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Rt Reverend George Montgomerie

Male 1562 - 1620  (58 years)

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  • Name George Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Title Rt Reverend 
    Birth 1562  Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9, 14, 16, 17] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Glasgow College 
    FamilySearch ID 9JBZ-NNQ 
    Occupation Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25] 
    Bishop of Meath; Bishop of Clogher 
    Occupation Chaplain to the Court of King James  [26] 
    Occupation 1598  Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Rector of Chedzoy 
    Occupation 1603  Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 23, 27, 28] 
    Dean of Norwich 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-2619 
    Burial 1620  Ardbraccan, Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17] 
    • St. Ultan Church of Ireland
    Death 5 Jan 1620  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17] 
    Person ID I10308  Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomerys of Hessilhead
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026 

    Father 5th Laird of Broadstone Adam John Montgomerie,   b. 1540, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 5 May 1602, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Hessilhead Montgomerie,   b. 1535, Hessilhead, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1570, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1555  Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susan Steynings,   b. 1573, Selworthy, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1614, Tyrone, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 1598  Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Montgomerie,   b. 1595, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1662, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Baroness Howth Jane Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1598, Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1672, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026 

    Family 2 Hon Elizabeth Brabazon,   b. 1566, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1647, Roxwell, Chelmsford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 1606  Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F3302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1562 - Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Glasgow College - - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Bishop of Meath; Bishop of Clogher - - Meath, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Rector of Chedzoy - 1598 - Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1598 - Norwich, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dean of Norwich - 1603 - Norwich, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1606 - Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jan 1620 - London, England Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Folios
    A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland    		A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland
    Sir Bernard Burke
    1899

    Page 315 Montgomery of Blessingbourne


  • Notes 
    • Submitted by Barbara A. Levin, CMS 1851.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3181] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288 Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf.

    2. [S3568] Meehan, Helen Montgomery, Bishop George Montgomery, (Location: Donegal, Ireland;), Article written by Mrs Meehan, probably published in the Donegal Quarterly.

    3. [S3183] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), Pages 279-286 Montgomeries of Braidstane, OCLC 26094787.
      Book Found on Internet Archive
      https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo01pateuoft
      https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo01pateuoft

    4. [S3152] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 138) Montgomerys, Lairds of Braidstone.
      This book is available electronically on ancestry.com


    5. [S3183] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), General Reference, OCLC 26094787.

    6. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127 Montgomerys de Braidstane Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    7. [S3166] Archdale, Henry Blackwood, Memoirs of the Archdales, (Name: Impartial Reporter Office; Location: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; Date: 1925;), Pages iv, v, 23, 24 Montgomery Charts.
      http://www.combs-families.org/archdale/memoirs/

    8. [S5325] Gardien Newsletter - Clan Montgomery Society, (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International; Location: http://www.clanmontgomery.org/;), Vol 16 No 2 1997 page 22 Bishop George Montgomery Written by Helen Montgomery Meehan.

    9. [S3565] Bio Info on George Montgomery (Bishop), (Name: Wikipedia;).

    10. [S4797] Ancestry.com, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries;), London Metropolitan Archives, St Gregory by St Paul, Composite register: baptisms 1559 - 1627, marriages 1559 - 1626/7, burials 1559 - 1627, P69/GRE/A/001/MS10231.
      Record for The Right Worshipful George Mountgommerie
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=LMAearlyparish&h=7044132&indiv=try

    11. [S3279] Ancestry.com, UK, Extracted Probate Records, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records.Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records.;).
      Record for Montgomery George
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKprobate&h=35680&indiv=try

    12. [S3284] Ancestry.com, Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).
      Record for Montgomery George
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=epr_Ayr&h=24288&indiv=try

    13. [S2978] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Genealogy of the MacClaughry family : a Scoto-Irish family originally from Galloway, Scotland; appe.
      Record for Mrs Adam De Montgomerie
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=455924&indiv=try

    14. [S2927] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Margaret Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=184489823&indiv=try

    15. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015 Chapter I Montgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707).
      The Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-1706) Compiled from Family Papers by William Montgomery of Rosemount
      The_Montgomery_manuscripts_1603_1706.pdf
      Book found at Internet Archive
      Book found at FamilySearch
      https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/472506-the-montgomery-manuscripts-1603-1706

    16. [S2927] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Hon. Elizabeth Bramston
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=169514456&indiv=try

    17. [S2927] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Margaret Gemmill
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=154421577&indiv=try

    18. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie, George (1562-1620) #235048 Accessed KRM 23 Sep 2025 10:43am http://thepeerage.com/p23505.htm#i235048.
      The Peerage.com
      http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
      Operated by Darryl Lundy
      http://thepeerage.com/p23505.htm#i235048

    19. [S3187] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, (Name: Harrison & Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1899;), Montgomery of Blessingbourne Page 315 Montgomerie, Hugh b. 1540.
      A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_the_Ireland.pdf
      Book found on Google Books
      https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_History_of_t/Ha0EAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=A+Genealogical+and+Heraldic+History+of+the+Landed+Gentry+of+Ireland&printsec=frontcover

    20. [S253] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    21. [S322] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), Pages 279-286 Montgomeries of Braidstane.

    22. [S270] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), This book is available electronically on ancestry.com Chapter (Page 138) Montgomerys, Lairds of Braidstone.

    23. [S66] Gardien Newsletter (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International;), Vol 16 No 2 1997 page 22 Bishop George Montgomery Written by Helen Montgomery Meehan.

    24. [S270] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 138) Montgomerys, Lairds of Braidstone.
      This book is available electronically on ancestry.com

    25. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    26. [S79] Montgomery, David B, Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants (Name: Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana; Date: 1903;;), Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc.

    27. [S928] Meehan, Helen Montgomery, Bishop George Montgomery (Location: Donegal, Ireland;), Article written by Mrs Meehan, probably published in the DonegalQuarterly.

    28. [S253] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127 Montgomerys de Braidstane Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.


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