12th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie

1739 - 1819  (80 years)

• 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   [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   [5, 12]
  	Member of Parliament
  Occupation	Between 1784 and 1789	Ayrshire, Scotland   [12]
  	Member of Parliament
  Occupation	Between 1796 and 1819	Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire
  Fact 2	1797	Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland   [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   [1, 4, 5, 6, 13]
  	Eglinton Castle
  Person ID	I58139	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Seton Montgomerie,   b. Bef 1720   d. 28 Dec 1783, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age > 63 years)
  Family ID	F19422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Roger Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1775, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Jan 1792, Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica (Age 17 years)   2. Jane Montgomerie,   b. 1775, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 23 Feb 1860, Bath, Somerset, England (Age 85 years)   3. Lilias Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1775, Scotland d. 10 Sep 1845, Scotland (Age 70 years)   4. Archibald Montgomerie,   b. 30 Jul 1773, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 4 Jan 1814, Alicante, Pais Valenciano, Spain (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F19195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Nov 1739 - Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1780 and 1781 - Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1784 and 1789 - Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire - Between 1796 and 1819 - Ayrshire, Scotland Fact 2 - Started Eglinton Castle - 1797 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Death - 14 Dec 1819 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

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  [S279] 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. [S3172] Montgomery of Skelmorlie on p. 633. A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_tB.pdf [S3183] General Reference. [S3150] 17th Edition in Two VolumesPages 486-488Earl of Eglinton. Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf [S5243] Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819) #021566Accessed KRM 30 Nov 2025 3:44pmhttp://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21566. The Peerage.com http://thepeerage.com/index.htm Operated by Darryl Lundy http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21566 [S3169] . Record for Hugh Montgomerie Earl of Eglinton http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=dictnatbiogv1&h=98508&indiv=try [S4078] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomerie,_12th_Earl_of_Eglinton. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomerie,_12th_Earl_of_Eglinton [S5770] 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 [S3349] . Record for Lillias Montgomerie http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1ScotlandMarriages&h=1783404&indiv=try [S3152] Chapter (Page 226) Baronets Montgomery of Skelmorly. This book is available electronically on ancestry.com [S2928] 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 [S3186] 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 [S3083] 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 [S2092] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomerie,_12th_Earl_of_Eglinton.