The Crossley Baronets

This family is descended from CROSSLEY of Scaitcliffe, Lancashire, which is said to have been settled at  Todmorden, Yorkshire, during the reign of EDWARD III.

JOHN CROSSELEY, of Stansfield in Rochdale, born 1474; living in 1524, was succeeded by his son,

RICHARD CROSSLEY, of Scaitcliffe, who died in 1548, leaving, by his wife Alice, a second son,

RICHARD CROSSLEY (1537-88), of Scaitcliffe, who left, by Elizabeth his wife,

ANTHONY CROSSLEY, of Scaitcliffe, who purchased Hollinrake Holme in 1586; he died in 1624, leaving, with other issue by Mary his wife, an eldest son,

JOHN CROSSLEY, of Scaitcliffe, who married, in 1615, Dorothea, daughter of Richard Lorde, of Hundersfield, and had, with other issue,

JOHN CROSSLEY (1620-46),  of Frailcroft in Todmorden, who wedded, in 1640, Mary, daughter of Cæsar Jackson, of Worsthorne, Lancashire, and dvp 1646, having had, with other issue,

ANTHONY CROSSLEY, of Scaitcliffe, Lancashire, married firstly, in 1664, Anne Eastwood; and secondly, in 1702, Grace _______.

He died in 1707, and by his first wife he had issue,

ANTHONY CROSSLEY (-1757), of Further Scaitcliffe, and of Dromore, County Down, the first of the family to move to Ulster, who fought at the battle of the Boyne, 1690, and was father of

ANTHONY CROSSLEY, who married the daughter of  _______ Brown, and had issue,

William, of Lisburn, born in 1745;

JOHN, of whom presently.

The younger son,

JOHN CROSSLEY (1746-1830), of Lisburn, County Antrim, wedded Elizabeth Alcott, and had a younger son,

FRANCIS CROSSLEY (1787-1846), of Glenburn, Dunmurry, County Antrim, a Major in the East India Company, Governor of the Andaman Islands, who espoused firstly, Miss Stewart, of Lisburn; and secondly, in 1837, Elizabeth Helen, daughter of William Irwin, of Mount Irwin, County Armagh, by whom he had issue,

Francis William, of Annagola, near Middletown, Co Armagh;

WILLIAM JOHN, of whom we treat;

Thomas Hastings Henry (1846-1926), Professor of Greek, QUB;

Emmeline.

The second son,

WILLIAM JOHN CROSSLEY JP (1844-1911), MP for Altrincham, 1906-10, married, in 1876, Mabel Gordon, daughter of Francis Anderson, and had issue,

KENNETH IRWIN, his heir;

Eric, OBE; grandfather of the 3rd and 6th Baronets;

Brian;

Lettice; Cicely.

Mr Crossley was created a baronet in 1909, designated of Glenfield, Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

Sir William was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR KENNETH IRWIN CROSSLEY, 2nd Baronet (1877-1957), JP, High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1919, who wedded firstly, in 1901, Florence Josephine, daughter of Joseph Nash Field, and had issue,

ANTHONY CROMMELIN, his heir;

Fidelia Josephine; Ruth Irwin; Catherine Pamela Field.

He espoused secondly, in 1954, Elizabeth Joyce, daughter of Enoch Shenton, without further issue.

Sir Kenneth's only son and heir,

ANTHONY CROMMELIN CROSSLEY (1903-39), MP for Oldham, 1931-35, Stretford, 1935-39, married, in 1927, Clare, daughter of Brigadier A F Thomson, and had issue,

FRANCIS PATRICK IRWIN;

Penelope Georgina; Virginia Charlotte Theresa.

Mr Crossley was accidentally killed in an air crash on the 15th August, 1939.

His only son and heir,

FRANCIS PATRICK IRWIN CROSSLEY (1929-53), Lieutenant, Grenadier Guards, died unmarried, when the title reverted to his cousin,

SIR CHRISTOPHER JOHN CROSSLEY, 3rd Baronet (1931-89), grandson of Eric Crossley OBE (see above), Lieutenant-Commander RN, who wedded firstly, in 1959, Carolyne Louise, daughter of Lesoie Grey Sykes, and had issue,

NICHOLAS JOHN;

JULIAN CHARLES.

He married secondly, in 1977, Lesley, daughter of Dr K A J Chamberlain.

Sir Christopher was succeeded by his elder son,

SIR NICHOLAS JOHN CROSSLEY, 4th Baronet (1962-2000), who died unmarried, when the title devolved upon his brother,

SIR JULIAN CHARLES CROSSLEY, 5th Baronet (1964-2003), who died unmarried, when the baronetcy reverted to his cousin,

SIR SLOAN NICHOLAS CROSSLEY, 6th Baronet (1958-), grandson of Eric Crossley OBE (see above), who wedded, in 1999, Jane Elizabeth, daughter of Harold Tyycross.

Glenburn House: entrance front to the south (Timothy Ferres, 2022)

GLENBURN HOUSE, Dunmurry, Belfast, is a two-storey, five-bay Georgian house of ca 1745.

Owners and Tenants of Glenburn

• Wolfenden
• Hogg
• Darby
• Curtis
• Crossley
• McConnell
• Murphy
• Clarke
• Richardson
• Belfast Bible College

The Glenburn demesne, including the house and bleach green, was established by John Wolfenden; and subsequently Mr Hogg; followed by Mr Darby.

Glenburn House was thereafter extended by Mr Darby, and is thought to have been further enlarged by Edward Curtis about 1811.

Glenburn House: west elevation (Timothy Ferres, 2022)

It became Major Francis Crossley's residence in 1835, and his son, Sir William John Crossley, 1st Baronet, appears to have been born at Glenburn.

The house was occupied in the early 1850s by James McConnell, of McConnell & Kennedy, Flax and Tow Spinners. 

Entrance portico with paired columns (Timothy Ferres, 2022)

In an auction sales brochure of 1861 Glenburn House and demesne was described thus:

"Being suitable in every respect for a gentleman's country seat, having a demesne of 75 acres, and a tastefully laid-out garden which was well stocked with fruit trees. On the south side of the house was a water damn which had been ornamented by the planting of shrubs and nearby a tea house surrounded by a garden.”

Between 1862-65 the owner is recorded as being the Liverpool Borough Bank, with Issac J Murphy, of John Murphy & Co, flax spinners, residing at Glenburn.

