Contents:
- Personal and family information
- Domicile region and Migration
- Social Information
- Education
- Sources
- Notes
- Sent letters
- Received letters
Personal and family information
Personal information
| Person ID | ED |
| Sex | Male |
| First Name | Edward |
| Last Name | Montagu |
| Married name | - |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Montagu née Robinson |
| Spouse's Rank | Lower gentry |
| Spouse's Title | - |
| Year of Marriage | 1742 |
| Life span | 83 |
| Year of Birth | 1692 |
| Year of Death | 1775 |
Family
| Father | Charles Montagu |
| Father's Rank | [Upper gentry] |
| Father's Title | High Sheriff of Durham |
| Mother | Sarah Montagu née Rogers |
Domicile region and Migration
Place of Birth (Town)
| Town | - |
Domicile Region
| Address | Town | County | Country | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Migration
| Address | Town | County | Country | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandleford Priory | near Newbury | Berkshire | England | 1730 | 1775 | |
| Hill Street | London | Middlesex | England | - | 1775 | |
| Dover Street | London | Middlesex | England | - | 1775 | |
| Allerthorpe [Hall] | Allerthorpe | Yorkshire | England | - | 1775 | |
| East Denton Hall | near Newcastle Upon Tyne | Northumberland | England | 1758 | 1775 | 1 |
1 Edward Montagu inherited the Denton Hall estates and coal mines in 1758.
Social Information
Social Class
| Rank | Lower gentry |
| Title | Esquire |
| From | [1692] |
| To | 1775 |
Social Mobility
Edward Montagu was the son of Charles Montagu, High Sheriff of Durham, and the grandson of the 1st Earl of Sandwich, Edward Montagu [senior]. However, Edward Montagu was referred to as Esquire, which places him in the lower gentry.
Occupation
Successful and wealthy coalmine and land owner. Edward Montagu was also a politician, an MP for Huntingdon
Education
Formal
| Institution | Eton and Clare, Cambridge |
| Highest Degree | - |
| From | - |
| To | - |
Private
-
Languages known
-
Sources
Bibliography IDs
History of Parliament Online; Climenson, 1906a; Sairio, 2009
Notes
Edward Montagu was a mathematician and interested in scientific pursuits as well as agriculture and estate management. Edward Montagu's grandfather was the 1st Earl of Sandwich, Edward Montagu [senior].
Sent letters
No letters