich. 1884; BA 1888; adm. Inner Temple 12 Jan 1887, called to bar 1 Nov 1889, but did not practise; entered family firm; chairman Farnley Iron Co. Ltd, Brown Bayleys Steel Works Ltd, and other companies; Lord Mayor of Leeds 1904-5; MP (Liberal/Coalition Liberal) Leeds Central 1906-22; m. 1st, 8 Jan 1891 Caroline Katharine, dau. of Dudley Henry Ryder, Westbrook Hay, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.; m. 2nd, 24 Jul 1936, Mary Dorothea, widow of Rev. Edward Bacheler Russell, Vicar of Leyton, Essex, and dau. of Robert Barclay, Hoddesdon, Herts., banker; d. 10 Feb 1944.

ARMITAGE, WILLIAM JAMES, brother of Robert Armitage (qv); b. 7 Dec 1868; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (G); left Jul 1886; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 11 Oct 1886, matr. Mich. 1886; BA 1890; MA 1896; adm. solicitor Oct 1896; served 1914-8 war; Maj., 4th Batt. York and Lancaster Regt. 5 Oct 1914; TD; m. 29 Jul 1897 Marian Eva, only dau. of Maurice Henry Berkeley, Finchley, Middlesex, member Lloyds’; d. 5 Jul 1940.

ARMITSTEAD, JOHN HORNBY, eldest son of John Richard Armitstead (qv); b. 31 Aug 1868; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (R ); left Aug 1884; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 3 Jun 1887; BA 1891; MA 1896; ordained 1892; Curate, Sandbach, Cheshire 1892-9; Vicar of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire 1899-1919; Vicar of Sandbach from 1919; Hon. Canon Chester 1925; Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1932; member Cheshire County Council, Alderman from 1932; JP (1918) Cheshire; d. unm. 26 Oct 1941.

ARMITSTEAD, JOHN RICHARD, eldest son of Rev. John Armitstead, Vicar of Sandbach, Cheshire, and Susan Hester, second dau. of Rev. Richard Massie, Rector of Eccleston, Cheshire; b. 11 May 1829; adm. 15 Jan 1841 (Scott's); QS 1844; rowed bow in race against Eton 29 Jul 1847; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1848, matr. 28 Jun 1848, Westminster Student 1849-63; BA 1852; MA 1855; ordained deacon May 1853, priest 1854 (both Chester); Perpetual Curate of Goostrey, Cheshire 1858-61; Vicar of Wendlebury, Oxfordshire 1862-5; Vicar of Sandbach, Cheshire, from 1865; Hon. Canon Chester 1898; member Cheshire County Council 1895-1912, Alderman from 1912; for many years a familiar figure in the hunting field; m. 9 May 1866 Frances Mary, eldest dau. of William Henry Hornby MP, Poole Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire; d. 16 Sep 1918.

ARMITSTEAD, ROBERT, brother of John Richard Armitstead (qv); b. 25 Mar 1840; adm. 8 Jun 1853 (Scott's); QS Jun 1855; left 1857; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1857; 2nd Lieut., 1st Bombay European Fusiliers 13 Jun 1857; Lieut. 3 Nov 1859; 103rd Foot (formerly 1st Bombay European Fusiliers) 1 Jul 1860; half pay 8 Feb 1868; served in Indian Mutiny; d. unm. 31 Jul 1871.

ARMITSTEAD, WILLIAM GEORGE, brother of John Richard Armitstead (qv); b. 22 Mar 1833; adm. 1 Oct 1846 (Scott's); QS 1847; Capt. of the School 1851; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1852, matr. 3 Jun 1852, Westminster Student to 1856 [check]; played cricket against Cambridge 1853-4, 1856-7; BA 1857; MA 1865; ordained deacon 1859, priest 1860 (both Chester); Curate, Sandbach Heath, Cheshire 1859-62; Vicar of Goostrey, Cheshire, from 1862; m. May 1865 Mary Susan, dau. of Rev. W. Currie, Boughton Hall, Cheshire; d. 12 Mar 1907.

Armitt, Henry Cecil; b. Dec. 5, 1898; adm. Oct. 4, 1912 (R); left July 1917; Probationary Flying Officer R. N. A. S. Aug. 14, 1917; submarine and reconnaissance patrol, North Sea.

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ARMSTRONG, ---; in school list Jun 1764; left 13 Aug 1764.

Armstrong, Angus MacConnal, son of Rev. Frederick William Armstrong of Bromley, Kent, and Margaret Muriel, d. ofJohn MacConnal of Tarbert, Argyllshire; b. 13 Nov. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (A), non-res. KS Sept. 1930; left July 1934; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1934, BA 1938 (1st class hons Litt. Hum.), MA 1941; PhD (Edinburgh) 1943; Asst Sec. DOE; retd.; d. 15 May 2003