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Edward Montagu 1485–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 10 February 1557

Death Location: Weekley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Montague

Mother:

Spouse(s): Eleanor Roper, Cicely Montagu

Children(s): Isabella Montacute, Eleanor Montacute, Edward Montagu, Mary Watts, William Montagu, Dorothy Watson

In 1485, Edward Montagu entered the world in Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Montague And Agnes Dudley. Edward Montagu married Cicely Montagu, Eleanor Ellen Roper, and had children including Dorothy Watson, Edward Montagu, Eleanor Elizabeth Montacute, Isabella De Montacute, Mary Watts, William Montagu. Edward Montagu passed away in 1557 in Weekley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Edward Montagu entered the world in Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Montague And Agnes Dudley.
  • Edward Montagu married Cicely Montagu, Eleanor Ellen Roper, and had children including Dorothy Watson, Edward Montagu, Eleanor Elizabeth Montacute, Isabella De Montacute, Mary Watts, William Montagu.
  • Edward Montagu passed away in 1557 in Weekley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Edward Montagu's Ancestors

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Edward Montagu
1485–1557
Birth Place: Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Montague
–1517
Hemington (Leicester) England
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Edward Montagu's Descendants

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Edward Montagu (1485–10 February 1557) m. Eleanor (Ellen) Roper (–1563) m. Cicely Montagu (1494–1527)
  1. 1. Isabella (De) Montacute 1531–1576 m. Bryan Lascelles 1531–1576
    1. 1. Sir (George Lascelles (Tudor Roll of Royal Blood) Line) 1565–1595 m. Ellinor Wandisford 1572–1598
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bert 1595–1666 m. Francis Rhodes 1588–1645
        1. 1. Elizabeth Jason 1638–1660 m. John Rhodes 1620–1659
        2. 2. John Rhodes 1614–1701
  2. 2. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Montacute 1521–
  3. 3. Edward Montagu 1530–1602
  4. 4. Mary Watts –1614
  5. 5. William Montagu 1546–1619
  6. 6. Dorothy Watson 1520–1579

Edward Montagu's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Edward Montagu in Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1557
10 February 1557
Age 72
Death of Edward Montagu in Boughton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Boughton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Brigstock, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1557
    Event Place: Boughton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 670

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weekley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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