To David Leahy: Thank you for sharing your information with me. I am taking the liberty of forwarding this information to the Rootsweb Strong-List, so that I may pass it along to other interested researchers. Please note that I have recently updated my links page, and added your URL along with others at the time: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530/links.html We do appreciate your help! Regards, David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 ************************** -----Original Message----- From: davidleahy <[email protected]> To: David Strong <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 9:08 PM Subject: 18th October 1998 > >To: David B. Strong. >e-mail: [email protected] >Webpage: www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/7530 >Date: 18th October 1998 > >From: David Leahy, Glack, Park Road, Longford, Ireland >e-mail: [email protected] >Webpage: http://homepage.tinet.ie/~daveleahy/ > > >Dear David, > > >I received your e-mail of September the 7th. Sorry for the delay in replying. I have come across the >following references to the Strong surname: > >Irish Names and Surnames by Rev. Patrick Woulfe > >Strong, Stronng - Strong, Stronge, Strange, Old Eng. 'Strang', Mid Eng. 'Stronge', 'Strange' i.e. strong, >powerful - a descriptive surname. There were old respectable families of this name in the Cities of >Kilkenny and Waterford. > > >I have also searched my records for L'Estrange, Lestrange, Strang and Strange references and came up >with the following: > >Tithe Applotment Books c1830 and Griffith's Primary Valuation of 1854 for Co. Longford - NO >references. > >In the 1901 Census I came across the following: > > >Cooleeny Townland (Td.), Longford Rural District Electoral Division (DED), Longford Parish (Ph.), >County Longford: (Ref. 53/18/11): > >Maggie Farrell, Aged 55, Widow, born in Co. Westmeath, RC >Maggie L'Estrange, Aged 17, niece, born in Co. Westmeath, RC > > >Abbeycartron Td., Longford Urban No. 2 DED, Longford Ph., County Longford: (Ref. 55/1/16): > >James Strang, Aged 64, married, born in Scotland, Presbyterian >Mary Strang, Aged 44, married, wife, born in Scotland, Presbyterian > > >Bridge Street, Longford Town, Longford Urban No. 2 DED, Longford Ph., County Longford: (Ref. >55/2/18): > >James Strange, Aged 46, married, born in Co. Antrim >Margaret Strange, Aged 46, wife, >James Strange, Aged 11, son >Robert (Ihalfall/Ihatford) Strange, Aged 9, son >Census Search Forms (1841/1851): > >Annie Murtagh applied for the Old Age Pension on 10th September 1917. >Gave her address as Mrs Annie Sheridan, Trimalough, Moyne, Co. Cavan. >Stated her parents names as James and Margaret (Strange) Murtagh.. > >Stated she was living at Enaghan, Killoe Ph., Granard Barony, Co. Longford in 1851. > >The above covers Question 1 in your e-mail of 7th September. > >Answer 2: The descriptions of the Religions in the 1834 Census of Granard Parish are as follows: >Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland (or Protestant) and Presbyterian. The Protestant description would >also include Church of England, Ireland and Scotland I presume. > >Answer 3: Charleton Charitable Fund Marriages (c1800 - 1860): > >This scheme was inaugurated by Thomas Charleton, a well to do bachelor landowner in Counties >Longford and Meath, in the 19th Century. In his will he stipulated that couples getting married in >Counties Longford and Meath should benefit from his estate. The dividends of his investments are >available in the form of the Charleton Charitable Grant for couples planning to marry and depends on >the number of applicants in both Counties. They relate mainly to labourers and servants from Counties >Longford and Meath. The men/ladies were supposed to have been between 15 and 30 / and 15 and 40. > >Answer 4: There was no mention of any Strongs etc. in the Flaxgrowers List of 1796 although an >Alexander Strling (Probably Sterling but perhaps Strong) was recorded in Granard Barony. > >Answer 5: Cartron Townland is located approximately one mile south of Granard Town and is a >totally different Townland from Cartronamarkey Townland which is located approximately two miles >north-west of Granard Town. > >Answer 6: I'd say that the Strongs were established in Co. Longford c1700 as I see in the Marriage >Licence Bond records that a William Strong married a Margaret Majore in 1706. The Major surname is >to be found in later Co. Longford records at Cartron Townland and Granard Parish in general. Another >interesting MLB marriage, that of Thomas Stronge and Alice Pointain of 1707, indicates a possible Co. >Longford connection as the surname Poynton appears in various Co. Longford records as early as >1710. The Haltan / Holton surname also appears in early Co. Longford records and so the Thomas >Strong and Katherine Haltan record may have referred to a County Longford couple. > >Answer 7: The surnames Greville, Lewis and Maude are presumably English and perhaps of French >origin in the case of the former and latter at an earlier date. In 1876 the following persons of these >surnames are recorded as landowners in County Longford: > >Algernon W. B. Greville, 45 Sussex Gardens, London, 8,811 Acres, 3 Roods and 36 Perches. >Lord Greville, Clonyn, Delvin (Co. Westmeath) 1,236 Acres, 3 Roods and 23 Perches >Edward Lewis, Violetstown, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 351 Acres, 2 Roods and 38 Perches >Henry Owen Lewis, 19 Seymour St., W, London 522 Acres, 2 Roods and 17 Perches >Rev. Samuel Lewis, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim 15 Acres, 2 Roods and 30 Perches >Captain Francis Maude, Onslow Square, London 1,235 Acres, 3 Roods and 15 Perches > >Richard Greville was the fourth largest landowner in County Longford with 8,877 Acres in 1854. >Baron Greville was residing at Clonhugh, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath c1900. The Grevilles originate >from a John Greville of Campden, Co. Gloucester, England in the 1300's. I hope the above helps to >answer some of the queries and if I can be of any further help or assistance please let me know, >Yours Sincerely, David Leahy > > > >