Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJohn George Louis Le Mottee ARMIT 
1777, 896
1777, 896Birth11 March 1875, Le Havre, France1778
Census5 April 1891, In the Village, South Carlton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1779 Age: 16
Census31 March 1901, 103 Monks Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1772 Age: 26
Census2 April 1911, 20 Oundle Road, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England1773 Age: 36
EmigrationMarch 1913, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1774 Age: 37
Census1 June 1916, Manitoba, Canada1775 Age: 41
Census1 June 1926, Railway Avenue, Foxwarren, Marguette, Woodlands, Manitoba, Canada1776 Age: 51
Death1 July 1955, Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada1780 Age: 80
BurialFoxwarren Cemetery, Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada
EducationFarm Pupil 18911779
FatherUNNAMED , 5784
MotherMary Ann SYKES , 5785 (~1839-1912)
Spouses
Birth30 July 1873, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1771
Census3 April 1881, 46 Monks Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1724 Age: 7
Census5 April 1891, St Swithin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Age: 17
Census31 March 1901, 103 Monks Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1772 Age: 27
Census2 April 1911, 20 Oundle Road, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England1773 Age: 37
EmigrationMarch 1913, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1774 Age: 39
Census1 June 1916, Manitoba, Canada1775 Age: 42
Census1 June 1926, Railway Avenue, Foxwarren, Marguette, Woodlands, Manitoba, Canada1776 Age: 52
Death1951 Age: 77
EducationScholar 18811724
FatherCharles DUCKERING , 886 (1841-1916)
MotherSarah Anne PARKER , 889 (1842-1915)
Notes for John George Louis Le Mottee ARMIT
John George L L M Armit’s mother is Mary Ann Sykes, but who his father is not so clear, as the father claimed died 16th June 1868. Records found so far in date order.
The 1861 Census Jersey, records Louis Armit and three of his children Bessie, Adela & Naomi are with him, including Mary Anne Sykes, servant unmarried aged 21 born England.
The Statement of the Services of Louis John Amadee Armit of the Royal Engineers records he was born in Dublin, Ireland 30th December 1825. It records him from 2nd Lieutenant 18th June 184? Cadet through to Lieut. Colonel Royal Engineers 27th Feb 1866 and then retirement 14th Aug 1867 due to Ill Health. It says he served during the Crimean campaign - present in command of a Company of Royal Sappers and Miners at the Siege of Sebastopol. In then records his two marriages and children. Ist marriage 5th May 1847 Portsea Hants Sarah Elizabeth Bredin, dead, children, Henry Robert Percy Bredin born 10th Feb 1848 Bermuda, Louis Arnold born 18th Sept 1849 Bermuda, Bessie Adela Jeaninette born 16th Feb 1862 Woolwich & Naomi Margaret Kate born 28th May 1853 Enniskillen. 2nd marriage 13th June 1865 St Mary’s Church Old Brompton, London, Mary Ann Sykes and no children recorded.
16th June 1868 Louis John Amadee Armit died Five Oaks, Jersey. Probate declares effects under £8,000
17th June 1868 the military record shows Mary Ann Armit was paid £50 per annum paid per quarter from Dec 1868 to June 1872. 1877 to 1882. 1882-1892. In todays money £50 is circa £6,000.
The 1871 Census Jersey records Mary Ann Armit widow living off a military pension.
1875 John george Louis le Mottee Armit born. No official record found.
1881 cannot find either John or Mary Ann?
1891 Census Eye, Peterborough, Mary Ann is living in a private house by herself with her own means.
1891 Census South Carlton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire records J G Louis Le Mottee Armit, Farm Pupil single aged 16 born Le Havre, France, British Subject.
1892 M A Armit sailed 18th August from Liverpool to Quebec on the Parisian.
15th June 1899 John and Sarah marry Lincoln. The marriage certificate records John’s father as, John Louis Le Mottee Armit, Gentleman.
1901 Census records Mary Ann boarding in Bournemouth declared as single ‘Living on own means’.
1901 Census 103 Monks Road, Lincoln records John & Sarah. His birth location given is London.
1911 Census records Mary Ann Armit, widow age 72 (born 1835) in the same household with John at 20 Albion Terrace, Oundle Road, Peterborough. This suggests John was born Kensington, London.
