tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post2285427884562238329..comments2024-03-28T06:00:49.647+00:00Comments on Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (181) Armstrong (later Watson-Armstrong) of Cragside and Bamburgh, Barons ArmstrongNick Kingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-13175871945994055212016-08-10T13:14:01.261+01:002016-08-10T13:14:01.261+01:00You can't attach a photo to a comment here, bu...You can't attach a photo to a comment here, but if you send me a message using the contact form in the sidebar I will send you my email address and you can attach a photo to a regular email.Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-67959734071951273842016-08-10T13:13:56.519+01:002016-08-10T13:13:56.519+01:00You can't attach a photo to a comment here, bu...You can't attach a photo to a comment here, but if you send me a message using the contact form in the sidebar I will send you my email address and you can attach a photo to a regular email.Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-57201967888022559692016-08-09T15:49:24.040+01:002016-08-09T15:49:24.040+01:00Jesmond DEAN House.Lady Armstrong lived there till...Jesmond DEAN House.Lady Armstrong lived there till her death in 1893.The house was sold after Lord A's death.I have a photo.How do I attach it amateurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811875365750568978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-80324935052614141382016-05-03T14:35:08.125+01:002016-05-03T14:35:08.125+01:00I am afraid I don't understand your point. Wha...I am afraid I don't understand your point. What are you comparing the £1.4m probate valuation of Lord Armstrong's estate with?<br />Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-13006406872915430552016-05-02T21:03:37.642+01:002016-05-02T21:03:37.642+01:00its me again - i dont know how to sign as anything...its me again - i dont know how to sign as anything else.<br />the problem which your value creates is the unbeleivable diminution of the estate in only 10-15 years.That spend seems impossible no matter how inept he watson-armstrong wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-16532553121116087632016-05-02T09:21:52.262+01:002016-05-02T09:21:52.262+01:00An anonymous correspondent writes: Re baron Armstr...An anonymous correspondent writes: Re baron Armstrong of Cragside.You appear to have used a multiplier of c1000 to state worth in today's terms - surely should be 100 Pages 1 "£1.3b today" and page 2 gift to RVI.<br /><br />I have replied: My figures for comparative value come from the website https://www.measuringworth.com/. For any individual cross-temporal comparison of wealth there are several ways of calculating a result. A simple measure that assesses the RPI inflation impact would as you say produce a figure roughly 100x the original value since 1900. But I have preferred the 'economic power' value which seems a more relevant translation of Armstrong's fabulous wealth.Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-16219406518041356272015-10-13T12:19:53.408+01:002015-10-13T12:19:53.408+01:00Alison,
From memory, one of these attributions is...Alison,<br /><br />From memory, one of these attributions is suggested on the National Trust's collections website, and the others are from an Internet source, but they seem plausible as almost certainly the family would have had portraits of these people, and the ages, style of dress/uniform etc correspond,Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-21771137001630984602015-10-13T10:44:39.430+01:002015-10-13T10:44:39.430+01:00Hi Nick, I am so pleased to have happened upon thi...Hi Nick, I am so pleased to have happened upon this blog as I am a direct descendant of this Watson family, William Watson 1757-1814 being my 5ggrandfather. It has been like reading a synopsis of my own research. I am interested in where you got the information of the tentative identification of the Watson sons' portraits at Cragside? AlisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com