aristocracy
Records tagged with Keywords: aristocracy
Amy Mary Ricardo
Submitted by Alison McCall on 24 June 2016 - 9:37pm
Revised: 24 June 2016 - 9:46pm Alison McCall
Title:
Countess of March and Kinrara
Dates:
10 October 1848 - 23 August 1879
Amy Mary Ricardo was the eldest daughter of Percy Ricardo and Matilda Hensley.
She married Charles Henry, Earl of March (later the 7th Duke of Richmond and Gordon) on 10 November 1868. The couple had three sons and two daughters.
The Countess often played the organ in Gordon Chapel during services, including the re-dedication ceremony in 1874.
She died on 23 August 1879. She is buried in Chichester Cathedral. .
Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower
Submitted by Alison McCall on 21 June 2016 - 9:23am
Revised: 21 June 2016 - 9:46am Alison McCall
Title:
Duchess of Argyll
Other names:
Her married surname was Campbell
Dates:
30 May 1824 - 25 May 1878
Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower was born the eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Howard. She married George Douglas Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, eldest son and heir to the 7th Duke of Argyll in 1844. In 1847 she became the Duchess of Argyll when her husband succeeded his father. The couple had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters.
Fanny Octavia Louisa Spencer-Churchill
Submitted by Alison McCall on 6 April 2016 - 1:54pm
Revised: 6 April 2016 - 2:49pm Alison McCall
Dates:
31 January 1853
Daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, and Lady Frances Vane, she was born on 31 Jan 1853. In 1873 she married Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth. The couple had one son.
She hosted gatherings of supporters of William Gladstone, and also spoke publically in favour of Liberal political issues.
Her obituary describes her as one of the finest shots in the UK, and a brilliant horsewoman. She helped develop the Golden retriever breed of dog.
She died of cancer in 1904
Janet Sinclair
Submitted by Alison McCall on 16 September 2015 - 10:20pm
Revised: 16 September 2015 - 10:38pm Alison McCall
Other names:
Her maiden name was Sutherland
Dates:
died 1795
She married Sir George Sinclair of Ulbster. Their eldest surviving son, John, born in 1754, was the feudal superior when Janetstown was laid out. They also had three daughters, Helen, Mary and Janet.
Janet Dunbar
Submitted by Alison McCall on 16 September 2015 - 9:16pm
Revised: 16 September 2015 - 9:22pm Alison McCall
Other names:
Her maiden name was Mackay
Dates:
1769-1857
She was the wife of Sir Benjamin Sutherland Dunbar, whom she married in 1874, and mother of Sir George Sutherland Dunbar, who named the area after her.
Henrietta Dunbar
Submitted by Alison McCall on 16 September 2015 - 7:04pm
Revised: 16 September 2015 - 8:59pm Alison McCall
Dates:
1790-1820
Henrietta Dunbar was the daughter of Sir Benjamin Dunbar and Janet MacKay.
Louisa Dunbar
Submitted by Alison McCall on 16 September 2015 - 3:12pm
Revised: 16 September 2015 - 3:21pm Alison McCall
Other names:
Her married surname was Duff
Dates:
April 1788- 10 June 1865
Louisa Dunbar was the daughter of Sir Benjamin Dunbar and Janet MacKay. She married Garden Duff. The couple had a daughter and three sons.
Jane Duncan
Submitted by Alison McCall on 11 August 2015 - 5:13pm
Revised: 11 August 2015 - 5:20pm Alison McCall
Title:
The Hon.
Other names:
Her married name was Dalrymple-Hamilton.
Dates:
died 1852
The daughter of Admiral Adam Duncan of Camperdown and Henrietta Dundas.
She married Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton on 19 May 1800. The couple had one child, Henrietta.
She was widowed in 1834 and died in 1852.
Charlotte Stuart.
Submitted by Alison McCall on 19 December 2014 - 9:57pm
Revised: 19 December 2014 - 10:08pm Alison McCall
Title:
Duchess of Albany
Dates:
29 October 1753 โ 17 November 1789
Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany was the illegitimate daughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie and Clementina Walkinshaw. Burns referred to her as the Bonnie Lass of Albany.
Elizabeth Louisa Oswald
Submitted by Alison McCall on 3 November 2014 - 11:41am
Revised: 12 November 2014 - 9:48am admin
Other names:
Her married surname was Farquharson
Dates:
1846 - August 1870
Elizabeth Louisa Oswald married James Ross Farquharson of Invercauld on 19 Nov 1864. The couple had four children: James (1865), Alexander (1867), Louisa (1868) and Elo (1870). She died giving birth to her fourth child.
