Lineage of Corry
JOHN CORRY, former provost of Dumfries in Scotland, settled, in 1639, at Tullynagardy, in the Ards, County Down.
The Corrys were probably well-known in Newtownards during the 17th and 18th centuries: Another John Corry (1771-1851), a farmer, married Susan White. They farmed at Concord Farm, Tullynagardy, built about 1800, but beside ruins ca 300 years old.
Later in life he established a timber business in Belfast called Corry & Montgomery, in 1814, and it was the foundation of the James P Corry & Company in 1814. John moved to Ballyalton House, beneath Scrabo Hill, after he gave the Tullynagardy farm to his daughter Mary, born in 1794. They called it Concord Farm. John Corry and his wife Susan had eight children.
Yet another branch established the Corry's Star Shipping line. They owned Scrabo Quarries and helped to build early Belfast. One of their ships was named the Jane Porter. Robert Corry is remembered as having introduced Scrabo Stone to Ireland as a building material.
He started the firm originally as building contractors and became a great timber merchant; and he founded a major shipping line.
The original John Corry was appointed a freeman of Belfast in 1654.
Corry spent only a brief period in Belfast and Lisburn before purchasing lands in County Fermanagh.
Corry thrived and, in 1646, bought the Coole estate from Roger Atkinson for £860.
Its extent was about 4,576 acres.
He married Blanch Johnston and had a son,
COLONEL JAMES CORRY (1634-1718), of Castle Coole, MP for Fermanagh, 1692-1718, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1671, and County Monaghan, 1677, who married firstly, in 1663, Sarah, daughter of Oliver Anketell, of Anketell Grove, County Monaghan, and had, with other issue,
JOHN, of whom presently.
He wedded secondly, 1683, Lucy, daughter of Henry Mervyn, of Trillick, without further issue.
Colonel Corry was succeeded by his only son,
COLONEL JOHN CORRY (1667-1726), of Castle Coole, MP for Enniskillen, 1711-13, County Fermanagh, 1719-26, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1711, who espoused, in 1701-2, Sarah, third daughter and co-heir of William Leslie, of Prospect, County Antrim, and had issue,
LESLIE, of Castle Coole;Martha, m Captain Edmund Leslie;SARAH, m Galbraith Lowry; mother of Armar, 1st Earl of Belmore;Mary; Elizabeth.
Lineage of Lowry
JAMES LOWRY or LAURIE (who is said to have been of the family of Laurie of Maxwelton), moved from Scotland to Ulster during the 17th century, settled at Ballymagorry, County Tyrone, before 1641, and died intestate 1665.
He was succeeded by his son,
ROBERT, of whom presently.
He wedded secondly, Jane, daughter of William Hamilton, of Ballyfatten, and by her had further issue.
He was present with his second wife at the siege of Derry, where he died in 1689.
His eldest son,
ROBERT LOWRY, of Aghenis, one of the Commissioners for the counties of Armagh and Tyrone, 1698, High Sheriff of County Tyrone, 1707-8 and 1719, espoused Anna, daughter of the Rev John Sinclair, of Holyhill, County Tyrone, by Anna Galbraith, and died in 1729, having had issue,
Robert, dsp;
GALBRAITH;
James (Rev), founded the branch seated at Pomeroy House.
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| Robert Lowry (Image: National Trust, Castle Coole) |
The second son and eventual heir,
GALBRAITH LOWRY-CORRY (1706-69), of Aghenis, MP for County Tyrone, 1748-68, High Sheriff of County Tyrone, 1733, and County Monaghan, 1743.
He assumed, 1764, on the death of his sister-in-law Martha, wife of Edmund Leslie-Corry MP, the additional surname and arms of CORRY.
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| Galbraith Lowry-Corry MP (Image: The National Trust) |
He wedded, in 1733, Sarah, second daughter and eventual co-heir of Colonel John Corry MP, of Castle Coole, and had issue,
ARMAR, his successor;Mr Lowry-Corry was succeeded by his son,
Anne, m William, 1st Earl of Enniskillen.
