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Appendices to ‘The STRONGs of Ulster, Ireland’.
… section 5

The "STRONG Family" section of this site is divided into 12 sections and 9 appendices. Please read in sequence by following the links at the bottom of each page or use the "Quick Nav" at top right. If you wish to select individual chapters, please click on the top left link to the "Sitemap" page. Note that the chapters develop the story of our family and the appendices contain supporting data… for example the Descendancy Report in Appendix 1 with BDM records and photos of family members.

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… note that this page contains section 5, and that there is a separate page for each section of the appendix.

1. Appendices Section 1: Miscellaneous
   1. Appendix 1: A Descendant Report of the STRONG Family— BDM records + photos
   2. Appendix 2: Internet sites that have been useful in researching this site
   3. Appendix 3: Some thoughts on the use of DNA technology
   4. Appendix 4: 'Similar'. Speculation concerning photograph identification
2. Appendices Section 2: Belfast Records
   1. Appendix 5: 'Stayed in Belfast'. What if Robert STRONG had brothers who remained in Belfast and did not emigrate?
3. Appendices Section 3: Hamilton STRONG in the USA.
   1. Appendix 6: ‘The search for Hamilton STRONG’ Did he emigrate to the United States?
4. Appendices Section 4: Further Biographical Details.
   1. Appendix 7: Obituary of John Burgess MACKAY:
5. Appendices Section 5: Holywood Records… this page.
   1. Appendix 8: Accumulated data relating to the STRONGs and SLOAN(E)s of Holywood Parish & Knocknagoney Townland.
6. Appendices Section 6: CALLAGHANs… the family next door.
   1. Appendix 9: CALLAGHANs lived next door to David STRONG. The two families were significant to each other and David's son Edward STRONG married Ruby CALLAGHAN.

Appendix 8: Accumulated data relating to the STRONGs and SLOAN(E)s of Holywood Parish & Knocknagoney Townland.

(i) Statement of Task:

To gather data about SLOAN(E)s & STRONGs who might match the people (or their relatives) who are mentioned in Chapters 1 & 2 in the context of the following events:

• 1825 marriage of Robert STRONG & Agnes SLOAN:
  Robert STRONG, Agnes SLOAN, Hamilton Sloan, J M Gaby, Robert Sloan, Jane STRONG.
• 1781 Probate for a John STRONG in Ballymaghan
• 1830 Birth of Robert STRONG (Jnr) to Robert STRONG & Agnes SLOAN.
• 1859 Inscription on family bible. "Presented by David SLOANE to David STRONG"

(ii) Accumulated Data:

Data is from the following sources:

1. R.S.J. Clarke, Microfiche: Holywood “Gravestone Inscriptions".
2. Certificates from the GRO Belfast.
3. Copies of Holywood Cemetery registers.
4. Some transcriptions of Holywood Cemetery registers.
5. Griffith’s Valuation of Ireland… Parish of Holywood.

Note: Unfortunately, all this information is about SLOANs. No STRONGs!

i) R.S.J. Clarke, Holywood "Gravestone Inscriptions".

• ***************
• (Stone erected in memory of Mary BROWN
• Mary BROWN d. 1 May 1850 aged 70 years.) [b. ~ 1780]
• Eliza SLOAN d. 1 Sep 1876 aged 29 years. [b. ~ 1847]
• Robert SLOAN d. 5 Jul 1879 aged 74 years. [b. ~ 1805]
• Sarah SLOAN d. 18 Apr 1885 aged 81 years. (wife of Robert) [b. ~ 1804]
• ***************
• (Stone erected by Robert Sloan in memory of Mary SLOAN).
• Mary SLOAN d. 16 Dec 1805 aged 22 years. [b. ~ 1783]
• David SLOAN d 14 Sept 1808 aged 22 years. [b. ~ 1786]
• John SLOAN D. 14 Aug 1813 aged 17 years. [b. ~ 1796]
• ***************
• (Stone erected by Hugh SLOAN son of John SLOAN)
• John SLOAN d. 26 Jan 1863 aged 66 years. [b. ~ 1797]
• Elizabeth SLOAN d. 14 Feb 1883 aged 35 years. (daughter of John). [b. ~ 1848]
• Sarah SLOAN d. 16 Feb 1891 aged 91 years. (wife of John). [b. ~ 1800]
• Isabella MARSHALL D. 24 Aug 1897 aged 61 years. [b. ~ 1836]
• ***************
• (Stone erected by ??
• Mary SLOAN of Knocknagoney d. 2 March 1876 at Knocknagoney aged 70 years. [b. ~ 1806]
• William TILLY 13 Jul 1810 aged 72 years. [b. ~ 1738]
• Isabella TILLY 2 Jul 1809 aged 30 years (wife of Robert TILLY of Knocknagoney) [b. ~ 1779]
• ***************
• (Stone erected by Archibald SLOAN of Belfast in memory of Elizabeth TUFF).
• Elizabeth TUFF d. 21 Apr 1838 aged 75 years. (mother-in-law of Archibald). [b. ~ 1763]
• Elizabeth SLOAN d. 20 Dec 1838 aged 6 years and 3 months. (daughter of Archibald). [b. ~ Sept 1832]
• William James SLOAN d. 26 Dec 1838 aged 2 years and 7 months. (son of Archibald). [b. ~ June 1836]
• **************

ii) Certificates from the GRO Belfast.

I then followed up Mary SLOAN d. Mar 1876 from the RSJ Clarke list above and applied for a certificate from the GRO Belfast. The results of this were:

I still kept looking for STRONG records, and expanded the search to nearby Ballymacarrett… perhaps after the link seen from Hamilton SLOAN from Holywood who paid for the graves of the SLOANs from Ballymacarrett.

R.S.J. Clarke’s "Gravestone Inscriptions" led us to Ballymacarrett:
Milltown Cemetery.McKENNA.(Grey headstone and grey stone enclosure) I.H.S. R.I.P. In loving memory of Agnes McKenna who died 15th Jany. 1957. Also her father John STRONG died 1st Jany.1930 Her mother Agnes STRONG, died 7th March 1889. Her brother James STRONG, died 15th April 1907.(John STRONG was a labourer at 27 Middlepath Street, Ballymacarrett.)

iii) Copies of Holywood Cemetery registers.

Source: Copies of Registers kept by the Registrar for Births, Deaths and Marriages, North Down District Council, Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, Co Down, BT20 4BT.

iv) Some transcriptions of Holywood Cemetery registers.

Source: Partial transcriptions by Trevor Edwards from Registers kept by the Registrar for Births, Deaths and Marriages, North Down District Council, Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, Co Down, BT20 4BT.

v) Griffith's Valuation of Ireland:

Source: Griffith R. Union of Belfast (part of); Valuation of the several tenements outside the municipal boundary of Belfast, and situate in the County of Down. 1861.
Note: ‡ Was this Robert SLOANE of Knocknagoney the same person as the Robert SLOAN mentioned as the marriage witness to the 1825 marriage of Robert STRONG & Agnes SLOAN? See here for details of the location of Robert SLOANE of Knocknagoney.

The Story Continues

Please browse the research that has been done on families that are related to the STRONGs, all contained on this web site:

• The LANE Family
• The WEDEMEYER Family
• The FOSTER Family