In the 16th century the manor passed to the Somersets. Princess Anne came to live at Syon with her close friends, the Somersets, in 1692. The Somersets occupied the house for only a short time. The Somersets lived at The Weir, Upper Malone Road, Belfast. During the battle, ""the 4th Somersets suffered 556 casualties out of a strength of 845. The flood warning station was manned by the Somersets for 40 years, 1893-1933, without remuneration. Over 173,000 Somersets were sold before it was replaced by the A40 Cambridge in 1954. The Somersets were prominent in Brisbane Valley and later Queensland affairs from 1890 to 1920.