Glenburn became vacant in 1884, and five years later, in 1889, it was purchased by the Northern Banking Company, and a Major-General Clarke lived there until 1889.

Glenburn: east elevation  (Timothy Ferres, 2022)

George Richardson occupied the house in 1893.

In 1983 the Belfast Bible College moved to Glenburn, and the original Georgian mansion serves as administrative offices.

Former Crossley residence ~ Combermere Abbey, Whitechurch, Shropshire.

First published in July, 2022.

Cairndhu House

CAIRNDHU HOUSE, near Larne, County Antrim, was built for Mr Stewart Clark at some stage after 1878.

Mr Clark was a wealthy Scottish textile industrialist. He married Annie (daughter of John Smiley and sister of SIR HUGH HOUSTON SMILEY Bt). Their daughter Edith married Sir Thomas Dixon in 1906. 

Cairndhu comprises two storeys and many gables; though it's style is vaguely Oriental, given that it boasts ornate, openwork bargeboards and an elaborate wooden veranda and balcony running for most of the frontage.

The house was later extended, in 1897-8, to the designs of Samuel P Close.

A collection of small buildings were on the site, presumably a farm, which in 1857 was called Seaview, the property of Robert Agnew.

Mr Clark bought Seaview in 1878, and would appear to have rebuilt it rather than remodelled or extended it, as there is now no trace of any earlier buildings.

The architect of the initial phase of Clark's building may have been Mr Close.

Cairndhu was extended by Mr Clark at various times, the last time reportedly being in 1906.

Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon purchased Cairndhu in 1918.

They added the servants' dining hall.

In 1947, the Dixons donated the house and 162 acres of land to the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority. 

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SIR THOMAS DIXON, 2nd Baronet, married Edith, youngest daughter of Mr Stewart Clark, of Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, Scotland, and Cairndhu, in 1906, at Dalmeny Church, South Queensferry.

Edith Clark was the sister of Sir John Stewart-Clark, 1st Baronet.

After their marriage, the Dixons lived for varying periods at Graymount House, Hillsborough Castle, Drumadarragh, Luttrelstown, and Lucan, before purchasing Lady Dixon’s childhood summer residence, Cairndhu.

The estate increased in size to nearly 500 acres when the adjoining properties of Droagh (formerly Sir Edward Coey’s estate) and Carnfunnock (William Chaine’s property) were purchased.

The Dixon family held many house and garden parties and entertained public dignitaries with grouse shooting in the Antrim Hills. 

More improvements were made to the house including the servants' dining hall.

The house was beautiful and Cairndhu had a large workforce, with 20 indoors staff, kitchen staff, ladies maids and upstairs staff .

Sir Thomas occupied his time with livestock farming, including a herd of dairy cows.

The farm office, stables and cattle byres were based at Hillhead Farm, now the clubhouse of Cairndhu Golf Club. 

Mr. Frank Brownlow was responsible for looking after the extensive herds of cattle and sheep at Carnfunnock, Cairndhu and hill land at Ballyboley.

He travelled to auctions all over Ireland to purchase cattle for Sir Thomas and managed the farm at Cairndhu. 

The land at Cairndhu was used for grazing cattle, mainly Shorthorns and Galloway cattle, which were bred for beef.

Two or three mornings per week they would inspect the cattle together and if Mr Brownlow pointed out to Sir Thomas that neighbouring farms were for sale, such as Droagh Farm, Sir Thomas would buy them and knock down hedges to have his fields extended for grazing. 

Sir Thomas often had his chauffeur, Sandy Moreland, drive him round the fields in his yellow and black Rolls-Royce to see his cattle, land stewards and head gardeners.

There were twenty-two gardeners and estate workers. 

In 1937, when Carnfunnock was merged with Cairndhu, Mr Brownlow was responsible for the management of the whole estate, which consisted of 500 acres.

In September, 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, Sir Thomas, as Mayor of Larne (1939-41), handed over his Larne residence for use as a War Hospital Supply Depot and organised the YMCA canteen at the harbour. 

Lady Dixon was president of the Ulster Fund and War Hospital Supply Depot for Serving Forces (Larne Depot) with donations requested in October 1939 to purchase necessary materials.

Sir Thomas provided his land, though he and Lady Dixon were able to live independently in Cairndhu without being affected.

The Carnfunnock walled garden grew cabbage, cauliflower and other vegetables that were used in Cairndhu or taken to Lady Dixon’s friends and family. 

In 1940 Lady Dixon gave one of their three Rolls-Royces to be converted into an ambulance for first-aid parties to the Larne A.R.P. Ambulance Service.

In May, 1947, Sir Thomas celebrated his 79th birthday, and the occasion was marked by announcing a generous gift: After forty years at Cairndhu, the Dixons donated their 60-room family home, with 100 acres of the estate, to the Ministry of Health and Local Government for use as a convalescent home and hospital. 

At the time, Lady Dixon said that she was very sorry to be going away from the house that her father built: “It’s too big for us now, though. It was different in the days when we could entertain.”

Sir Thomas died on holiday at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, on 10th May, 1950, aged 81.

His body was brought back on the Stranraer steam-boat en route to his last residence, Wilmont House in Dunmurry.

The funeral service was held at Belfast Cathedral before burial at Dundonald Cemetery.

His younger brother Herbert, who had already been elevated to the peerage as 1st Baron Glentoran, succeeded him in the baronetcy.

At the time of Sir Thomas’s death, his effects were valued at over £389,000.

Cairndhu was officially opened as a convalescent hospital in 1950, but funding difficulties meant that, in 1986, it was closed down by the Department of Health and Social Services. 

In 1995, the Lord Rana purchased Cairndhu House and the surrounding gardens from the council.

A public consultation was held in 2018 over plans to develop the site of the derelict mansion into 'retirement village' facilities and a care home.

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CAIRNDHU was originally built as a summer residence in 1875 on a beautiful site overlooking the sea, which hitherto had a small amount of planting around a former smaller house called Sea View.

The trees, forming an effective shelter-belt, date from the late 19th century.

The site benefited initially from the shelter-belts of the adjoining property, Carncastle Lodge (now Carnfunnock Country Park).

These adjacent sites are now both administered by Larne Borough Council.

Gardens developed round the house with steeply terraced lawns.

The grounds rise on a steep slope from sea level, east to west.

The productive gardens were to the west side of the house at the most elevated level.

