Major John Alexander Montgomery
1866 - 1928 (61 years)-
Name John Alexander Montgomery [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Title Major Birth 3 Dec 1866 Dublin, Ireland 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10] Gender Male Family Search ID GMZT-C8K Occupation 1881 [4] Scholar Residence 1881 Brighton, Sussex, England [4] Residence 31 Mar 1901 Benvardin, Dunluce, Antrim, Northern Ireland [3] Occupation 1910 Antrim, Northern Ireland [5] High Sheriff Residence 2 Apr 1911 Benvardin, Dunluce, Antrim, Northern Ireland [2] Burial 1928 Dunluce Parish Church Cemetery, Bushmills, Antrim, Northern Ireland [10] Death 24 Jun 1928 Antrim, Northern Ireland [7, 9, 10] Will 1 May 1930 Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland [9] Person ID I33974 MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomerys of Benvarden Northern Ireland Last Modified 7 Oct 2026
Father Captain Robert James Montgomery, b. 6 Dec 1828, Benvardin, Dunluce, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 13 May 1893, Antrim, Northern Ireland (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth White, b. 1830, Ireland d. 30 Aug 1893 (Age 63 years) Relationship natural Marriage 28 Jan 1864 Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland [6, 7, 11, 12] Family ID F13533 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Ferguson Newland, b. 1868, Dublin South, Ireland d. 27 Jun 1935 (Age 67 years) Marriage 16 Oct 1900 Dublin, Ireland [8, 13] Children > 1. Elizabeth Barbara Ethne Montgomery, b. 17 Jul 1901, Antrim, Northern Ireland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 2. Isabel Frances Ellen Montgomery, b. 9 Apr 1903, Northern Ireland d. 21 Jun 1936 (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. John Alexander James Montgomery, b. 26 Apr 1904, Northern Ireland d. 16 Jun 1956 (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F13534 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Oct 2026
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Birth - 3 Dec 1866 - Dublin, Ireland 
Residence - 1881 - Brighton, Sussex, England Marriage - 16 Oct 1900 - Dublin, Ireland 
Occupation - High Sheriff - 1910 - Antrim, Northern Ireland Death - 24 Jun 1928 - Antrim, Northern Ireland 
Will - 1 May 1930 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern 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 315-316 Montgomery of Benvarden
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Sources - [S38] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2011;).
Record for John Alexander Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSIrelandBirth&h=111954&indiv=try - [S1961] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14.
Record for John Alexander Montgomery
https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/view-pdf/?doc=nai001386114
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WebSearch-4050&h=13502842&indiv=try - [S2986] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for John A Montgomery
https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/view-pdf/?doc=nai000295483
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WebSearch-4150&h=9531393&indiv=try - [S1870] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 1094; Folio: 114; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341258.
Record for Jon A. Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=22042753&indiv=try - [S3049] High Sheriff of Antrim, (Name: Wikipedia;), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Antrim#cite_note-98.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Antrim#cite_note-98 - [S501] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, (Name: Harrison & Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1899;), Montgomery of Benvarden Pages 315-316.
A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_the_Ireland.pdf - [S3052] Ferres, Timothy William, Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland, (Name: Ferres, Timothy William;), http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/benvarden-house.html Discussion of Montgomerys of Benvarden and Benvarden House.
http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/benvarden-house.html - [S3069] 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, UK; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference.
Record for John Alexander Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2193&h=1232400&indiv=try - [S1453] Ancestry.com, Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1839-1943, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for John Alexander Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70726&h=692547&indiv=try - [S4369] Dunluce Parish Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Bushmills, Antrim, Northern Ireland;), Montgomery, John Alexander (1866-1928) Memorial # 255610536 Plot O/#/569 Accessed KRM 25 May 2026 8:52am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255610536/john-alexander-montgomery.
Dunluce Parish Church Cemetery
17 Priestland Road
Bushmills, County Antrim BT57 8QP Northern Ireland
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2231641/dunluce-parish-church-cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255610536/john-alexander-montgomery - [S2426] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Robert James Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1IrelandMarriages&h=234447&indiv=try - [S3069] 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, UK; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference.
Record for Robert James Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2193&h=1066032&indiv=try - [S682] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Elizabeth F Newland
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2572&h=3004392&indiv=try
- [S38] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2011;).
