Marie Cathcart, Countess Cathcart
Marie Isobel Cathcart, Countess Cathcart, DStJ (18 June 1923 – 25 February 2015) was a British peeress.
She was born Marie Isobel French, eldest daughter of the Hon. William Joseph French, a son of the 4th Baron de Freyne, and Victoria Louise (née Bellasis). She had three siblings. She was educated at Les Oiseaux, Westgate on Sea, Kent, and at Ware, Hertfordshire, by the sisters of the FCJ. She joined the Wrens as soon as she was old enough to do so in 1941 during World War II. She did voluntary work for various charities throughout her lifetime.
Family
She married, firstly, Thomas Weldon, later Sir Thomas Weldon, 8th Baronet (d. 1979) in 1942, by whom she had two children. She married, secondly, on 25 May 1984, the 6th Earl Cathcart (22 August 1919–1999); her stepson is the 7th Earl Cathcart.
Honorary and Foreign Distinctions
She belonged to the Dames of Malta and was also a Dame of the Venerable Order of St John.[1]
Death
The Countess Cathcart died on 25 February 2015, aged 91.[2]
Titles
- Miss Marie French
- Mrs Thomas Weldon
- Lady Weldon
- Dowager Lady Weldon
- The Rt Hon. The Countess Cathcart (25 May 1984 – 15 June 1999)
- The Rt Hon. The Dowager Countess Cathcart (from 15 June 1999)
References
- ^ Countess Cathcart appointed Dame of the Venerable Order of St John, london-gazette.co.uk; accessed 4 March 2015.
- ^ CATHCART obituary, announcements.telegraph.co.uk; accessed 4 March 2015.
External links
- Lundy, Darryl. "Profile". thepeerage.com.