Vestiges of these remain and some dilapidated glass-houses.

There are good specimens of mature trees, shrub planting and lawns.

The northern end is now a golf course.

First published in August, 2010.

The Blackwood Baronets (1763)

The Blackwoods, represented by the noble house of Dufferin, are of Scottish extraction, and can be traced in the public records of Scotland to a very early period. One branch migrated to France, of which was the celebrated Adam Blackwood (1539-1613), privy counsellor to MARY, Queen of Scots (whose marriage with the Dauphin of France he had negotiated), and senator of the Presidial Court of Poitiers.

He died there in 1613, leaving ample proofs of his talents as a civilian, a poet, and a divine; and was there interred with great pomp under a marble monument, inscribed with a long epitaph, styling him "Nobilis Scotus, inclytorum majorum, in Caledonia notus." 

The male line of the French Blackwoods became extinct at the death  of SIMON XAVIER DE BLACVOD, Chevalier, Seigneur des Frozes in Poitou, whose eldest daughter and co-heiress, MARIE THÉRÈSE BLACVOD, married, in 1776, Jean Philippe Bellin de la Bontadière, Chevalier, Seigneur des Cotes. A scion of the Fifeshire family (from which Fifeshire family also derived the Poitou branch) was

JOHN BLACKWOOD, of Bangor, County Down, born in Scotland in 1591, who became possessed of considerable landed property in Ulster, which he settled on the marriage of his son. 

He died in 1663,  and was interred at Bangor Abbey.

His grave-stone reads:

HERE LIES [JOHN] BLACKWOOD, MERCHANT, LATE PROVOST OF BANGOR, WHO DEPARTED THIS LYFE THE 22 OF MAY 1663 AND OF AGE 72. 

HERE LYES A MAN WHO LIV'D OF LATE INTO A FLOORISHING ESTATE YET WAS IT HIS GLORY THAT THERBY HIMSELF HE DID NOT MAGNIFY A SOBER IVST [Just] AND ..... MAN AND THOVGH HIS LIFE WAS BVT A SPAN YET IT SO BLAMELESS WAS THAT HE DESERVES A LASTING MEMORIE.

John Blackwood wedded Janet Clerke, and had, with three daughters, a son and successor,

JOHN BLACKWOOD, of Ballyleidy, County Down, who was attainted by JAMES II.

He espoused Anna Wauchope, and died in 1698, leaving, with three daughters, an only son,

JOHN BLACKWOOD, of Ballyleidy, also attainted by JAMES II's parliament. 

He married Ursula, daughter and co-heir of Robert Hamilton, of Killyleagh, and by her had issue,

ROBERT, his heir;

James, ancestor of the Blackwoods (now PRICES) of Saintfield;

Ursula.

The elder son,

ROBERT BLACKWOOD (1694-1774), of Ballyleidy, married firstly, in 1721,  Joyce, sister of JOSEPH, 1ST EARL OF MILLTOWN, and had issue,

Leeson, d 1773;
JOHN, of whom hereafter;
Margaret.

He wedded secondly, Grace Macartney, and had further issue,

William;
Grace; Sarah; Elizabeth; Ursula Harriot; Dorcas.

Mr Blackwood was created a baronet in 1763, designated of Ballyleidy, County Down.

He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son,

SIR JOHN BLACKWOOD, 2nd Baronet (1721-99), who married, in 1751, DORCAS, 1ST BARONESS DUFFERIN AND CLANEBOYE, eldest daughter and heiress of James Stevenson, of Killyleagh, and had issue,

Leeson;
Robert;
JAMES STEVENSON, his successor;
John (Rev);
HANS, succeeded his brother;
Price;
Henry, Vice-Admiral; cr a baronet, designated of the Navy;
Anne; Sophia; Dorcas; Margaret Catherine.

Sir John was succeeded by his eldest surviving son,

SIR JAMES STEVENSON BLACKWOOD, 3rd Baronet (1755–1836), who inherited the barony at the decease of his mother and succeeded, in 1807, as 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye.

Sir James married, in 1801, Anne Dorothea, daughter of John, 1st Baron Oriel, though the marriage was without issue.

He was succeeded in the family honours by his brother,

HANS, 3rd Baron and 4th Baronet (1758-1839), who espoused firstly, in 1784, Mehetabel Hester, daughter of Robert Temple, and had issue,

Robert Temple (1788-1815);
Hans;
PRICE, 4th Baron;
Henrietta.

His lordship wedded secondly, in 1801, Elizabeth, daughter of William Henry Finlay, and had further issue,

William Stear (Rev);
Henry Stevenson;
Anna Dorothea; Elizabeth Dorcas; Henrietta Catherine; two other daughters.

The 3rd Baron was succeeded by his son and successor,

PRICE, 4th Baron and 5th Baronet (1794-1841), who married, in 1825, Helen Selina, daughter of Thomas Sheridan, and had issue,

FREDERICK TEMPLE, 5th Baron and 6th Baronet (1826–1902), who was created, 1871, Earl of Dufferin; and advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1888, as MARQUESS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA.

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John Francis Blackwood, 11th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye (b 1944), would be the 12th Blackwood Baronet of Ballyleidy, and the 8th Blackwood Baronet of the Navy; the baronetcy, however, remains dormant.

The Blackwood Baronets' London residence was 13 Cavendish Square.

First published in June, 2012.

The Hill Baronets

THE HILL BARONETS OWNED 230 ACRES OF LAND IN COUNTY LONDONDERRY

SAMUEL HILL, the first ancestor of this family in Ulster, went from Buckinghamshire to Ireland as Treasurer of that kingdom, under OLIVER CROMWELL, about 1642.

For his active services he received large grants of lands in the counties of Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, and Derry, and eventually settled at Coleraine, being a burgess of the first corporation of Londonderry.

This Samuel Hill married Sarah, daughter of Michael Beresford, by whom he had issue, two sons, John and Jonathan, who then held commissions as Major and Captain respectively during the celebrated siege of Derry.

The elder son,

JOHN HILL, succeeded to the family estates, and wedded, in 1642, Mary, daughter of Thomas Wilson, of Kilkenny, by whom he acquired an estate in lands and houses in East Smithfield, Manor of Stepney, Middlesex.

