This website is the culmination of years of work completed by our late father, Harry  Henderson Montgomery. It is testimonial to his love of family and history as well as  a tribute to his determination to collect and share his work on our family tree with those around him.

In honour of our father, I (Joan Montgomery) invite you to not only review the  material provided but to add to it as well simply by contacting me, in my capacity as  the administrator.

The name Montgomery is a proud Norman name with a recorded history that spans over one thousand years. You will find our footprints embedded in Viking, French, English, Scottish, Northern Irish, American and Canadian history (just to name a few). We were soldiers, poets, urban working class folk, farmers and landed gentry. We embraced and  defended our religion, whether it be as a Catholic loyal to Queen Mary of Scotland or as a Norman Protestant during the French religious wars. We won fortunes and titles  and lost them just as readily. The best historical synopsis of our early beginnings  was written by a Montgomery from the Northern Irish leg of the family. You will find  it under the "Stories" section entitled "Origin of the Montgomery Name".

Here is what Dad, had to say:

"The Montgomeries in Fordyce are descendants of Normans who came to Scotland in  the 13th Century. Recent DNA testing puts this family in haplogroup R1b which  confirms Norman ancestry in the so-called "noble line". The family tree  displayed in this web-site is based upon my PAF 
 database file which contains much more detail plus records of sources. From  the generation of George Montgomery and Isabella Strachan to the present the  documentation is extensive and based upon Old Parish Records as well as the  more recent government records which started in 1851. The two earlier  generations before George are still being researched but I have included them  because they were included in a family history compiled by my great Grandfather  James Montgomery."

In recent years, our families have moved and settled in around the globe. You will find generations of Montgomery and Rae families in places such as Australia and The Netherlands. Their surnames have changed but their roots are the same.