The Stronge family are Northern Irish landowners of

Tynan Abbey Tynan Abbey in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was a large Gothic Revival architecture, neo-gothic-romantic country house built c. 1750 (later renovated c. 1815) and situated outside the village of Tynan. It was home to the Stronge Baronets, ...

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ...

, the family also had the residence of Lizard Manor,

Aghadowey Aghadowey ()Placenames NI
County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...

The Baronets, of Tynan

The Stronge

baronetcy A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

(Stronge of Tynan) was conferred in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

on 22 June 1803: #Rev. Sir James Stronge, 1st Baronet (1750 – 1 December 1804), born at

, the country house built by his father. #Sir James Matthew Stronge, 2nd Baronet, DL, DCL (6 April 1786 – 2 December 1864), son of the first Baronet. Sir James served as a

Gentleman of the Privy Chamber A privy chamber was the private apartment of a royal residence in England. The Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber were noble-born servants to the Crown who would wait and attend on the King in private, as well as during various court activities, f ...

. In 1810 he married Isabella Calvert, daughter of Nicolson Calvert, of

Hunsdon House Hunsdon House is a historic house in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Harlow. Originally constructed in the 15th century, it was most notably the estate of Henry VIII of England. It has been rebuilt several times since then, and is ...

, Hertfordshire, and had four sons, including the third and fourth baronets. # Sir James Matthew Stronge, 3rd Baronet, DL, JP (25 November 1811 – 11 March 1885), was a military officer and landowner, eldest son of the second baronet. He was succeeded by his brother. #Sir John Calvert Stronge, 4th Baronet DL JP, BL (21 February 1813 – 29 December 1899). Stronge was a barrister. He was born, and baptised, at his grandfather's home,

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

, England, as opposed to his family's seat at

. He served as chief magistrate of police at

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, and solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue for Ireland, and was also a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

for

and

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...

as well as deputy lieutenant of County Armagh. In 1888, he was also responsible for the grounds of

being made open to the public. He succeeded his brother James in the baronetcy at the age of 71 years. He married Lady Margaret Zoe Caulfeild, daughter of Henry Caulfeild and only sister of James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont on 14 September 1848 and had issue: Sir James Stronge, 5th Baronet; Sir Francis William Stronge, K.C.M.G. He was succeeded in 1899 by his eldest son. # Sir James Henry Stronge, 5th Baronet, PC (8 December 1849 – 20 May 1928), barrister and politician, was a committed Unionist, serving as a delegate to the

Ulster Unionist Council The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it led unionist opposition to the Irish Home Rule movem ...

. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin Capt. Walter Stronge. #Sir Walter Lockhart Stronge, 6th Baronet, JP, DL (5 September 1860 – 5 June 1933). Stronge was a soldier. He succeeded his cousin in the baronetcy in 1928. He was deputy lieutenant of

and a

for

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, also having a military career with the 4th Battalion of the

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment o ...

. He died without issue and was succeeded by his brother Charles. #Sir Charles Edmond Sinclair Stronge, 7th Baronet (5 February 1862 – 5 December 1939), succeeded his brother. He was also a member of The Apprentice Boys of Derry Parent Club in Londonderry. # Sir Charles Norman Lockhart Stronge, 8th Baronet, PC (23 July 1894 – 21 January 1981) # Major Sir James Matthew Stronge, 9th Baronet (21 June 1932 – 21 January 1981), son of the 8th Baronet. # Sir James Anselan Maxwell Stronge, 10th Baronet (b. 17 July 1946) He is the son of Maxwell du Pré James Stronge and grandson of Edward Owen Fortescue Stronge, a brother of the 7th Baronet.

Tynan Abbey

The lands of

are held by the grandson of Sir Norman, 8th baronet. Members of the family include Sir Norman and James Stronge, both politicians, who were killed by the

IRA Ira or IRA may refer to: *Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name *Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name *Iran, UNDP code IRA Law *Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status of ...

. The family seat,

, was bombed during the attack and burned to the ground; its ruin has since been demolished.

Coat of arms of the baronet

Crests

* "A cluster of wine grapes" * "An eagle with two heads displayed beaked and legged"

Shield

Quarterly: *1st and 4th argent, a chevron, undée sable, between three lozenges, azure, in the centre chief point, an estoile, gules (''for Stronge''); *2nd argent, an eagle displayed, or (''for Manson''); *3rd quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a ship of one mast, sable; 2nd and 3rd, or, a fesse chequy argent, and azure (''for Echlin'').

Mottoes

* "Tentanda via est" – ''the way must be tried'' * "Dulce quod utile" – ''pleasant because useful''

Notes

Sources

* * *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1803 establishments in the United Kingdom