ARMAR LOWRY-CORRY (1740-1802), MP for County Tyrone, 1768-81, who assumed the additional surname and arms of CORRY.
Mr Lowry-Corry was elevated to the peerage, in 1781, in the dignity of Baron Belmore, of Castle Coole, County Fermanagh.
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| 1st Earl of Belmore (Image: the National Trust) |
His lordship was advanced to a viscountcy, in 1789, as Viscount Belmore; and further advanced, in 1797, to the dignity of an earldom, as EARL OF BELMORE.
He espoused, in 1772, the Lady Margaret Butler, eldest daughter of Somerset, 1st Earl of Carrick, by whom he had an only surviving child,
SOMERSET, styled Viscount Corry.His lordship married secondly, in 1780, Harriet, eldest daughter and co-heir of John, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by whom he had an only daughter, Louisa Mary Anne, who wedded, in 1804, George, 6th Earl of Sandwich.
He married thirdly, in 1794, Mary Anne, daughter of Sir John Caldwell Bt, but by her had no issue.
His lordship was succeeded by his son and heir,
SOMERSET, 2nd Earl (1774-1841), MP for County Tyrone, 1797-1800, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica, 1828-32, who wedded, in 1800, the Lady Juliana Butler, daughter of Henry, 2nd Earl of Carrick, and had issue,
ARMAR, his successor;
Henry Thomas;
Sarah.
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| 2nd Earl of Belmore (Image: the National Trust) |
His lordship was succeeded by his elder son,
ARMAR, 3rd Earl (1801-45), High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1832, who espoused, in 1834, Emily Louise, daughter of William Shepherd, and had issue,
SOMERSET RICHARD, his successor;
Armar, grandfather of 7th Earl;
Frederick Cecil George;
Henry William.
His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
SOMERSET RICHARD, 4th Earl (1835-1913), GCMG PC JP, Governor of New South Wales, 1868-72, who married, in 1861, Anne Elizabeth Honoria, daughter of Captain John Neilson Gladstone, and had issue,
SOMERSET RICHARD, 4th Earl (1835-1913), GCMG PC JP, Governor of New South Wales, 1868-72, who married, in 1861, Anne Elizabeth Honoria, daughter of Captain John Neilson Gladstone, and had issue,
ARMAR, his successor;
CECIL, 6th Earl;
Ernest;
Theresa; Florence; Madeline; Mary; Winifred; Edith; Violet; Margaret; Dorothy; Kathleen.
His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
ARMAR, 5th Earl (1870-1948), JP DL, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1901, Captain, Inniskilling Fusiliers, who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his brother,
CECIL, 6th Earl (1873-1949), JP DL, High Sheriff of County Tyrone, 1916, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1922, who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his cousin,
GALBRAITH ARMAR, 7th Earl (1913-60), JP DL, Major, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who married, in 1939, Gloria Anthea, daughter of Herbert Bryant Harker, and had issue,
JOHN, 8th and present Earl (1951-), of the Garden House, Castle Coole, who married, in 1984, the Lady Mary Jane Meade, daughter of John, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam, and has issue,
ARMAR, 5th Earl (1870-1948), JP DL, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1901, Captain, Inniskilling Fusiliers, who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his brother,
CECIL, 6th Earl (1873-1949), JP DL, High Sheriff of County Tyrone, 1916, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1922, who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his cousin,
GALBRAITH ARMAR, 7th Earl (1913-60), JP DL, Major, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who married, in 1939, Gloria Anthea, daughter of Herbert Bryant Harker, and had issue,
JOHN ARMAR, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his only son,
Anthea Geraldine (the Lady Anthea Forde);
Sarah Lilian.
JOHN, 8th and present Earl (1951-), of the Garden House, Castle Coole, who married, in 1984, the Lady Mary Jane Meade, daughter of John, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam, and has issue,
JOHN ARMAR GALBRAITH, Viscount Corry;
Montagu Gilford George;
Martha Catherine.
I have written an article about the Lowrys of Pomeroy here.
