Note 24 — JOURNAL OF ELIZABETH LADY HOLLAND

Lieut.-Colonel George Montagu (1751–1815), son of James Montagu, of Lackham, Wilts, a connection of the Earls of Manchester. He served in the American war, and commanded the Wiltshire Militia for many years. He was an authority on natural history, and published an Ornithological History of British Birds in 1802. His collection of birds was purchased by the British Museum.