Person:Mary Crichton (2)

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Hon. Mary Kathleen Crichton, DCVO
b.8 Jul 1905 St. Marylebone Registration District, London, England
d.2 Feb 1990
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Name Hon. Mary Kathleen Crichton, DCVO
Married Name[5] Most Hon. Mary Kathleen Hamilton, Marchioness of Hamilton
Married Name[6] Most Noble Mary Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
Gender Female
Birth[1][4] 8 Jul 1905 St. Marylebone Registration District, London, England
Marriage 9 Feb 1928 St. Martin Registration District, London, Englandto Most Noble James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn
Death[1] 2 Feb 1990
Reference Number Q6376736 (Wikidata)
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Personal History

Mary Kathleen Crichton was born 8 July 1905 (registered in the district of Marylebone, co. London).[4] She was styled Marchioness of Hamilton after her marriage to the Marquess. Upon her husband's succession to the Dukedom in 1953, she was titled Duchess of Abercorn.

On 17 April 1964,[2] the Duchess of Abercorn was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II to be Mistress of the Robes to Her Majesty, and on 1 January 1969,[3] she was appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

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James E. Hamilton and Mary K. Crichton were married 9 February 1928 (registered in the district of St Martin, co. London).

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Katherine Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, (born Hon. Mary Katherine Crichton; 8 July 1905 – 2 February 1990) was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1964 until the Duchess's death in 1990. She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1969. She received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal in 1984 for 20 years service to the Royal Family.

The Duchess was the elder of the two surviving children born to Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton, son of John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne, and Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. She was married in St Martin-in-the-Fields, on 9 February 1928, to James Hamilton (at that time Marquess of Hamilton), who succeeded his father as 4th Duke of Abercorn in 1953.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    issue 43300, p. 3363, 17 April 1964.

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43300/page/3363 >
    “Clarence House, St. James's, London S.W.1.
    “17th April 1964.
    “Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has been pleased to appoint the Duchess of Abercorn to be Mistress of the Robes to Her Majesty in the room of the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland, G.C.V.O., C.B.E., retired.”

  3. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    supplement 44740, p. 4, 1 Jan. 1969 (Supplement to 20 Dec. 1968).

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44740/supplement/4 >
    “CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, LONDON S.W.I
    “1st January 1969.
    “The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Royal Victorian Order :
    ...
    “D.C.V.O.
    “To be a Dame Commander :
    “The Most Noble Mary Kathleen, Duchess of ABERCORN.”

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Registered during Q3, 1905, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    [digital image, Ancestry.com].

    “Crichton, Mary Kathleen”, Marylebone reg. dist., vol. 1a, p. 536.

  5. ↑ Styled from the date of her marriage to the Marquess until he succeeded to his father's titles.
  6. ↑ Styled from her husband's succession to the titles in 1953.
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