As 1st Earl of Belmore, Armar Lowry-Corry's three names represented the three components of his future inheritance: Armar, the valuable church-lands in Fermanagh; Lowry, his paternal estate in Tyrone; and Corry, the remainder of his Fermanagh estate and his country seat.
Belmore Mountain - or Mount Belmore - is a hill in west County Fermanagh.
I've written about the 8th and present Earl.
In 1852 the Fermanagh estate amounted to 7,140 acres in addition to the 14,900 acres of church-land leased from the Lord Bishop of Clogher; while the Tyrone lands comprised 41,448 acres.
The Belmore estates also encompassed counties Monaghan, Longford, Armagh and Dublin. This amounted, in all, to 72,715 acres.
In 1789 the gross rentals were as follows: Fermanagh church-lands £2,700; Fermanagh estate £1,400; Longford estate plus miscellaneous small properties £1,565; and Tyrone estate £7,130: giving a total rental of £12,795. By 1800 this had increased to £16,645.
The income generated by the estates allowed Castle Coole to be constructed at a cost of £57,000 in 1798, equivalent to approximately £20 million today.
The Belmores were one of the most powerful and influential landed families of their time.
Apart from their County Fermanagh seat, the palatial Castle Coole, the Belmores had a London house at 56 Eaton Place.
The family today live at the Garden House in the grounds of Castle Coole.
Belmore arms courtesy of European Heraldry. First published in December, 2009.
As 1st Earl of Belmore, Armar Lowry-Corry's three names represented the three components of his future inheritance: Armar, the valuable church-lands in Fermanagh; Lowry, his paternal estate in Tyrone; and Corry, the remainder of his Fermanagh estate and his country seat.
Belmore Mountain - or Mount Belmore - is a hill in west County Fermanagh.
I've written about the 8th and present Earl.
In 1852 the Fermanagh estate amounted to 7,140 acres in addition to the 14,900 acres of church-land leased from the Lord Bishop of Clogher; while the Tyrone lands comprised 41,448 acres.
The Belmore estates also encompassed counties Monaghan, Longford, Armagh and Dublin. This amounted, in all, to 72,715 acres.
In 1789 the gross rentals were as follows: Fermanagh church-lands £2,700; Fermanagh estate £1,400; Longford estate plus miscellaneous small properties £1,565; and Tyrone estate £7,130: giving a total rental of £12,795. By 1800 this had increased to £16,645.
The income generated by the estates allowed Castle Coole to be constructed at a cost of £57,000 in 1798, equivalent to approximately £20 million today.
The Belmores were one of the most powerful and influential landed families of their time.
Apart from their County Fermanagh seat, the palatial Castle Coole, the Belmores had a London house at 56 Eaton Place.
The family today live at the Garden House in the grounds of Castle Coole.
Belmore arms courtesy of European Heraldry. First published in December, 2009.
I didn't realise they weren't an 'old' family. I presume the Corry is related to Sir Isaac Corry, MP, Barrister-at-Law, late of Derrymore House?
ReplyDeleteI don't think the missing 'of' in the title is a mistake, although I don't know why it isn't there. There are other examples, e.g. Marquess Camden.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. One mustn't forget either that the Belmore courtesy title is an invention - there never was a Viscount Corry created! That's fairly commonplace too though.
ReplyDeleteI think the £74,000 2010 value of the £860 Coole estates purchase shows how inaccurate some old-new money currency convertors are, don't you think?
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Two things to note. Firstly, Mr Corry clearly had an eye for a bargain - no doubt he'd have picked it up for a good price. Secondly, the estate in 1646 would have been clearly vastly different to its appearance in the 18th century. There would have been very little in the way of roads or agricultural improvements, so its value would have been pretty low compared to less remote and more cultivated areas. VC
ReplyDeleteThere are different convertors, which use different measuring points (some compare the price of bread, other the GDP, etc.) I suspect the one you used doesn't properly reflect the amount paid; I would imagine that it was a bargain at 10x that figure.
ReplyDeleteW.