Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute
Augusta Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, DBE, GCStJ (19 August 1880 – 16 May 1947), was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat who was a daughter of Sir Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet, and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel, daughter of Charles Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough.
The Marchioness of Bute | |
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Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, with her children | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augusta Mary Monica Bellingham 19 August 1880 |
| Died | 16 May 1947 (aged 66) Rothesay, Scotland |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Lady Mary Walker John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute Lord Jean Crichton-Stuart Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart Lord David Crichton-Stuart Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart Lord Rhidian Crichton-Stuart |
| Parent(s) | Sir Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet Lady Constance Noel |
Marriage and children edit
On 6 July 1905, she married John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute (1881-1947), son of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, and Hon. Gwendolen Mary Anne Fitzalan-Howard. Their wedding was held at Castle Bellingham, in the village of Castlebellingham in County Louth, Ireland, and was followed by a party at Mount Stuart House in Scotland. A film company was hired to film the event; and it served as one of the earliest examples of the aristocratic classes making a private film.[1]
Both her father and her father-in-law were noted converts to Roman Catholicism.[citation needed]
After her marriage, Augusta Bellingham was styled as The Marchioness of Bute and her married name became Crichton-Stuart. She and her husband had seven children.[2]
- Lady Mary Crichton-Stuart (8 May 1906 – 1980); married Edward Walker and had children[citation needed]
- Sir John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of the County of Bute (4 August 1907 – 14 August 1956); married Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes and had children[citation needed]
- Lady Jean Crichton-Stuart (28 October 1908 – 23 October 1995); married Lt.-Cmdr. Hon. James Bertie and had two sons; her elder son was Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1988 until his death in 2008.[citation needed]
- Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart (12 December 1909 – 1976); married Lady Janet Egida Montgomerie (1911–1999), daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton, and had children.[citation needed]
- Lord David Crichton-Stuart (8 February 1911 – 1970)); married Ursula Packe and had children.[citation needed]
- Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart (1 February 1913 – 5 February 1956); married Jane von Bahr and had children.[citation needed]
- Lord Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (4 June 1917 – 25 June 1969); married Selina van Wijk and had children.[citation needed]
War service edit
During the First World War, the marchioness opened up the family home at Mount Stuart as a military hospital.[3] It was handed to the Admiralty and was a Naval Hospital from 1914-1918.[4] She herself trained to carry out nursing duties, at the Scottish General Hospital at Stobhill.[citation needed]
In recognition of her services, she was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1918.[5] She was also invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and decorated with the Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth of Belgium. She also worked as a nurse, known as Nurse Stuart, with Professor Hepburn at the Third Western Hospital in Cardiff. [6]
Death edit
Lord Bute died on 25 April 1947, aged 65. Lady Bute followed almost a month later, in Rothesay on 16 May 1947, aged 66.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Wedding Of The 4th Marquess Of Bute 1905, the". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 610.
- ^ "International Women's Day: Augusta Crichton Stuart". Mount Stuart. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "World War One Naval Hospital Mount Stuart House Isle of Bute". www.qaranc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Page 6687 | Supplement 30730, 4 June 1918 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "College of Nursing". Nursing Times. 19 (964): 1011. 1923.
- ^ "Dowager Lady Bute". The Daily Telegraph. London. 17 May 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- , hrc.utexas.edu; accessed 26 March 2016.