Biography of Edward Montagu 1530-1602

Before 1524 [his father] Edward Montagu (age 38) and Agnes Kirkham were married.

Before 1525 [his father] Edward Montagu (age 39) and Cicely Lane (age 28) were married.

Before 1530 [his father] Edward Montagu (age 44) and [his mother] Helen Roper (age 29) were married.

Around 1530 Edward Montagu was born to Edward Montagu (age 45) and Helen Roper (age 30) at Brigstock, Boughton.

In 1539 Edward Montagu (age 9) was appointed Justice of the King's Bench.

In 1539 Edward Montagu (age 9) was appointed Justice of the Common Pleas.

In 1557 Edward Montagu (age 27) and Elizabeth Harrington (age 12) were married.

On 10th February 1557 [his father] Edward Montagu (age 72) died.

Around 1563 [his son] Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester was born to Edward Montagu (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Harrington (age 18) at Boughton, Northamptonshire.

In 1563 [his son] Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu was born to Edward Montagu (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Harrington (age 18).

On 3rd May 1563 [his mother] Helen Roper (age 63) died.

Around 1564 [his son] Charles Montagu was born to Edward Montagu (age 34) and [his wife] Elizabeth Harrington (age 19).

Around 1568 [his son] Bishop James Montagu was born to Edward Montagu (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Harrington (age 23).

On 6th April 1580 [his son-in-law] William Wray 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter] Lucy Montagu were married.

In 1581 [his son] Sidney Montagu was born to Edward Montagu (age 51) and [his wife] Elizabeth Harrington (age 36).

On 21st September 1585 [his son] Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Jeffrey (age 17) were married at Weekley, Northamptonshire.

On 1st March 1599 [his daughter] Lucy Montagu died. She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].

On 11th August 1600 [his son-in-law] Henry Capell (age 21) and [his daughter] Theodosia Montagu were married.

In 1601 [his son] Charles Montagu (age 37) and [his daughter-in-law] Letice Clifford (age 31) were married.

On 1st June 1601 [his son] Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester (age 38) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Spencer (age 15) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years.

On 26th January 1602 Edward Montagu (age 72) died at Brigstock, Boughton.

On 19th May 1618 [his former wife] Elizabeth Harrington (age 73) died.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd September 1665. Among other discourse concerning long life, Sir J. Minnes (age 66) saying that his great-grandfather was alive in Edward the Vth's time; my [his grandson] Lord Sandwich (age 40) did tell us how few there have been of his family since King Harry the VIIIth; that is to say, the then [his father] Chiefe Justice, and his son the Lord Montagu, who was father to [his son] Sir Sidney¹, who was his father. And yet, what is more wonderfull, he did assure us from the mouth of my Lord Montagu himself, that in King James's time ([when he] had a mind to get the King (age 35) to cut off the entayle of some land which was given in Harry the VIIIth's time to the family, with the remainder in the Crowne); he did answer the King in showing how unlikely it was that ever it could revert to the Crown, but that it would be a present convenience to him; and did show that at that time there were 4,000 persons derived from the very body of the Chiefe Justice. It seems the number of daughters in the family having been very great, and they too had most of them many children, and grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. This he tells as a most known and certain truth.

Note 1. These are the words in the MS., and not "his son and the Lord Montagu", as in some former editions. Pepys seems to have written Lord Montagu by mistake for Sir Edward Montagu.

[his daughter] Theodosia Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.

[his daughter] Susanna Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.

[his daughter] Lucy Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.

[his son] Thomas Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.

[his son] Walter Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.

[his son] Henry Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu was born to Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Harrington.