My name is Gerard Strong. I am the youngest of ten children. My father was Charles Strong, and I believe his father had the same name. My father was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in the early years of the last century. My grandfather came from Cavan, in County Cavan, and my father used to say that his family had been involved with the maintenance and upkeep of the Catholic Church/?cathedral in that town. I know nothing of my grandfather's family, and I estimate that he must have emigrated to Glasgow around 1880-1890. There are a number of genetic identifiers which I assume might feature in any other branches of the branch of the family connected to us. Most notable is the tendency to develop grey hair at an early age. I would be interested to hear from any Strongs out there who hear any bells ringing from this information. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Get personalised at My Yahoo!.
Hello Gerard... I've got two records (#s912 and 1821) in the Irish Strong database relating to a Rev. Charles Strong in County Cavan. The records date from 1843 and 1849, and relate to the transfer of lands; Rev. Strong was one of several people joining in a deed grant. The records are derived from the Index maintained in the Registrar of Deeds in Dublin. I don't have the particulars of the actual deeds, but can forward index details if you wish. I suspect your Charles Strong is not the same individual... but he may be related. I will also copy this message to several other researchers whom I am aware have an interest in the Strongs of County Cavan... of whom there were a great many. I'm not aware of any premature graying in the line, but then I don't personally know any of those folks... perhaps they will recognize the characteristic. Incidentally, there is some ongoing research involving the Cavan lineages trying to determine whether there are any links to certain Stronges in Counties Down and Wicklow. Perhaps you will be able to provide a few insights re the research! {:-) FYI, most, if not all of the Cavan Stronges were either Church of Ireland (Anglican) or Presbyterian. I am not aware of any Catholics, altho there may have been some. You many wish to take a look at the following website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/cavan.htm Let me know if you see anything there which jogs your memory. {:-) Regards Dave Strong =============== ----- Original Message ----- From: G S <gstronguk@yahoo.co.uk> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 4:01 PM Subject: [STRONG] Surname Strong > > My name is Gerard Strong. I am the youngest of ten children. My father was Charles Strong, and I believe his father had the same name. My father was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in the early years of the last century. > > My grandfather came from Cavan, in County Cavan, and my father used to say that his family had been involved with the maintenance and upkeep of the Catholic Church/?cathedral in that town. > > I know nothing of my grandfather's family, and I estimate that he must have emigrated to Glasgow around 1880-1890. > > There are a number of genetic identifiers which I assume might feature in any other branches of the branch of the family connected to us. Most notable is the tendency to develop grey hair at an early age. > > I would be interested to hear from any Strongs out there who hear any bells ringing from this information. > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalised at My Yahoo!. > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ========================================================