St. Bartholomew's Churchyard
Margaret Burgess has submitted the following:-
George, nickname, ”Geordie Gibb” was the son of John and Martha Armstrong of Robinson Square, Newbiggin by the Sea. He was born 1885 and came from a Fishing family but he worked as a miner. His brother James died in the Anglia Disaster of 1904 and both are remembered on the Grave of John and Martha in the Churchyard of St Bartholomew, Newbiggin by the Sea.
In St. Bartholomew's Churchyard is a family headstone which reads:-
In
Memory of
James
The beloved husband of
Annie Armstrong
And son of
John & Martha Armstrong
Of Newbiggin
Who was drowned while
Rendering assistance to
The grounded Steamer Anglia
Dec. 8th 1904 aged 39 years
(Four-line inscription)
The above John Armstrong
Died Sept 11th 1907
Aged 66 years
The above Martha Armstrong died
June 28th 1928 aged 78 years
Also Pte. George Armstrong
N.F. who was
Killed in Action in France
July 18th 1916 aged 31 years
He is remembered at Newbiggin by the Sea on N10.06
