Colonel Francis Octavius Montgomery

1803 - 1885  (81 years)

• Name	Francis Octavius Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Title	Colonel
  Birth	3 Nov 1803	Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland   [2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LZJV-S58
  Reference Number	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-19322
  Residence	1869	Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland   [10]
  Residence	1871	Westminster, London, England   [3]
  	St George, Hanover Square
  Residence	1881	London, England   [4]
  	St Margaret
  Burial	1885	Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland   [2, 8, 11, 13]
  Death	19 Apr 1885	Folkestone, Kent, England   [2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13]
  Person ID	I22339	MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomery of Grey Abbey
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Reverend Hugh Montgomery,   b. 24 Jun 1754, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland d. 30 Mar 1815, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hon Emilia Charlotte Ward,   b. 6 Jul 1762   d. 16 Nov 1843, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Jun 1782	Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland   [1, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Family ID	F9364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arabella Catherine Osborn,   b. 7 May 1808, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England d. 15 Mar 1879, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1842	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F13567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Nov 1803 - Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland Marriage - 6 Oct 1842 - Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Residence - St George, Hanover Square - 1871 - Westminster, London, England Residence - St Margaret - 1881 - London, England Death - 19 Apr 1885 - Folkestone, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Folios

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

  
  

• Sources

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