Janet Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton

Janet Lucretia Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton and Winton, DBE (née Cuninghame; c. 1854 – 6 October 1923) was a British Red Cross administrator and the wife of George Arnulph Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton.

For the actress, see Janet Montgomery.

The Right Honourable

The Countess of Eglinton and Winton

DBE
The Countess of Eglinton
Born
Janet Lucretia Cuninghame

c. 1854
Victoria, Australia[1]
Died6 October 1923(1923-10-06) (aged 68–69)
Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Other namesJanet Lucretia Montgomerie
Spouse
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(m. 1873; died 1919)​
ChildrenLady Georgiana Montgomerie
Lady Edith Montgomerie
Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton
William Alexander Montgomerie
Captain Francis Cuninghame Montgomerie

Family

She was the daughter of Captain Boyd Alexander Cuninghame of the Royal Navy and his Australian wife, Mary (née Wilkinson). She married the Honourable George Montgomerie on 13 November 1873. The couple had several children:

  • Lady Georgiana Theresa Montgomerie (d. 21 August 1938)
  • Lady Edith Mary Montgomerie (d. 8 September 1947)
  • Archibald Seton Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton (23 June 1880 – 22 April 1945)
  • William Alexander Montgomerie (29 October 1881 – 9 May 1903)
  • Captain Francis Cuninghame Montgomerie (25 January 1887 – 16 March 1950)

George Montgomerie succeeded his elder brother as 15th Earl in 1892 and died in 1919.

World War I

During the First World War, Lady Eglinton was president of the Ayrshire Branch of the British Red Cross Society and a member of the Scottish War Executive of the Society. For these services she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours.[3]

References
  1. 1881 Scotland Census
  2. "The Death of Janet Lady Eglington and Winton". The Times. 8 October 1923. p. 14.
  3. "No. 31840". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 March 1920. p. 3758.


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