Stronge Baronets

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The Stronge family are Northern Irish landowners of Tynan Abbey, County Armagh, the family also had the residence of Lizard Manor, Aghadowey, County Londonderry.

1 The Baronets
2 Coat of arms of the baronet
3 Sources

[edit] The Baronets

The Stronge baronetcy (Stronge of Tynan) was conferred in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 June 1803:

Rev. Sir James Stronge, 1st Baronet (1750-1 Dec 1804)
Sir James Matthew Stronge, 2nd Baronet, PC (6 Apr 1786-2 Dec 1864)
Sir James Matthew Stronge, 3rd Baronet, MP for co.Armagh 1864-1874 (25 Nov 1811-11 Mar 1885)
Sir John Calvert Stronge, 4th Baronet (21 Feb 1813-29 Dec 1899); suc. his brother
Sir James Henry Stronge, 5th Baronet, PC 1924 (8 Dec 1849-20 May 1928)
Sir Walter Lockhart Stronge, 6th Baronet (5 Sep 1860-5 Jun 1933)
Sir Charles Edmond Sinclair Stronge, 7th Baronet (5 Feb 1862-5 Dec 1939), suc. his brother.
Sir Charles Norman Lockhart Stronge, 8th Baronet, PC (23 Jul 1894-21 Jan 1981)
Capt. Sir James Matthew Stronge, 9th Baronet (21 Jun 1932-21 Jan 1981) Unproven
Sir James Anselan Maxwell Stronge, 10th Baronet (17 Jul 1946-) Unproven

The current holder of the title does not own the lands of Tynan Abbey. These are held by the daughters of Sir Norman, 8th baronet.

A son of the 4th baronet was Sir Francis William Stronge (1856-1924), an envoy to Chile.

Members of the family include Sir Norman and Sir James, both politicians, who were assassinated by the IRA. The family seat, Tynan Abbey, was bombed during the attack and burned to the ground; its ruin has since been demolished.

[edit] Coat of arms of the baronet

Arms of the Stronge Baronets, of Tynan

[edit] Crests

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

[edit] 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).