Sir James Stronge, 1st Baronet
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Tynan Abbey
Tynan Abbey, County Armagh, Northern Ireland was a large neo-gothic-romantic country house built circa 1750 and situated outside the village of Tynan...
, County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland
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. Tynan Abbey was built by his father.
On 27 May 1785, Reverend Stronge married Helen Tew of County Armagh and had issue:
- James Matthew (later the second baronet), (born 6 April 1786).
Stronge was awarded a baronetcy on 22 June 1803, due to his helping to secure the passage of the Act of Union
Act of Union 1800
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; he died less than six months after receiving the baronetcy.
His widow later married William Holmes
William Holmes (1779-1851)
William Holmes was a British Tory politician of the early nineteenth century, and an MP for 28 years....
MP.