Major General William Edward Montgomery b. 18 Jul 1847 Westminster, London, England d. 11 Jun 1927 Down, Northern Ireland: MontyHistNotes

1847 - 1927 (79 years)

Name	William Edward Montgomery [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
Title	Major General
Birth	18 Jul 1847	Westminster, London, England [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22]
	St George, Hanover Square
Gender	Male
Family Search ID	LCP8-CKD
Reference Number	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-19284
Residence	1891	Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England [7]
Residence	1901	Westminster, London, England [8]
	St George, Hanover Square
Residence	2 Apr 1911	Westminster, London, England [6]
	St George, Hanover Square
Military Service	1918 [14, 15]
Burial	1927	Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland [10, 16]
Death	11 Jun 1927	Down, Northern Ireland [2, 3, 10, 11, 16, 19]
Person ID	I22439	MontyHistNotes_II \| Montgomery of Grey Abbey
Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

Father	Hugh Montgomery, b. 26 Jun 1821, Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy d. 29 May 1894, Ticehurst, Sussex, England (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Herbert, b. 6 Feb 1821, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales d. 15 May 1906, Westminster, London, England (Age 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	20 Oct 1846	Westminster, London, England [1, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26]
	St George, Hanover Square
Family ID	F9341	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Alberta Victoria Ponsonby, b. 6 May 1862, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 15 Oct 1945, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (Age 83 years)
Marriage	22 Jun 1891	London, England [1, 6, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27]
	Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks
Family ID	F13571	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Jul 1847 - Westminster, London, England
	Residence - 1891 - Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
	Marriage - 22 Jun 1891 - London, England
	Residence - St George, Hanover Square - 1901 - Westminster, London, England
	Residence - St George, Hanover Square - 2 Apr 1911 - Westminster, London, England

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Folios
T H Montgomery - Pages 131-133
Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
Grey Abbey

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