THE STRONG FAMILY HISTORY
Other connected family names are Smith, Powell and Davis.

Enford Church	Elm Row Cottages, Rushall	Strongs Farm, East Chisenbury

The Strong family can be traced back to Wilsford in Wiltshire until the late 18th century. From here they moved to Charlton, then to East Chisenbury. Between 1901 and 1911 the family moved to Rushall, Wiltshire living in a cottage which was next door to the old blacksmith's. Originally this was two cottages but now converted into one dwelling.

My great grandparents - Edward George Strong (1861-1931) married Emily Smith (1863-1945). I understand they have been buried in the Rushall Churchyard, but was unable to locate any graves on a recent visit. One of the sons (my grandfather George Strong) moved to Elm Row Cottages, Rushall (see middle picture above) when he married.
Maybe you are related to the Strong family who lived here until the early 1960's. When grandfather retired, they moved to Laundry Cottage (it was three cottages then) in Church Lane.

Edward had a younger brother Sydney Robert who was born in Enford in 1865. After his brother married and his mother died, it appears Sydney may have moved to London working as a window cleaner for the Westminster Palace Hotel, Hanover Square, London. He is not listed in the 1911 census.
Does anyone know what happened to him?
Did he emigrate?
I am aware of some "relatives" of either George Strong or Florence Cook who lived in the "London Area".
Do you know these relatives? Are they related to Sydney Strong?
Please contact me with any information.

A grandson of Edward was a boy called Percy (or Percival Arthur) born 1903 at Upavon.
Are you related to him? I would love to know his family background and I cannot determine who his mother was.

The house pictured on the right (previously known as "The Old Barn", East Chisenbury, Enford) was renamed "Strongs Farm" in October 2010.
Do you have any information about the property before it was converted, or remember the old farm barns?

You can see more about Rushall at this site