A Norman family, the name has many spellings, such as Monfode, Muntfod, Monfood, Monfodd, Monfoit, Monfoid, Montfoyd, etc.
In 1417 Finlam de Monfode de eodeum ('of that place') is recorded as being a member of a jury of fifteen who decided upon an action between the Royal Burgh of Irvine and William Frances of Stanecastle.
In 1509 John Montfode is heir and acted as a witness in conjunction with William, Abbot of Kilwinning.

In 1511 John Montfode, younger of that Ilk, together with Hugh, Earl of Eglinton, and several others acted together against John Scot, a Burgess of Irvine.
They came to his house, assaulted his wife, striking her and pulling out much of her hair, taking the burgess to the tolbooth as a thief, imprisoning him for six hours, possibly at Montfode, and then putting him in the stocks.

In 1526 James Montfode (probably brother to John) was accused of taking part, together with the Earl of Eglinton and others, of murdering the Laird of Auchinharvie.
James Montfode of that Ilk was killed at the Battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547.
A John Montfode is recorded in 1547 and in 1568 he was one of several Ayrshire barons who protested to the parliament in Edinburgh against the loss of their lands as a result of the Earl of Eglintons sentence for high treason as a result of his support of Mary Queen of Scots at the Battle of Langside.
Hugh succeeded him in 1600 and married Jean Boyd of the Portencross family.
Hugh Montfode had succeeded his father by 1621 and had three children, William, Margaret and Janet.
William's heir was John Montfode of that Ilk, the last of the line.
Margaret, his sister-german had died without any children and William was her heir.

The family became extinct in the 17th century, after five centuries of prominence in the locality.
Janet Montfode married Archibald Steel in Corsmoor, Kilbride parish, being therefore the only line who can claim a link with the Montfodes of that Ilk.
A Norman family, the name has many spellings, such as Monfode, Muntfod, Monfood, Monfodd, Monfoit, Monfoid, Montfoyd, etc. In 1417 Finlam de Monfode de eodeum ('of that place') is recorded as being a member of a jury of fifteen who decided upon an action between the Royal Burgh of Irvine and William Frances of Stanecastle. In 1509 John Montfode is heir and acted as a witness in conjunction with William, Abbot of Kilwinning.
In 1511 John Montfode, younger of that Ilk, together with Hugh, Earl of Eglinton, and several others acted together against John Scot, a Burgess of Irvine. They came to his house, assaulted his wife, striking her and pulling out much of her hair, taking the burgess to the tolbooth as a thief, imprisoning him for six hours, possibly at Montfode, and then putting him in the stocks.
In 1526 James Montfode (probably brother to John) was accused of taking part, together with the Earl of Eglinton and others, of murdering the Laird of Auchinharvie. James Montfode of that Ilk was killed at the Battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547. A John Montfode is recorded in 1547 and in 1568 he was one of several Ayrshire barons who protested to the parliament in Edinburgh against the loss of their lands as a result of the Earl of Eglintons sentence for high treason as a result of his support of Mary Queen of Scots at the Battle of Langside. Hugh succeeded him in 1600 and married Jean Boyd of the Portencross family. Hugh Montfode had succeeded his father by 1621 and had three children, William, Margaret and Janet. William's heir was John Montfode of that Ilk, the last of the line. Margaret, his sister-german had died without any children and William was her heir.
The family became extinct in the 17th century, after five centuries of prominence in the locality. Janet Montfode married Archibald Steel in Corsmoor, Kilbride parish, being therefore the only line who can claim a link with the Montfodes of that Ilk.
Montfode Castle