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12th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie

Male 1739 - 1819  (80 years)

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  • Name Hugh Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Title 12th Earl of Eglinton 
    Birth 5 Nov 1739  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 13] 
    • Boutrie Hill
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 1756  [5] 
    Commissioned; Fought American War of Independence 
    Occupation Between 1780 and 1781  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12] 
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation Between 1784 and 1789  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation Between 1796 and 1819  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire 
    Fact 2 1797  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Started Eglinton Castle 
    Fact 3 1814  [7] 
    Knight of the Thistle 
    FamilySearch ID L9PH-2WD 
    Occupation Amateur Cellist and Composer  [14] 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomerie-118 
    Title 13th Lord Montgomery 
    Title 1st Baron Ardrossan 
    Death 14 Dec 1819  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 13] 
    • Eglinton Castle
    Person ID I58139  Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomery of Skelmorlie
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

    Father Alexander Seton Montgomerie,   b. Bef 1720   d. 28 Dec 1783, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lillias Montgomerie,   b. 1715, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1783, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1735  Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Family ID F19422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Countess of Eglinton Eleanora Hamilton,   b. 29 May 1742, Kingston, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1817, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1772  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 22] 
    Children 
    +1. Archibald Montgomerie,   b. 30 Jul 1773, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1814, Alicante, Pais Valenciano, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Roger Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1775, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1792, Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Jane Montgomerie,   b. 1775, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1860, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Lilias Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1775, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1845, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F19195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Nov 1739 - Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jun 1772 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1780 and 1781 - Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1784 and 1789 - Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire - Between 1796 and 1819 - Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 2 - Started Eglinton Castle - 1797 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Dec 1819 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Earl of Eglinton    		Earl of Eglinton
    Website link to article in "Wikipedia"

  • Sources 
    1. [S279] Eglinton Castle, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglinton_CastleAlso: see Ordnance Gazeteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography edited by Francis H Groome published in parts by Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh betw 1882-1885.

    2. [S3172] Burke, John and Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies, (Name: Scott, Webster, and Geary; Location: London, England; Date: 1861;), Montgomery of Skelmorlie on p. 633.
      A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_tB.pdf

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

    4. [S3150] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two VolumesPages 486-488Earl of Eglinton.
      Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf

    5. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819) #021566Accessed KRM 30 Nov 2025 3:44pmhttp://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21566.
      The Peerage.com
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      Operated by Darryl Lundy
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    6. [S3169] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;).
      Record for Hugh Montgomerie Earl of Eglinton
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=dictnatbiogv1&h=98508&indiv=try

    7. [S4078] Bio Info on Hugh Montgomerie 12thEarlEglinton, (Name: Wikipedia;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomerie,_12th_Earl_of_Eglinton.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomerie,_12th_Earl_of_Eglinton

    8. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 137-141Montgomerys of Skelmorliehttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00073-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=140.
      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_GenMono001578-00073-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=140

    9. [S3349] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Lillias Montgomerie
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1ScotlandMarriages&h=1783404&indiv=try

    10. [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 226) Baronets Montgomery of Skelmorly.
      This book is available electronically on ancestry.com

    11. [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;), Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference.
      Record for Right Hon Lady Jane Hamilton
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2193&h=1161577&indiv=try

    12. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015Chapter IMontgomery, 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

    13. [S3083] Ancestry.com, Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3221110.
      Record for Hugh Montgomerie
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4394&h=8118497&indiv=try

    14. [S2092] Bio Info on Hugh Montgomerie 12thEarlEglinton (Name: Wikipedia;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomerie,_12th_Earl_of_Eglinton.

    15. [S952] Burke, John and Burke, Sir Bernard, A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies (Name: Scott, Webster, and Geary; Location: London, England; Date: 1838;), Montgomery of Skelmorlie on p. 633 A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_tB.pdf.

    16. [S268] thePeerage.com (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Lillas #021564 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21564.

    17. [S954] Burke, John and Burke, Sir Bernard, A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormantbaronetcies (Name: Name: Scott, Webster, and Geary; Location: London, England; Date:1838;;), Montgomery of Skelmorlie on p. 633 A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_tB.pdf.

    18. [S268] thePeerage.com (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Alexander Seton #021563 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i021563.

    19. [S253] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 137-141 Montgomerys of Skelmorlie Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    20. [S949] Burke, John and Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies (Name: Scott, Webster, and Geary; Location: London, England; Date: 1861;), Montgomery of Skelmorlie on p. 633.
      A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_tB.pdf

    21. [S399] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Lilias Montgomerie

    22. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Hamilton Montgomery, Eleanora (1750-1817) #021568Accessed KRM 30 Nov 2025 3:48pmhttp://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21568.
      The Peerage.com
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      Operated by Darryl Lundy
      http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21568


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