VENABLES-BERTIE (formerly BERTIE), Montagu, Lord Norreys of Rycote (1673-1743).

Family and Education

b. 4 Feb. 1673, 1st s. of James, 1st Earl of Abingdon by Eleanora, da. and h. of Sir Henry Lee, 3rd Bt., of Quarrendon, Bucks. and Ditchley, Oxon.; bro of Hon. Henry, Hon. James and Hon. Robert Bertie. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1685. m. (1) 22 Sept. 1687, Anne (d. 28 Apr. 1715), da. and coh. of Peter Venables of Kinderton, Cheshire, s.p.; (2) 13 Feb. 1717, Mary (d. 10 Jan. 1757), da. and h. of James Gould II of Dorchester, Dorset, wid. of Charles Churchill of Minterne Magna, Dorset, 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Abingdon, 22 May 1699.F. G. Lee, Church of Thame, 443, 455; Wood’s Life and Times (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xxvi), 148.

Offices Held

Capt. of horse, Oxf. Univ. militia 1685; freeman and common councilman, Woodstock 1686; freeman, Oxford 1687, bailiff 1689; commr. for assessment, Berks., Cheshire, Oxon. and Wilts. 1689 – 90; dep. lt. Berks. 1689 – 1701; high steward, Oxford and Wallingford 1699 – d.; j.p. Berks. 1701–?d., custos rot. 1701 – 02; ld. lt. Berks. 1701 – 02, Oxon. 1702 – 05, 1712 – 15; c.j. in eyre (south) 1702 – 06, 1711–15.Woodstock council acts 1679–99 (18 Sept. 1686); Oxford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 189, 206, 287; J. K. Hedges, Hist. Wallingford, ii. 241.

PC 21 Apr. 1702–5, 1711- 1 Aug. 1714, 1 Oct. 1714 – ?15; one of the lords justices Aug.-Sept. 1714.

Constable of the Tower 1702 – 05.

Parlimentarian

VENABLES-BERTIE (formerly BERTIE), Montagu, Lord Norreys of Rycote (1673-1743).

BERTIE

Author

L.N.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

VENABLES-BERTIE (FORMERLY BERTIE ),), (1673-1743)