He died leaving an only son,

SAMUEL HILL, of Culmore, which estate he obtained with his wife, Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Hugh Rowley, of Culmore, by Mary, daughter of Edward Rowley, of Castle Roe, MP for Londonderry, by Lettice his wife, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene.

ROWLEY, of Culmore and of Walworth, his heir;
Samuel, of Strangford, County Down;
Hugh (Rev Dr), of Mount Hill, County Armagh;
Elizabeth, m William Montgomery, of Grey Abbey;
Lettice; Mary.

The eldest son,

ROWLEY HILL (1672-1739), of Ballykelly, County Londonderry, MP for Ratoath, 1734-9, married, in 1726, Sophia Beresford, second daughter of Gorges Lowther MP of Kilrue, County Meath, and had issue,

HUGH, his heir;
George, drowned at sea;
John;
Jane; Catharine; Mary.

The elder son,

HUGH HILL (1728-95), who married firstly, in 1754, Mary, daughter of John Hodgson, of Ballynascreen, and had issue, four daughters,

Elizabeth; Sophia Beresford; Mary; Letitia.

He wedded secondly, in 1762, Hannah, daughter of John McClintock, of Dunmore, County Donegal, and had issue,

GEORGE FITZGERALD, his successor;
John Beresford, father of GEORGE, 3rd Baronet;
Rowley George;
Marcus Samuel;
Rebecca.

Mr Hill, MP for Londonderry City, 1768-95, and Collector of that port, was created a baronet in 1779, designated of Brook Hall, County Londonderry.

He was succeeded by his eldest son,

THE RT HON SIR GEORGE FITZGERALD HILL, 2nd Baronet (1763-1839),

Privy Counsellor in Ireland, a trustee of the linen manufacture, Colonel, Derry Militia, MP for Londonderry, 1795-1830; and successively Clerk of the Irish House of Commons, Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, Governor of the Island of St Vincent, and Governor of Trinidad.

Sir George espoused, in 1788, Jane, third daughter of the Rt Hon Lord John Beresford, brother of George, 1st Marquess of Waterford, which lady dsp 1836.

He died without issue, and the title devolved upon his nephew,

SIR GEORGE HILL, 3rd Baronet (1804-45), who espoused, in 1831, Elizabeth Sophia, eldest daughter of John Rea, of St Columb's, by Louisa his wife, daughter of the Very Rev Stewart Blacker, of Carrick Blacker, County Armagh, and had issue,

JOHN, his successor;
George;
Rowley (Rt Rev), grandfather of 7th and 9th Baronets;
Louisa Jane; Letitia Diana.

Sir George was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JOHN HILL, 4th Baronet (1833-72), High Sheriff of County Londonderry, 1869, who married, in 1863, Charlotte Isabella, daughter of Henry David Blyth, and had issue,

GEORGE, his successor;
HENRY BLYTH, successor to his brother;
John;
Hugh Rowley;
Charlotte Elizabeth; Letitia Catherine; Mary Maud; Louisa Isabella.

Sir John, Captain, 17th Lancers, was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR GEORGE HILL, 5th Baronet (1866-78), who died in childhood, and was succeeded by his brother,

SIR HENRY BLYTH HILL, 6th Baronet (1867-1929), DSO, Captain, Royal Irish Fusiliers, who wedded, in 1907, Eliza Maud, daughter of George Bowdler Gipps, and had issue, an only child, JOHN PATRICK (1909-10), who died in infancy.

The baronetcy accordingly reverted to Sir Henry's cousin,

SIR GEORGE ROWLEY HILL, 7th Baronet (1864-1954), son of the Rt Rev Rowley Hill, who espoused, in 1890, Alice Estelle Harley, daughter of Edward Bacon, and had issue, an only child,

SIR GEORGE CYRIL ROWLEY HILL, 8th Baronet (1890-1980), who wedded, in 1919, Edith Muriel, daughter of W O Thomas, though the marriage was without issue, and the title reverted to his cousin,

SIR GEORGE ALFRED ROWLEY HILL, 9th Baronet (1899-1985), who wedded firstly, in 1924, Rose Ethel Kathleen, daughter of William Richard Spratt, and had issue,

RICHARD GEORGE ROWLEY, his successor.

He espoused secondly, in 1938, Jessie Anne Roberts, and had further issue,

JOHN ALFRED ROWLEY, 11th Baronet;

Margaret Anne Rowley.

Sir George was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR RICHARD GEORGE ROWLEY HILL, 10th Baronet (1925-92), MBE, who married firstly, in 1954, Angela Mary, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Stanley Gallon; and secondly, in 1975, Zoreen Joy Macpherson, by whom he had issue, two daughters,

Charlotte Mary Rowley; Georgina Emma Rowley.

Sir Richard was succeeded by his brother,

SIR JOHN ALFRED ROWLEY HILL, 11th Baronet (1940-), of Oadby Grange, Leicestershire, who married, in 1966, Diana Anne Walker.

The Hill Papers are deposited at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 

St Columb's

When Sir George Hill, 3rd Baronet, married Elizabeth Rea in 1831, St Columb's in Derry's Waterside became their residence.

The Hills remained at St Columb's until about 1890, when it was acquired by the Cookes.

They owned 969 acres of land in County Donegal.

Brook Hall

During the Siege of Derry in 1689 Brook Hall, at Culmore, was the headquarters for JAMES I's army and the house was occupied by the Duke of Berwick, who commanded His Majesty's army.

The original house was replaced ca 1780 by an elegant villa to the north of its site, where extensive landscaping took place.

This house was altered ca 1816, when the balcony was added and it took on its Regency-style appearance.

It would appear that Sir George Hill, 3rd Baronet, leased Brook Hall to Henry Barré Beresford (the Hills are related to the Beresfords through intermarriage) in 1831, and went to live with his new wife at St Columb's.

The estate was purchased in 1852 by Samuel Gilliland, who planted the demesne with its rare ornamental trees and shrubs.

David Gilliland heads a family of quite remarkable achievement and social conscience.

Married to the novelist Jennifer Johnston, David, a Londonderry solicitor, inherited Brook Hall and has continued the family passion for gardening by restoring, maintaining and improving the estate's gardens of azaleas, rhododendrons and flowering shrubs, as well as an arboretum harbouring over 900 specimens of conifers and deciduous trees.

Brook Hall is listed on the UK’s Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest.

When the house was built ca 1780, surrounding land was acquired to create a landscape park, which slopes down to the River Foyle.

The house, lodge and gates are listed.

