Henry Montagu Villiers

Henry Montagu Villiers was born on 4 January 1813. He was a member of the Villiers family, a historically prominent family in Britain. He was the son of George Villiers and Theresa Parker, and his grandfather was the 1st Earl of Clarendon. In 1839, he received a Royal Warrant of Precedence, which granted him the rank of an earl's son.

He received his education at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1837. That same year, he became the vicar of Kenilworth. In 1841, he was appointed rector of St. George's Church in Bloomsbury, London. From 1847 to 1856, he served as a canon of St. Paul's Cathedral.

In 1856, Villiers was appointed Bishop of Carlisle, a position in the Church of England. Subsequently, in 1860, he became the Bishop of Durham, a role he held until his death in 1861.

Regarding his family, Henry Montagu Villiers married Amelia Maria Hulton on 30 January 1837. Amelia was the daughter of William Hulton. The couple had at least eight children: four sons and four daughters.

Their children included:

- Henry Montagu Villiers (13 November 1837 – 9 September 1908), who became a Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral. He was married twice, first to Lady Victoria Russell, daughter of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, and later to Charlotte Louisa Emily Cadogan, granddaughter of George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan, and Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.

- Charles Augustus Villiers, born in April 1839.

- Frederick Ernest Villiers (16 November 1840 – 14 October 1922), who served as a Major in the Hertfordshire Imperial Yeomanry cavalry force.

- Amy Maria Villiers (b. 26 March 1842 – d. 20 October 1934), who married Edward Cheese, a clergyman.

- Gertrude Fanny Villiers (b. 19 August 1843 – d. 31 December 1906), who married Berkeley Paget, a descendant of Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge.

- Wilbraham Edward Villiers (b. 2 August 1845).

- Mary Agneta Villiers (b. 30 December 1846 – d. 22 May 1935), married James Hughes Cooper, a clergyman.

- Evelyn Theresa Villiers (b. 23 August 1852 – d. 29 December 1943), who married Daniel J. Healy (born Hely-Hutchinson), an Irish naval officer and only son of Capt. Hon. John Healy, and grandson of John, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore.

Henry Montagu Villiers died on 9 August 1861.