Edward Wortley-Montagu 1678-1761

On 8th February 1678 Edward Wortley-Montagu was born to Sidney Wortley-Montagu [aged 27].

In 1712 Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 33] and Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont [aged 22] were married after they eloped together to avoid her marriage to Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene. She the daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull [aged 57] and Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull.

On 15th May 1713 [his son] Edward Wortley-Montagu was born to Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 35] and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont [aged 23].

In February 1718 [his daughter] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute was born to Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 39] and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont [aged 28] at Constantinople aka Istanbul, Turkey where her father was Ambassador. She married 20th August 1736 her fifth cousin John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute, son of James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute and Anne Campbell Countess Bute, and had issue.

From 1720 to 1730 Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 41] lived at 9 10 Great Piazza Covent Garden.

On 9th November 1727 [his father] Sidney Wortley-Montagu [aged 77] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

In 1730 John Vanderbank [aged 35]. Portrait of Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 51].

In 1734 Philip Medows [aged 26] and Frances Pierrepont [aged 21] were married. On the day of her 21st birthday she attended the opera. During the interval she eloped much to the disapproval of her aunt [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont [aged 44] who had eloped in 1712.

Around 20th August 1736 [his son-in-law] John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute [aged 23] and [his daughter] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute [aged 18] were married. He the son of James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute and Anne Campbell Countess Bute [aged 50]. They were fifth cousins.

In 1761 [his sister-in-law] Frances Pierrepont Countess Mar died.

On 22nd January 1761 Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 82] died.

In 21st August 1762 [his former wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont [aged 73] died.

1778. Church of St Leonard, Wortley [Map]. Memorial to Edward Wortley-Montagu placed by his daughter Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute [aged 59].