Much original planting remains including parkland oaks, beeches and chestnuts.

In Notes of a Journey in the North of Ireland in the summer of 1827, Mitchell wrote that,

Upon the grounds, evidently neither expanse nor skill has been spared in furnishing and maturing one of the most luxuriant collections of shrubs I ever beheld.

There is also more recent planting of considerable interest in the arboretum, begun in 1932 by Commander Frank Gilliland, RNVR.

This important collection, which occupies about 35 acres west and south west of the house, has been continuously enlarged over the years.

The present owner, who succeeded to the property in 1957, has catalogued the collection.

The walled gardens are partly cultivated.

Nearby lies the National Collection of Escallonia.

The gate lodge, one remaining of two, was built ca 1820 and is listed with the house and gates.

Residence in 1956 ~ 2 Dawlish Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

First published in January, 2011.

The Langham Baronets

 This family is descended from WILLIAM, son of Henry de Langham, who held land in Langham, Rutland, during the reign of EDWARD I.

The fourteenth in lineal descent from him was

ALDERMAN SIR JOHN LANGHAM (1584-1671), Knight, Sheriff of London, 1642, who was created a baronet in 1660, designated of Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire.

The conferral of a baronetcy was as a recompense for his sufferings in the royal cause (having been twice committed to the Tower, with the Lord Mayor and other aldermen, for refusing to publish an act for the abolition of royalty). Sir John, who acquired a large fortune as a turkey merchant, represented the City of London in parliament in 1654, and the borough of Southwark, 1660.

He married Mary, daughter of James Bunce, and was succeeded at his decease by his eldest son,

SIR JAMES LANGHAM, 2nd Baronet (1621-99), who married thrice, but left one daughter only by his first wife Mary, daughter and co-heir of Sir Edward Alston, Knight; namely Mary, wedded to Henry, Earl of Warrington.

Following his decease the title devolved upon his brother,

SIR WILLIAM LANGHAM, 3rd Baronet (c1625-1700), of Walgrave, Sheriff of Northampton, 1672, MP for Northampton, who married thrice, but had issue by his third marriage only (with Martha, daughter of Herbert Hay), a son, his successor,

SIR JOHN LANGHAM, 4th Baronet (c1670-1747), who espoused firstly, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Samwell Bt, of Upton, Northamptonshire, and had, with other children,

JAMES &
JOHN, successive baronets;
William, father of JAMES, 7th Baronet.

Sir John married secondly, Maria, eldest daughter of Sir Richard Temple KB, and widow of the Rev Dr West, and had several children.

He was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JAMES LANGHAM, 5th Baronet (c1696-1749); who died without issue, when the title devolved upon his brother,

SIR JOHN LANGHAM, 6th Baronet (c1698-1766), who transmitted his memory to posterity by placing £6,000 in new South-Sea annuities, in the hands of the Corporation of London, for the purpose of founding a society for the relief of distressed soldiers and sailors, and their families.

Sir John died without issue, when the title devolved upon (the son of his deceased brother, William) his nephew,

SIR JAMES LANGHAM, 7th Baronet (1736-95), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, 1797, who married firstly, in 1767, Juliana, sister and sole heiress of Thomas Musgrave, of Old Cleve, Somerset, and had, with other issue,

WILLIAM, his successor;

JAMES, 10th Baronet.

Sir James was succeeded by his second son,

SIR WILLIAM LANGHAM, 8th Baronet (1771-1812), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, 1797, who espoused firstly, 1795, Henrietta Elizabeth Frederica, only daughter and heiress of the Hon Charles Vane, of Mount Ida, Norfolk, and had issue,

WILLIAM HENRY, 9th Baronet;

Henrietta; Charlotte.

He wedded secondly, in 1810, Augusta Priscilla, only daughter of the Hon William Henry Irby, and niece of Lord Boston.

Sir William was succeeded by his only son,

SIR WILLIAM HENRY LANGHAM, 9th Baronet (1796-1812), who died unmarried, and was succeeded by his uncle,

SIR JAMES LANGHAM, 10th Baronet (1776-1833), MP for St Germains, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, 1816, who married, in 1800, Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Francis Burdett, and sister of Sir Francis Burdett Bt, of Foremark, Derbyshire, by whom he had, with other issue,

JAMES HAY, his successor;

Herbert;

Henrietta.

Sir James was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JAMES HAY LANGHAM, 11th Baronet (1802-93), who wedded, in 1828, Margaret Emma, eldest daughter of 2nd Baron Kenyon, and dsp 1893, and was succeeded by his nephew,

SIR HERBERT HAY LANGHAM, 12th Baronet (1840-1909), JP DL, who espoused, in 1868, Anna Maria Frances, second daughter of 3rd Baron Sandys, and had issue,

HERBERT CHARLES ARTHUR, his successor;

*Cecily (Rockfield Cottage, Portaferry, County Down).

He was succeeded by his only son,

SIR HERBERT CHARLES ARTHUR LANGHAM, 13th Baronet (1870-1951), JP DL, of Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh, 1930, who wedded, in 1893, Ethel Sarah, eldest daughter of Sir William Emerson-Tennent, 2nd Baronet, of Tempo Manor, County Fermanagh, and had issue,

JOHN CHARLES PATRICK, his successor.

He was succeeded by his only son,

SIR JOHN CHARLES PATRICK LANGHAM, 14th Baronet (1894-1972), JP DL, of Tempo Manor, who married, in 1930, Rosamond Christabel, younger daughter of Arthur Rashleigh, of Holy Well House, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, and had issue,

JAMES MICHAEL, his successor.

Sir John was succeeded by his only son,

SIR JAMES MICHAEL LANGHAM, 15th Baronet (1932-2002), TD, of Tempo Manor, Captain, North Irish Horse, who married, in 1959, Marion Ellen Audrey Barratt, daughter of Oswald Horner Barratt, and had issue,

JOHN STEPHEN, his successor;

Rupert William;

Lucinda Jane.

Sir James was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JOHN STEPHEN LANGHAM, 16th Baronet (1960-), of Tempo Manor, who married, in 1991, Sarah Jane, daughter of John Denis Greene, and has issue,

TYRONE DENIS JAMES, his successor;

Phœbe Tara; Isabella Hay.

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SIR CHARLES LANGHAM, 13th Baronet, sold the ancestral seat, Cottesbrooke Park, in 1911.

