A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Montagu, Edward Proudfoot
MONTAGU. (Lieutenant, 1814.)
Edward Proudfoot Montagu, born 23 April, 1791, is eldest son of the late Gerard Montagu, Esq., formerly of Burlingham, co. Norfolk (a direct descendant of Henry, first Earl of Manchester, ancestor of the present Duke of that name), by Mary Anne, daughter of Geo. Doughty, Esq., of Theberton Hall, co. Suffolk. He is brother-in-law of Capts. Sir David Dunn and Robt. Hockings, R.N.; and second-cousin of Capt. John Wm. Montagu, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, in Feb. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Royal William, Capt. John Wainwright, bearing the flag at Spithead of his relative Admiral Geo. Montagu. On his return from a voyage to the East Indies in the Lion 64, Capt. Robt. Rolles, he became Midshipman, about Jan. 1808, of the Proserpine 32, Capt. Chas. Otter; in which ship it was his misfortune, on the night of 28 Feb. 1809, to be captured, while off the port of Toulon, by the French 40-gun frigates Pénélope and Pauline, despite a noble resistance on the part of the British, whose loss extended to 1 man killed and 10 wounded. On his restoration to liberty, after four years of captivity, Mr. Montagu was successively received, in the course of 1813, into the Solebay 32, flag-ship at Yarmouth of Rear-Admiral Geo. Murray, and, on the North American station, into the Hogue 74, Capts. Hon. Henry Hotham and Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel, San Domingo 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Borlase Warren, and Orpheus 36, Capt. Hugh Pigot. He was confirmed a Lieutenant of the last-mentioned ship 1 July, 1814, but left her in the following Oct., and has not been since afloat.
He married, in 1817, Mary Anne, daughter of Capt. Everard, and by that lady has had issue ten sons and three daughters. His eldest son, Gerard, is a First-Lieutenant R.M. (1843); and his second, Jas. Van Harthals, an officer in the 10th Foot. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.