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Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute

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The Marchioness of Bute
Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, with her children
Personal details
Born
Augusta Mary Monica Bellingham

(1880-08-19)19 August 1880
Died16 May 1947(1947-05-16) (aged 66)
Rothesay, Scotland
Spouse
(m. 1905; died 1947)
ChildrenLady 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

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.

Marriage and children

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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]

War service

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Wedding Of The 4th Marquess Of Bute 1905, the". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "International Women's Day: Augusta Crichton Stuart". Mount Stuart. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. ^ "World War One Naval Hospital Mount Stuart House Isle of Bute". www.qaranc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Page 6687 | Supplement 30730, 4 June 1918 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "College of Nursing". Nursing Times. 19 (964): 1011. 1923.
  7. ^ "Dowager Lady Bute". The Daily Telegraph. London. 17 May 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  • Letters, hrc.utexas.edu; accessed 26 March 2016.