He married Ethel Tennent in 1893 and they lived at TEMPO MANOR, which his wife had inherited.

The Langhams acquired the Cottesbrooke estate in around 1635-40. They progressed from very humble beginnings in Guilsborough to becoming Lord Mayor of London, accumulating huge wealth trading with Turkey and the Middle East. In 1660, John Langham was sent to Breda in Holland to petition King Charles II to return to England – he was rewarded with a baronetcy.

Langham Place, London, as the short stretch of new road linking Upper Regent Street with Portland Place was known, took its name from Sir James Langham, 10th Baronet, whom Nash secured in 1813 as client for the biggest house to be erected on the surplus Foley House plots that he had set aside for building on.

Former seats ~ Cottesbrooke Hall, Northamptonshire; Glyndebourne, East Sussex; Southend, Essex.

Former London residence ~ Langham House, Portland Place.

First published in April, 2014.

The Macartney Baronets

GEORGE MACARTNEY (c1630-1702), son of George Macartney, the last of the Macartneys of Blacket, parish of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, settled in Belfast in the 1650s.

He married and had two sons,

George,  Lieutenant-General in the army;
ISAAC, of whom we treat.

Mr Macartney, sometimes known as "Black George" to distinguish him from his kinsman, George Macartney (1626-91), prospered in the town of Belfast, where he was a merchant and ship-owner; Burgess, 1665; and served four terms as Sovereign or Mayor.

Mr Macartney's younger son,

ISAAC MACARTNEY (c1670-1738), possessed a large estate in Ulster, and served as High Sheriff of County Antrim, 1690.

Mr Macartney spent £40,000 in constructing the docks and quays at the port of Belfast.

He wedded Anne, sister and co-heiress (with her sister, the wife of John MacDowall, of Freugh, and grandmother of Patrick, Earl of Dumfries) of John Haltridge, of Dromore, County Down, MP for Killyleagh, 1703-25, and had issue,

GEORGE, High Sheriff of Co Antrim, 1743, Sovereign of Belfast, 1749/50/51/56/59/63;
WILLIAM, of whom hereafter;
Grace, m Sir Robert Blackwood Bt.

The younger son,

WILLIAM MACARTNEY (1714-93), MP for Belfast, 1747-60, espoused Catherine, daughter of Thomas Bankes, of the family of Bankes of Corfe Castle, Dorset, and had issue,

ARTHUR CHICHESTER (1744-1827), KC, of Murlough, County Down;
JOHN, of whom we treat;
five daughters.

William Macartney MP, his wife Catherine, and their daughter

The second son,

JOHN MACARTNEY (1747-1812), of Lish, County Armagh, MP for Fore (Co Westmeath), 1792-7, Naas, 1798-1800, received the honour of knighthood in 1796 for his exertions in promoting the inland navigation of Ireland.

Sir John was created a baronet in 1799, designated of Lish, County Armagh.

The territorial designation "Lish" is somewhat curious, given that there is no townland or civil parish by that name to the best of my knowledge. 

It might refer to the townland of TULLYLISH, which sits on the River Bann between Banbridge, County Down, and Portadown, County Armagh.

He married firstly, Miss Anne Scriven, descended from the Barclays of Urie, in Scotland, and had issue,

WILLIAM, his successor;
Isaac;
John;
Arthur;
Elizabeth; Maria; Anna.

Sir John wedded secondly, Catherine, daughter of the Rt Hon Walter Hussey Burgh, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and had a son and daughter,

Hussey Burgh;
Catherine.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, 

THE REV SIR WILLIAM ISAAC MACARTNEY, 2nd Baronet (1780-1867), of Lish, Rector of Desertegny, County Donegal, who married Ellen, daughter of Sir James Barrington Bt, and had issue,

JOHN;
William;
Sophia; Anna; Georgina; Fanny; Maria.

Sir William was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JOHN MACARTNEY, 3rd Baronet (1832–1911), who migrated to Jolimont, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, and wedded, in 1865, Catherine, daughter of Alexander Miller, by whom he had issue,

WILLIAM ISAAC, his successor;ALEXANDER MILLER, 5th Baronet;
John Barrington, father of the 6th Baronet;
Herbert Charles;
Robert Graham;
David Edwin;
Harold Eric Joseph;
Victor Alan.

The eldest son,

SIR WILLIAM ISAAC MACARTNEY, 4th Baronet (1867-1942), died unmarried, when the title devolved upon his brother,

SIR ALEXANDER MILLER MACARTNEY, 5th Baronet (1869-1960), who died unmarried, when the baronetcy reverted to his first cousin,

SIR JOHN BARRINGTON MACARTNEY, 6th Baronet (1917-99), a dairy farmer, who espoused, in 1944, Amy Isobel Reinke, and had issue, an only child,

SIR JOHN RALPH MACARTNEY, 7th and present Baronet (1945-), of Mount Pleasant, Queensland, Australia, who married, in 1966, Suzanne Marie Fowler, and has issue, four daughters,

Donna Marie;
Karina Lee;
Katharine Ann;
Anita Louise.

Sir John is a former Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy; Malaya and Vietnam 1968–69; in 1979, a teacher at Bruce College Technology.

Isaac Macartney

ISAAC MACARTNEY (c1670-1738), merchant and shipowner of Belfast, was the son of another merchant and shipowner, "Black" George Macartney.

This Isaac was High Sheriff of County Antrim, 1690, and a Burgess of Belfast, 1701-07.

He built George and Hanover Quays in Belfast at his own expense; though was ruined by his brother-in-law's debts, his own "inattention to business", and the inefficiency of trustees appointed to manage his estates.

Mr Macartney was a Presbyterian and a leading elder of First Belfast Presbyterian Church between 1709-16.

He had an annual income of £400 from leasehold properties in Belfast and inherited his wife's estates in Counties Down and Armagh. His wife was Anne Haltridge (d 1748), daughter of William Haltridge, a wealthy Dromore merchant.

Macartney was gradually drawn into the financial affairs of his brother-in-law, which caused his financial ruination.

I have discovered a fascinating article by the Rt Hon Sir William Grey Ellison-Macartney KCMG (1852-1924), a statesman who served as Governor of several Australian states:-

In dealing with the two branches of the Macartney family, which settled in Belfast in the second quarter of the 17th century, the author of Benn's History of Belfast and the editor of The Town Book of Belfast have fallen into several inaccuracies.

