Edith Clifton, 10th Countess of Loudoun
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Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun (10 December 1833 – 23 January 1874) was a Scottish peeress, the daughter of George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings
and his wife Barbara
. She was greatly attached to the old Mure
family mansion of Rowallan Castle
near Kilmaurs
in Ayrshire. She expended considerable sums in repairing the ancient edifice and without her concern this remarkable building would no longer be with us.
She married Charles Clifton, who took the name Abney-Hastings, on 30 April 1853. They had six children:
After her death her widowed husband was created Baron Donington
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George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings
George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings , styled Lord Rawdon from birth until 1817 and Earl of Rawdon from 1817 to 1826, was a British peer and courtier.-Background:...
and his wife Barbara
Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, Marchioness of Hastings
Barbara Rawdon Hastings, born Barbara Yelverton , in her own right 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn, by marriage Marchioness of Hastings, was a fossil collector and geological author.-Early life:...
. She was greatly attached to the old Mure
Mure
-Surname:* Benoît Jules Mure* John Mure* Geoffrey Mure* Pierre La Mure* William Mure -Places:* Mure, Kagawa, Japan* Mure, Nagano, Japan* La Mure, a commune in the French department of Isère....
family mansion of Rowallan Castle
Rowallan Castle
Rowallan Castle is an ancient castle located near Kilmaurs, at NS 4347 4242, about north of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The castle stands on the banks of the Carmel Water, which may at one time have run much closer to the low eminence upon which the original castle stood, justifying the...
near Kilmaurs
Kilmaurs
Kilmaurs is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies on the Carmel, 21.1 miles south by west of Glasgow. Population recorded in 2001 Census, 2601- History :...
in Ayrshire. She expended considerable sums in repairing the ancient edifice and without her concern this remarkable building would no longer be with us.
She married Charles Clifton, who took the name Abney-Hastings, on 30 April 1853. They had six children:
- Lady Flora Paulyna Hetty Barbara Abney Hastings (1854–1887), married Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...
and had issue. - Charles Edward Hastings Clifton, 11th Earl of LoudounCharles Clifton, 11th Earl of LoudounCharles Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun was a Scottish peer, the son of Charles Abney-Hastings, 1st Baron Donington and Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun.On 4 February 1880 he married the Hon...
(1855–1920) - Major Paulyn Francis Cuthbert Rawdon-Hastings (1856–1907), married Lady Maud Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of VerulamJames Grimston, 2nd Earl of VerulamJames Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam , known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson...
and had issue. - Gilbert Theophilus Clifton Clifton-Hastings-Campbell, 3rd Baron Donington (1859–1927)
- Henry Cecil Plantagenet Clifton (1860–1886), died young.
- Lady Egidia Sophia Frederica Christina Clifton (1870–1892), died young.
After her death her widowed husband was created Baron Donington
Baron Donington
Baron Donington, of Donington Park in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for Charles Frederick Abney-Hastings. Born Charles Frederick Clifton, he was the widower of Edith Mary Abney-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun...
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