1912 Probate is recorded: Armit, Mary Anne of 20 Albion Terrace, Oundle Road, Peterborough widow died 30 April 1912. Probate London 8 June to John George Louis le Mottee Armit Mechanical Engineer. Effects £233 11s 4d.
1913 the family move to Canada
1926 Canadian Census records Louis as emigtrated 1892
Memorable Manitobans: John George Louis Le Mottee Armit (1875-1955) Businessman, municipal official.
Born at London, England on 11 March 1875, son of Armedie Armit and Mary Ann Sykes, he came to Canada with his widowed mother in 1882 (believe it to be 1892) and homesteaded near Fort Ellice. In 1898, their log cabin was destroyed in a fire while they were absent. Soon after they returned to England where he worked as a draftsman. On 15 June 1899, he married Sarah Kate Duckering (1875-1951) and they had three children: Phyllis Armit (1901-?), John Charles Louis Le Mottee Armit (1904-1910), and Louis Le Mottee Armit (1912-1970). In November 1912, the family emigrated to Canada and settled at Foxwarren.
He bought a hardware store which he operated until it was destroyed in the “Big Fire” of 1 May 1928 that affected much of the town’s business district. He then worked in insurance until 1939 when he became Municipal Clerk for the Village of Foxwarren, a position he held until his death. He also was a Justice of the Peace, Mayor of Foxwarren (1921-1922), and a Police Magistrate. He was a member of Westminster United Church, where he was Sunday School Superintendent, served on the Provincial Board of Directors for the Manitoba Red Cross, and was a Vice-President of the Red Cross.
He died at Foxwarren on 1 July 1955 and was buried in the Foxwarren Cemetery.
Manitoba Historical Society, Canada – Search: 18 March 2021
The 1861 Census Jersey, records Louis Armit and three of his children Bessie, Adela & Naomi are with him, including Mary Anne Sykes, servant unmarried aged 21 born England.
The Statement of the Services of Louis John Amadee Armit of the Royal Engineers records he was born in Dublin, Ireland 30th December 1825. It records him from 2nd Lieutenant 18th June 184? Cadet through to Lieut. Colonel Royal Engineers 27th Feb 1866 and then retirement 14th Aug 1867 due to Ill Health. It says he served during the Crimean campaign - present in command of a Company of Royal Sappers and Miners at the Siege of Sebastopol. In then records his two marriages and children. Ist marriage 5th May 1847 Portsea Hants Sarah Elizabeth Bredin, dead, children, Henry Robert Percy Bredin born 10th Feb 1848 Bermuda, Louis Arnold born 18th Sept 1849 Bermuda, Bessie Adela Jeaninette born 16th Feb 1862 Woolwich & Naomi Margaret Kate born 28th May 1853 Enniskillen. 2nd marriage 13th June 1865 St Mary’s Church Old Brompton, London, Mary Ann Sykes and no children recorded.
16th June 1868 Louis John Amadee Armit died Five Oaks, Jersey. Probate declares effects under £8,000
17th June 1868 the military record shows Mary Ann Armit was paid £50 per annum paid per quarter from Dec 1868 to June 1872. 1877 to 1882. 1882-1892. In todays money £50 is circa £6,000.
The 1871 Census Jersey records Mary Ann Armit widow living off a military pension.
1875 John george Louis le Mottee Armit born. No official record found.
1881 cannot find either John or Mary Ann?
1891 Census Eye, Peterborough, Mary Ann is living in a private house by herself with her own means.
1891 Census South Carlton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire records J G Louis Le Mottee Armit, Farm Pupil single aged 16 born Le Havre, France, British Subject.
1892 M A Armit sailed 18th August from Liverpool to Quebec on the Parisian.
15th June 1899 John and Sarah marry Lincoln. The marriage certificate records John’s father as, John Louis Le Mottee Armit, Gentleman.
