Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon (19 June 1808 – 8 February 1884) was a
British peer and politician. He was styled Lord Norreys from birth until acceding in 1854.
Norreys was commissioned a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of
Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry on 9 July 1827.[4] He was promoted to captain on 26 December 1830[5] and to major on 14 April 1847.[6] He resigned his commission by May 1855.[7]
In 1830, he became
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Oxfordshire and held the seat for almost a year. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the county on 26 March 1831.[8] In 1832, the representation for the constituency was increased to three members and Bertie was re-elected that year to complement his successors. He was then elected MP for
Abingdon in 1852 and on succeeding to his father's title and leaving the
British House of Commons two years later, he became
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.
Hon. Alberic Edward Bertie (14 November 1846 – 20 March 1928), married Lady Caroline McDonnell, daughter of
Mark McDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim, on 27 April 1881 and had issue
Lady Frances Evelyn Bertie (1848 – 29 August 1929), a nun
Lt-Col. Hon. George Aubrey Vere Bertie (2 May 1850 – 8 November 1926), married Harriet Farquhar, daughter of
Sir Walter Farquhar, 3rd Baronet, on 13 October 1885 and had issue
Lt. Hon. Charles Claude Bertie (31 August 1851 – 4 September 1920), married Adelaide Burroughes without issue, daughter of Reverend Jeremiah Burroughes and Pleasance Preston.[11]
Col. Hon. Reginald Henry Bertie (26 May 1856 – 15 June 1950), married Lady Amy Courtenay, daughter of
Henry Courtenay, Lord Courtenay, without issue
^Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1962). "Parishes: Dorchester".
A History of the County of Oxford. Vol. 7, Dorchester and Thame Hundreds. London: Victoria County History. pp. 39–64.
^Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1962). "Parishes: Thame".
A History of the County of Oxford. Vol. 7, Dorchester and Thame Hundreds. London: Victoria County History. pp. 160–178.