William Montgomery
1785 - 1831 (45 years)-
Name William Montgomery [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Birth 9 Dec 1785 Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland 
[1, 5, 7] Gender Male FamilySearch ID K87G-8J5 Occupation 1824 Down, Northern Ireland [3, 10] High Sheriff Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-12416 Burial 1831 Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland [5, 7] Death 3 May 1831 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10] Will 8 Sep 1831 Ireland [8] Person ID I48103 Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomery of Grey Abbey Last Modified 2 Jul 2026
Father Reverend Hugh Montgomery, b. 24 Jun 1754, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland d. 30 Mar 1815, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 60 years) Relationship natural Mother Hon Emilia Charlotte Ward, b. 6 Jul 1762 d. 16 Nov 1843, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 81 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1 Jun 1782 Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland [3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] Family ID F15380 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lady Amelia Elizabeth Parker, b. 24 Apr 1798, Oxfordshire, England d. 5 Feb 1881, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 82 years) Marriage Mar 1817 [3, 6, 10, 15] Children + 1. Hugh Montgomery, b. 26 Jun 1821, Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy d. 29 May 1894, Ticehurst, Sussex, England (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F15816 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Jul 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - 9 Dec 1785 - Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland 
Occupation - High Sheriff - 1824 - Down, Northern Ireland 
Burial - 1831 - Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland 
Death - 3 May 1831 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 
Will - 8 Sep 1831 - Ireland = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Folios 
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland
Sir Bernard Burke
1899
Pages 313-314 Montgomery of Grey Abbey
T H Montgomery - Pages 131-133
Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
Grey Abbey
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Sources - [S5931] Sink, Bob and Montgomery, Denis, Email from Bob Sink 22 Nov 2011, (Name: Location: England; Date: 22 Nov 2011;;), Bob Sink and Denis Montgomery list the family line of William of GreyAbbey.
Attached media file - [S5932] Ancestry.com, Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Hugh Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1ItalyBirthsandBaptisms&h=102884&indiv=try - [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 131-133 Montgomerys of Grey Abbey https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00072-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=134.
Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages
a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf
Book Available on Ancestry.com
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12151/
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00070-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=134 - [S2928] Ancestry.com, Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for William Montgomery Esq
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BelfastNewsletter&h=39772&indiv=try - [S5784] Grey Abbey Grounds, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Grey Abbey, Down, Northern IReland;), Montgomery, William (1786-1831) Memorial #157687147 Accessed KRM 28 Nov 2025 7:38am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157687147/william-montgomery.
Grey Abbey Grounds
Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2602413/grey-abbey-grounds
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157687147/william-montgomery - [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomery, William (1785-1831) #473560 Accessed KRM 28 Nov 2025 8:03am https://thepeerage.com/p47356.htm#i473560.
The Peerage.com
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
Operated by Darryl Lund
https://thepeerage.com/p47356.htm#i473560 - [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 William Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=3336100&indiv=try - [S5933] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Registers of Wills and Administrations, 1828-1885, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Microfilm of original records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Inland Revenue Registers.
Record for William Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62076&h=3331&indiv=try - [S4593] Ancestry.com, Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/7/33.
Record for Hugh Montgamery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61867&h=883963&indiv=try - [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 Grey Abbey Pages 313-314 Montgomerie, Robert b. 1544.
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 - [S5023] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Abstracts of Wills and Marriages, 1620-1923, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), National Archives of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Crosslé, Betham and Thrift Genealogical Abstracts.
Record for Honorable Emilia Ward
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62059&h=90253554&indiv=try - [S4785] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Microfilm of Original Records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland Indexes to Wills, Admin and Marriage Licence Bonds.
Record for (Hon) Emilia Ward
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62077&h=259895&indiv=try - [S4785] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Microfilm of Original Records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland Indexes to Wills, Admin and Marriage Licence Bonds.
Record for (Rev) Hugh Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62077&h=258135&indiv=try - [S5023] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Abstracts of Wills and Marriages, 1620-1923, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), National Archives of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Crosslé, Betham and Thrift Genealogical Abstracts.
Record for Reverend Hugh Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62059&h=253554&indiv=try - [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Parker Montgomery, Amelia ELizabeth (1798-1881) #473559 Accessed KRM 28 Nov 2025 7:54am https://thepeerage.com/p47356.htm#i473559.
The Peerage.com
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
Operated by Darryl Lund
https://thepeerage.com/p47356.htm#i473559
- [S5931] Sink, Bob and Montgomery, Denis, Email from Bob Sink 22 Nov 2011, (Name: Location: England; Date: 22 Nov 2011;;), Bob Sink and Denis Montgomery list the family line of William of GreyAbbey.
