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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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23] 
    Title 12th Earl of Eglinton 
    Birth 5 Nov 1739  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 21] 
    • Boutrie Hill
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 1756  [4] 
    Commissioned; Fought American War of Independence 
    Occupation Between 1780 and 1781  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation Between 1784 and 1789  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation Between 1796 and 1819  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire 
    Fact 2 1797  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Started Eglinton Castle 
    Fact 3 1814  [6] 
    Knight of the Thistle 
    Occupation Amateur Cellist and Composer  [6] 
    Title 13th Lord Montgomery 
    Title 1st Baron Ardrossan 
    Death 14 Dec 1819  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 20, 21] 
    • Eglinton Castle
    Person ID I9087  Presidents and Royalty
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Father Alexander Seton Montgomerie,   b. Bef 1720   d. 28 Dec 1783, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lillas 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  [1, 3, 16, 23, 24] 
    Family ID F5800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Countess of Eglinton Eleanora Hamilton,   b. 1750, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1817, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1772  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Children 
    >1. Lord Montgomery 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. Hon 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. Lady 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. Lady 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 F5801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    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
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1073] 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

    2. [S1031] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828-1829;), 17th Edition in Two Volumes Pages 486-488 Earl of Eglinton.
      Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf

    3. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Lillas #021564 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21564.

    4. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Hugh #021566 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21566.

    5. [S668] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Record for Hugh Montgomerie Earl of Eglinton
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=dictnatbiogv1&h=98508&indiv=try

    6. [S1187] 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

    7. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Hamilton Eleanora #021568 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21568.

    8. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Roger #021783 http://thepeerage.com/p2179.htm#i21783.

    9. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Jane #021784 http://thepeerage.com/p2179.htm#i21784.

    10. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Hamilton Archibald #021785 http://thepeerage.com/p2179.htm#i21785.

    11. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Lilias #021786 http://thepeerage.com/p2179.htm#i21786.

    12. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Oswald Richard Alexander #261688 http://thepeerage.com/p26169.htm#i261688.

    13. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), McQueen R D #042546 http://thepeerage.com/p4255.htm#i42546.

    14. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Archibald #021569 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21569.

    15. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Mary #021567 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i21567.

    16. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Alexander Seton #021563 http://thepeerage.com/p2157.htm#i021563.

    17. [S1178] 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

    18. [S872] 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

    19. [S1184] 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

    20. [S1245] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two Volumes Pages 486-488 Earl of Eglinton.
      Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf

    21. [S1030] Eglinton Castle, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglinton_Castle Also: 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.

    22. [S1126] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), General Reference, OCLC 26094787.

    23. [S777] 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.

    24. [S1178] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Lilias Montgomerie
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1ScotlandMarriages&h=55535&indiv=try



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