Though both these publications were issued during my father's lifetime, neither of these writers made any enquiries of him for the purpose of identifying the respective personalities of the two George Macartneys who came from Scotland, and who occupied very prominent positions in Belfast, during the second half of the 17th century.

One was George Macartney, of Auchinleck, whose son George acquired in 1742 an estate in the north of Antrim, and whose descendants are known as the Macartneys of Lissanoure; the other was George Macartney of Blacket, from whom are descended, with others,

• Col John Merton Macartney, late of Dorset Regiment, the male representative of this branch; 
• Edward Henry Macartney MP, of Glenallan, Brisbane, Queensland;
• The Rt Hon Sir William Ellison-Macartney;
• Sir John Macartney Bt, of Queensland;
• The Very Rev Hussey Burgh Macartney, Dean of Melbourne.

First published in December, 2010.

The Hardinge Baronets

This family is descended from

NICHOLAS HARDINGE, who was seated at Kings Newton, Derbyshire, in the reign of HENRY VII; who wedded Isabel, daughter of Edward Webb, and had issue,

SIR ROBERT HARDINGE (1621-79), Knight, of Kings Newton, who married Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Sprignell Bt, of Highgate, Middlesex, leaving with other issue,

Robert, dsp 1728;

GIDEON, of whom hereafter.

Sir Robert, a Master in Chancery, raised a royalist troop of horse during the reign of CHARLES I, and entertained CHARLES II at Kings Newton Hall.

Sir Robert, who was knighted, 1674, was succeeded by his younger son,

THE REV GIDEON HARDINGE (c1668-1712), Vicar of Kingston, Surrey, who left issue,

NICHOLAS, of whom we treat;
Caleb, MD, Physician to the Queen;
Mary, m Sir John Stracey, Knight.

The Rev Gideon Hardinge's elder son,

Nicholas Hardinge MP

NICHOLAS HARDINGE (1699-1758), of Canbury, Surrey, MP for Eye, 1748-54, a barrister, Chief Clerk of the House of Commons, 1731, Attorney-General to the Duke of Cumberland, Joint Secretary to The Treasury, 1752, married, in 1738, Jane, daughter of Sir John Pratt, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, and had issue,

George, dsp 1816;
Henry (Rev), father of the 2nd Baronet and Capt George N Hardinge RN;
RICHARD, of whom hereafter;
Juliana; Jane; Caroline.

George Hardinge MP (1743-1816)

The youngest son,

RICHARD HARDINGE (1756-1826), of BELLEISLE, County Fermanagh, was created a baronet in 1801, designated of BELLE ISLE, County Fermanagh, with remainder to the heirs male of his father.

Sir Richard wedded firstly, in 1793, Mary, natural daughter of RALPH, 1ST EARL OF ROSS, by whom he had no issue; and secondly, in 1826, Caroline Munster, daughter of Lieutenant-General George Wulff.

Sir Ralph Gore was born at BELLEISLE in 1725 and was created Earl of Ross in 1772. He died in 1801, leaving Belle Isle to his only surviving child, Mary, who married Sir Richard Hardinge, 1st Baronet, who sold Belle Isle, in 1830, to the Rev John Porter for £68,000 (£5.8 million in today's money).

Sir Richard died without issue, in 1826, when the baronetcy devolved, according to the limitation, upon his nephew,

THE REV SIR CHARLES HARDINGE, 2nd Baronet (1780-1864), Rector of Crowhurst, Surrey, who married, in 1816, Emily Bradford, second daughter of Kenneth Callander, of Craigforth, Stirlingshire, and had issue,

HENRY CHARLES, 3rd Baronet;
EDMUND STRACEY, 4th Baronet;
Robert James;
Caroline Bradford; six other daughters.

It is thought that Sir Charles sold BELLEISLE, his estate in County Fermanagh, and purchased Boundes Park in Kent.

Their other residence was Ketton Hall, Darlington, County Durham.

Sir Charles was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR HENRY CHARLES HARDINGE, 3rd Baronet (1830-73), who died unmarried, when the title devolved upon his brother,

SIR EDMUND STRACEY HARDINGE, 4th Baronet (1833-1924).

Former residences: 25 Duke Street, off Manchester Square, London; Sundridge, Sevenoaks, Kent.

• Sir Henry Charles Hardinge, 3rd Baronet (1830-73);
• Sir Edmund Stracey Hardinge, 4th Baronet (1833–1924);
• Sir Charles Edmund Hardinge, 5th Baronet (1878–1968);
• Sir Robert Hardinge, 6th Baronet (1887–1973);
• Sir Robert Arnold Hardinge, 7th Baronet (1914-86);
• Sir Charles Henry Nicholas Hardinge, 8th Baronet (1956–2004) – succeeded as 6th Viscount Hardinge in 1984).

THE VISCOUNTCY OF HARDINGE was created in 1846 for the soldier and politician Sir Henry Hardinge.

His son, the 2nd Viscount, represented Downpatrick in Parliament.

His great-great-grandson, the 6th Viscount, succeeded a distant relative as 8th Baronet, of Belle Isle in the County of Fermanagh, in 1986.

This aforementioned baronetcy had been created in 1801 for Richard Hardinge.

He was the third son of Nicolas Hardinge, younger brother of Rev Henry Hardinge and uncle of the latter's third son Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge.

The baronetcy was created with special remainder to the male heirs of Richard Hardinge's father.

Whilst the present and 7th Lord Hardinge is generally believed to be the 8th Hardinge Baronet, the succession has yet to be proved.

The mitre on the Hardinge crest indicates the family's ecclesiastical past. The other crests, two pennants, allude to the naval exploits of George Nicholas Hardinge: As a naval commander, he captained HMS Scorpion in 1803, capturing the brig Atalanta (or Atalante).  

First published in December, 2010.

The Stronge Baronets

THE STRONGE BARONETS OWNED 4,404 ACRES OF LAND IN COUNTY ARMAGH,

8,426 ACRES IN COUNTY TYRONE, AND 124 ACRES IN COUNTY LONDONDERRY

MATTHEW STRONGE , of Strabane, County Tyrone, 1670, and of Clonleigh, 1616, a scion of STRANG of Balkaskie, was warden of Lifford, County Donegal, 1713.

He acquired a considerable tract of land in County Londonderry, by lease from the corporation of goldsmiths of London, and in 1689, in consideration of services done and losses sustained at the memorable defence of Derry, obtained a renewal thereof.

