The Armitage connection to Lady Barron!!
Dad’s comments to the history of the Armitage – ‘Tucks wife was one of the Launceston ‘undertaker’ Armitage’s’!
I try not to get too involved with other family tree’s. There’s enough to do with our lot.
We all know that Dads (fathers side) Uncle Tuck married Lizzy Armitage. Last week discovered Dad (mothers side) great-uncle William Briant married Lizzy’s elder sister Ada Armitage. So Lizzy was also a sister-in-law to Harry Briant’s eldest brother William.
A look at Ancestry putting together Lizzy’s and Ada’s family tree.
If we thought the Robinson/Holt family was huge, we can think again.
The Armitage family are also plentiful. Another FI connection. Thomas Gunter, Store keeper at Lady Barron also married another of Lizzy’s sister Linda.
Dad had no idea.
Lizzy had plenty of family connections around the Lady Barron district as it turns out. I don’t think Tuck and Lizzy’s descendants are aware of this information though.
This may also explain finding the cut out of Frank Gunter (in uniform WWI) in the Briant photo album, not only a family friend but loosely connected through uncle William Briant, whom I believe used his second name ‘James’ in lieu of William.
As it turns out I recently found this photo, on the back is written with ‘kindest regards to Horace 1919’. I suppose when Horace and Maud married they would’ve known both had Armitage relatives.
Flinders Island: Badger Corner and Samphire River 
Hi distant cousins! I’m an Armitage descendant. I’m happy to confirm to you that the photo you thought might be David Armitage is indeed him: David Walter Armitage born 1902, died 1984. I checked this with his grandson Greg Armitage.
Hello Tim, thank you so much for confirming this is David Armitage in the old photograph. He must have been close friends with the Briant family as found with family & friend photographs.
Elizabeth Armitage married Tuck Robinson so have lots of second cousins from this union, while her elder sister Ada married William Briant (my great grandfathers Henry Briants older brother) I can see a number of female descendants that seem to peter out.
Linda Armitage married a Gunter and they also resided on Flinders Island but not related to me.
Just a question Who were Davids parents? regards Deb
Hello everyone, I know that this website is probably out of date but my mother’s grandfather was Frank Gunter and at the moment we are trying to find out everything we know about the Gunter family. Frank Gunter walked out on my grandmother and her mum when my grandma was only 10 months old which is the reason why we don’t have much information. We know that his father Phillip was from Flinders Island and that Phillip’s father, Thomas Gunter married Linda Armitage and with a quick look through the website I can see that you guys have heritage with the Armitage side. If you guys would have any information about the Gunter family and are willing to share with us that would be great! I will attach an email address for my mother if you guys get this message and if you guys are willing to share any information that you have.
Kind Regards,
Bonnie, Daughter of Sharon.
sharonadelewright@icloud.com
Hi Sharon,
I hope you are able to find out a little more information.
I have sent you email
warm regard
Deb Robinson