1901 Census records Mary Ann boarding in Bournemouth declared as single ‘Living on own means’.
1901 Census 103 Monks Road, Lincoln records John & Sarah. His birth location given is London.
1911 Census records Mary Ann Armit, widow age 72 (born 1835) in the same household with John at 20 Albion Terrace, Oundle Road, Peterborough. This suggests John was born Kensington, London.
1912 Probate is recorded: Armit, Mary Anne of 20 Albion Terrace, Oundle Road, Peterborough widow died 30 April 1912. Probate London 8 June to John George Louis le Mottee Armit Mechanical Engineer. Effects £233 11s 4d.
1913 the family move to Canada
1926 Canadian Census records Louis as emigtrated 1892
Memorable Manitobans: John George Louis Le Mottee Armit (1875-1955) Businessman, municipal official.
Born at London, England on 11 March 1875, son of Armedie Armit and Mary Ann Sykes, he came to Canada with his widowed mother in 1882 (believe it to be 1892) and homesteaded near Fort Ellice. In 1898, their log cabin was destroyed in a fire while they were absent. Soon after they returned to England where he worked as a draftsman. On 15 June 1899, he married Sarah Kate Duckering (1875-1951) and they had three children: Phyllis Armit (1901-?), John Charles Louis Le Mottee Armit (1904-1910), and Louis Le Mottee Armit (1912-1970). In November 1912, the family emigrated to Canada and settled at Foxwarren.
He bought a hardware store which he operated until it was destroyed in the “Big Fire” of 1 May 1928 that affected much of the town’s business district. He then worked in insurance until 1939 when he became Municipal Clerk for the Village of Foxwarren, a position he held until his death. He also was a Justice of the Peace, Mayor of Foxwarren (1921-1922), and a Police Magistrate. He was a member of Westminster United Church, where he was Sunday School Superintendent, served on the Provincial Board of Directors for the Manitoba Red Cross, and was a Vice-President of the Red Cross.
He died at Foxwarren on 1 July 1955 and was buried in the Foxwarren Cemetery.
Manitoba Historical Society, Canada – Search: 18 March 2021
Notes for Sarah Kate (Spouse 1)
The 1891 Census (St Swithins, Lincoln RG12 2593 F16 R17) records Sarah aged 17, born in Lincoln, the daughter of Charles and training as an Engineering Apprentice. (Mark 8.97)
St Catherines House records the marriage of Sarah Kate in 1899 (April to June) and registered at Lincoln. (Michael)
The 1911 Census records that Sarah has been married 11 years and had 2 children, 1 alive and 1 deceased.
In 1940 her brother Richard visited her in the USA and it records her address as Fort Warren, Manitoba
St Catherines House records the marriage of Sarah Kate in 1899 (April to June) and registered at Lincoln. (Michael)
The 1911 Census records that Sarah has been married 11 years and had 2 children, 1 alive and 1 deceased.
In 1940 her brother Richard visited her in the USA and it records her address as Fort Warren, Manitoba
Notes for John George Louis Le Mottee & Sarah Kate (Family)
Marriage certificate records: 1899 Marriage solemnized at the Free Methodist Chapel, Silver Street, Lincoln in the district of Lincoln in the county borough of Lincoln. No 43, Fifteenth June 1899, John George Louis Le Mottee Armit age 24 years bachelor, Engineer residing 39 Cheviot Street, Lincoln, father John Louis Le Mottee Armit, Gentleman. Sarah Kate Duckering age 25 years Spinster residing 101 Monks Road, Lincoln, father Charles Duckering, Engineer. Married in the Free Methodist Chapel according to the rites and ceremonies of the United Methodist Free Church by certified by me John Mather, Minister. Both signed in the presence of Charles Duckering, Annie M duckering and Richard Duckering. 1899 Vol 7A, Page 1294
Stamford Mercury, 16 June 1899. Marriages. Armit-Duckering. At the Free Methodist church, Silver-street, Lincoln, on the 15th inst., Louis Armit (late of Fort Ellice, Manitoba), to Kitty youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs Duckering.
Stamford Mercury, 16 June 1899. Marriages. Armit-Duckering. At the Free Methodist church, Silver-street, Lincoln, on the 15th inst., Louis Armit (late of Fort Ellice, Manitoba), to Kitty youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs Duckering.