He also purchased lands in counties Tyrone and Donegal.

In 1688 he was attainted by JAMES II's parliament, and died in 1716, having by Anne, his wife, had a son, 

CAPTAIN JAMES STRONGE, of Croghan, County Donegal, and of Clonleigh, High Sheriff of the City of Londonderry, 1682, who was attainted by JAMES II's parliament, 1688.

He wedded, in 1675, Margaret, daughter of John Douglas, of Waterside, and had issue, 

JOHN;
Isabella, m Thomas Babington.

The only son,

THE REV JOHN STRONGE (1678-1744), Rector of Tynan, County Armagh, married, in 1714, Ellinor, daughter and heiress of Captain James Manson, of Tynan (by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heiress of Hugh Echlin, of Tynan), and had issue,

James (Rev), DD, died unmarried;
MATTHEW, his successor;
John, died unmarried;
William, army captain;
Mary, m to the Rev A Benson DD, Rector of Monaghan;

The armorial bearings of the Stronges include those of Echlin and Manson.

The Rev John Stronge's second son, 

MATTHEW STRONGE, of Liverpool, Mayor, 1768-9, espoused Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Powell, of Stannage Park, and had issue,

JAMES, his heir;
Elinor, widow of J Blackburne, of Wavertree Hall, Lancs.

Mr Stronge was succeeded by his son,

THE REV JAMES STRONGE (1750-1804), of Tynan, who wedded, in 1785, Helen, daughter of John Tew, of Dublin, by his wife Margaret, grand-niece to John, 1st Baron Farnham.

Mr Stronge was created a baronet in 1803, designated of Tynan, County Armagh.

He was succeeded by his son,

SIR JAMES MATTHEW STRONGE, 2nd Baronet (1786-1864), DL, of TYNAN ABBEY, who wedded, in 1810, Isabella, daughter of Nicolson Calvert, and had issue,

JAMES MATTHEW, his successor;
JOHN CALVERT, 4th Baronet;
Charles Walter;
EDMOND ROBERT FRANCIS, father of the 6th Baronet;
Maxwell Du Pré;
Frances Helen; Catherine Caroline Brownlow.

Sir James was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JAMES MATTHEW STRONGE, 3rd Baronet (1811-85), JP DL, High Sheriff of County Armagh, 1843, MP for County Armagh, 1864, who espoused, in 1836, Selina Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Nugent, though the marriage was without issue, when the baronetcy devolved upon his brother,

SIR JOHN CALVERT STRONGE, 4th Baronet (1813-99), JP DL, barrister, who married, Margaret Zoë, daughter of the Hon Henry Caulfeild, and had issue,

JAMES HENRY, his successor;
Francis William (Sir), KCMG;
Alice Isabella.

Sir John was succeeded by his elder son,

THE RT HON SIR JAMES HENRY STRONGE, 5th Baronet (1849-1928), who wedded, in 1885, Edith Margaret, daughter of Colonel Ynyr Henry Burges, of PARKANAUR, County Tyrone, and had issue,

James Matthew (1891-1917), killed in action;
Zoë Edith; Daphne Helen; Rose Ethel; Jessy; Joy Winifred.

Sir James had already embarked on a distinguished legal career when he inherited TYNAN ABBEY.

Having graduated from Lincoln's Inn in 1874, he had gone on to serve as High Sheriff of Tyrone in 1880, and Armagh in 1885.

Perhaps more significantly, he was the Imperial Grand Master of the Loyal Orange Order.

In the lead up to the Great War, Sir James was among the most influential Orangemen.

He was one of thirty delegates who sat on the Ulster Unionist Council alongside the Duke of Abercorn, Lords Londonderry, Erne and Ranfurly.

Sir James was a staunch Unionist and Protestant.

Indeed his abhorrence of Gladstone and Home Rule was such that Sir Jack Leslie claims there used to be an etching of the Grand Old Man at the bottom of Sir James's "piss-pot" at Tynan!

Sir James's only son, James Matthew Stronge, was killed at the age of 26 in the Great War while serving as a lieutenant with the Royal Irish Fusiliers in France (August, 1917).

His name heads the war memorial at the church in Tynan.

He had been married just weeks before his death to Winifred Alexander, of Carrickmoyle.

Sir James was succeeded by his cousin,

SIR WALTER LOCKHART STRONGE, 6th Baronet (1860-1933), JP DL, who died unmarried, when the title devolved upon his brother,

SIR CHARLES EDMOND SINCLAIR STRONGE, 7th Baronet (1862-1939), who wedded, in 1892, Marian Iliff, daughter of Samuel Bostock, and had issue,

CHARLES NORMAN LOCKHART, his successor;
Pauline Marian (1898-1922).

Sir Charles was succeeded by his only son,

THE RT HON SIR (CHARLES) NORMAN LOCKHART STRONGE, 8th Baronet (1894-1981), MC JP, who wedded, in 1921, Gladys Olive, daughter of Henry Thomas Hall, and had issue,

JAMES MATTHEW, died with his father; High Sheriff of Co Armagh, 1967;
Daphne Marian; Evelyn Elizabeth; Rosemary Diana.

SIR JAMES MATTHEW STRONGE, 9th Baronet (1932-81), died unmarried, and was succeeded by his cousin (see 2nd Baronet),

SIR JAMES ANSELAN MAXWELL STRONGE, 10th and present Baronet (b 1946), whose lineage is as follows:

Edmond Robert Francis Stronge, JP, fourth son of the 2nd Baronet, Captain, Royal Tyrone Fusiliers, wedded, in 1859, Charlotte Newman, second daughter of John Piercy Henderson, of Foswell Bank, Perthshire, and died in 1911, having had issue,
Edward Owen Fortecue Stronge (1871-1949), who married, in 1903, Maude Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Edward W Bailey, of Glenluce, Ballycastle, County Antrim, leaving issue, 

Maxwell Du Pré James Stronge, of Raheenduff House, Foulks Mills, County Wexford, who wedded, in 1945, Eileen Mary (Eila), younger daughter of the Rt Hon Maurice Marcus McCausland, of Drenagh, and had issue, JAMES ANSELAN MAXWELL STRONGE, 10th and present Baronet.

There is no heir to the baronetcy.

First published in December,  2010.  Stronge arms courtesy of the NLI.