| Armstrong of Deans Hill Papers | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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| Collection | |
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Identifier |
D/3737 |
Description |
Biographical, genealogical and official papers and diaries of the Armstrong family of Deans Hill, Armagh, 1823-1960. The family is known for public, military and political appointments and service at home and abroad. The collection includes: a small quantity of estate material comprising rentals, accounts, receipts, bank books, investment ledgers, deeds, etc., 1823-1825 and c.1850-1960, the rentals relating mainly to Balteagh, Carricklane, Derryhaw, Lisslanly, Killylea, Doogary and Naul, parish of Tynan, Co. Armagh, and to property in Armagh City, and also to Boolabwee and Coolaneqague, Co. Cork, Cloonbearla, Co. Longford ('the Bawn estate'), and town property on Usher's Quay, Dublin. The main component of the archive, however, is correspondence covering the period 1820-1940 and deriving mainly from two generations of the family, William Jones Armstrong (1794-1872) of Kippure Park, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, and subsequently of Glenaule, Mount Irwin and Killylea, Co. Armagh, and his two sons, William Fortescue (1843-1870) and Henry Bruce (1844-1943). The correspondences of William Jones and Henry Bruce are particularly interesting and include letters relating to the careers of both men. William Jones served as King's Advocate in Berbice, Guyana and Deputy Colonial Secretary in Demerera and Essequibo during the 1820s while Henry was a member of the Irish Convention, 1917-18, Senator to Queen's University in 1920, Unionist MP for Mid Armagh in 1921-22 and Senator, Privy Councillor and Lord Justice (in the absence of the Governor) of Northern Ireland, 1921-1938. It was also this Armstrong who was responsible for buying Deans Hill from the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland in 1888. |
Strengths |
Useful biographical details of the Armstrong family |
Physical Characteristics |
c. 5,000 documents occupying 20 PRONI boxes |
Languages |
English |
Contents Date Range |
1823 - 1960 |
Collection Type |
Collection. Archive. Text. Image |
Accrual |
Policy: Closed
Method: Indefinite Loan
Periodicity: Closed |
Access |
The collection is stored in secure, closed accommodation and can be requested for on-site consultation using an in-house document ordering system. Access is supervised and for research and/or reference purposes only. |
Description or Catalogue |
See PRONI calendar reference D/3737 for catalogue of the papers. The catalogue is available for consultation in PRONI's Public Search Room. See also http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/astrong.htm" target="new_window">http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/astrong.htm for an introduction to the collection. |
Publications Note |
Archival Collection |
| Collector | |
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Name |
Armstrong Family of Deans Hill |
History |
Well established, local family resident Deans Hill, Co. Armagh. Prominent members included William Jones Armstrong (1794-1872), barrister, of Killylea, Co. Armagh , and his younger son, Rt Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong (1844-1943). Both held important public offices as High Sheriffs, county councillors, magistrates etc. with the former serving as King's Advocate in Berbice, Guyana and Deputy Colonial Secretary in Demerera and Essequibo during the 1820s. Henry served as a member of the Irish Convention, 1917-18, Senator to Queen's University in 1920, Unionist MP for Mid Armagh in 1921-22 and as a Senator, Privy Councillor and Lord Justice (in the absence of the Governor) of Northern Ireland, 1921-1938. It was also this Armstrong who was responsible for buying Deans Hill from the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland in 1888. See also http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/astrong.htm" target="new_window">http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/astrong.htm . |
| Owner | |
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Name |
Armstrong Family of Deans Hill |
History |
Well established, local family resident Deans Hill, Co. Armagh. Prominent members included William Jones Armstrong (1794-1872), barrister, of Killylea, Co. Armagh , and his younger son, Rt Hon. Henry Bruce Armstrong (1844-1943). Both held important public offices as High Sheriffs, county councillors, magistrates etc. with the former serving as King's Advocate in Berbice, Guyana and Deputy Colonial Secretary in Demerera and Essequibo during the 1820s. Henry served as a member of the Irish Convention, 1917-18, Senator to Queen's University in 1920, Unionist MP for Mid Armagh in 1921-22 and as a Senator, Privy Councillor and Lord Justice (in the absence of the Governor) of Northern Ireland, 1921-1938. It was also this Armstrong who was responsible for buying Deans Hill from the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland in 1888. See also http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/astrong.htm" target="new_window">http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/astrong.htm . |
| Location | |
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Name |
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
Address |
2 Titanic Boulevard |
Website |
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Access Control |
The Record Office is open to the general public on weekdays between 9.15 am and 4.45 pm, with late night opening until 8.45 pm on Thursday evenings. The Office is closed on the main public holidays and is closed annually for two weeks late November/early December. All readers are required to register their membership on their first visit to the office for which some form of identification will be asked. Registration and admission to the office is free of charge to the public, although certain commercial users (i.e. solicitors, journalists, television reporters and professional genealogists) are subject to a fee. Disabled access facilities, self-service microfilm and a chargeable copying service are provided. |
Role |
Government agency with responsibility for official and private records |
Phone |
0442890534800 |