Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland (née Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; 30 March 1921 – 9 December 2019[1]) was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the holder of an earldom in the Peerage of Scotland and was chief of Clan Sutherland.[2]
The Right Honourable The Countess of Sutherland | |
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Countess of Sutherland | |
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Tenure | 1 February 1963 – 9 December 2019 |
Predecessor | George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower |
Successor | Alastair Sutherland |
Other titles | Lady Strathnaver |
Born | Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 30 March 1921 Chelsea, London |
Died | 9 December 2019 98) London, England | (aged
Residence | Dunrobin Castle |
Spouse(s) | Charles Janson
(m. 1946; died 2006) |
Issue
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Parents | Lord Alastair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower Elizabeth Demarest |
Early life
Sutherland was born in Chelsea, London, on 30 March 1921, the only child of Elizabeth Demarest (1892–1931), a daughter of Warren Gardener Demarest of New York City, and Major Lord Alastair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1890–1921), a son of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland.[2]
Her father died while taking part in a big game expedition in Rhodesia, contracting malaria and dying there on 28 April 1921, aged 31. In 1931 her mother married Baron George Osten Driesen; she died three months after their wedding. Sutherland became a ward of her uncle George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland, and when he died without legitimate issue, she succeeded him as the 24th Countess of Sutherland and Lady Strathnaver.[3] The dukedom and the other titles that could only pass in the male line were inherited by the Earl of Ellesmere. She also inherited most of her uncle's large land-holdings, including Dunrobin Castle. [4] She subsequently dropped the double-barrels in her family name, in order to be recognised as chief of Clan Sutherland.
Marriage
On 5 January 1946 Sutherland married journalist Charles Noel Janson (1917–2006) and together they had four children:[2]
- Alistair Charles St. Clair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland (born 7 January 1947)[5] he married Eileen Baker on 29 November 1968 and they were divorced in 1980. They have two daughters. He remarried Gillian Murray on 21 March 1980. They have two children.
- The Honorable Martin Dearman Sutherland Janson (born 7 January 1947) he married The Honorable Mary Balfour (daughter of Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye) on 14 February 1974. They had five sons.
- Lady Annabel Elizabeth Hélène Janson (born 16 May 1952) she married John Vernon Bainton, son of Richard Bainton, on 29 October 1982.2,1
- The Hon. Matthew Peter Demarest Janson (8 April 1955 – 5 December 1969)
Later life
She died on 9 December 2019 at the London home she shared with her daughter Annabel. She was aged 98. Her funeral took place at Dornoch Cathedral on 21 December.
Arms
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References
- https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/countess-of-sutherland-dies-187901/
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3824. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Who owns Scotland?". The Scotsman.
- "Person Page - 1004". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Countess of Sutherland
- Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
Peerage of Scotland | ||
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Preceded by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower |
Countess of Sutherland 1963–2019 |
Succeeded by Alastair Sutherland |