Elizabeth Carver
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Elizabeth Carver was the wife of Bernard Montgomery, who later became Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
KBE who joined the British Army as an engineer and subsequently rose to the rank of Major-General.
She married Oswald Carver
in 1911. Carver had rowed in the 1908 Boat Race for Cambridge and won bronze medal rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
. The family lived at The Hollies in Marple
where Carver was in business in the cotton trade. Carver died of wounds at Gallipoli in June 1915. Elizabeth Carver married Major Montgomery in 1927.
. The bite became infected and she died on 19 October from septicaemia following an amputation. The loss devastated the then Brigadier Montgomery, but he insisted on throwing himself back into his work immediately after the funeral.
, professor of archaeology at the University of York. Richard Oswald Hobart Carver made an epic escape as a prisoner of war during the second world war. Her son by her second marriage, David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
was born on 18 August 1928. He first married Mary Raymond Connell, daughter of Sir Charles Connell, on 27 February 1953, but they divorced in 1967. David Bernard Montgomery and Mary Raymond Connell had a son, Hon. Henry David Montgomery, born on 2 April 1954.
David Montgomery married, secondly, Tessa Browning, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
and Daphne du Maurier
, in 1970. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of Hindhead
, Surrey, on 24 March 1976.
Early life and marriage
Hobart was the daughter of Robert Thompson Hobart of Tunbridge Wells and the Indian Civil Service . Her brother was Percy HobartPercy Hobart
Major-General Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart KBE CB DSO MC , also known as "Hobo", was a British military engineer, noted for his command of the 79th Armoured Division during World War II...
KBE who joined the British Army as an engineer and subsequently rose to the rank of Major-General.
She married Oswald Carver
Oswald Carver
Oswald Armitage Carver was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He died of injuries during the First World War....
in 1911. Carver had rowed in the 1908 Boat Race for Cambridge and won bronze medal rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four rowing events were contested, all for men only. Races were held at Henley-on-Thames. The competitions were held from July 28, 1908 to July 31, 1908. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme...
. The family lived at The Hollies in Marple
Marple, Greater Manchester
Marple is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Goyt southeast of Stockport.Historically part of Cheshire, Marple has a population of 23,480 .-Toponymy:...
where Carver was in business in the cotton trade. Carver died of wounds at Gallipoli in June 1915. Elizabeth Carver married Major Montgomery in 1927.
Death
In 1937, Elizabeth was bitten by an insect while on holiday in Burnham-on-SeaBurnham-on-Sea
Burnham-on-Sea is a town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett and Bridgwater Bay. Burnham was a small village until the late 18th century, when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort. It forms part of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge...
. The bite became infected and she died on 19 October from septicaemia following an amputation. The loss devastated the then Brigadier Montgomery, but he insisted on throwing himself back into his work immediately after the funeral.
Family
Elizabeth had two sons by her first marriage. John Hobart Carver was the father of Martin CarverMartin Carver
Martin Oswald Hugh Carver FSA , is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of York, England, director of the Sutton Hoo Research Project and a leading exponent of new methods in excavation and survey. He specialises in the archaeology of early Medieval Europe...
, professor of archaeology at the University of York. Richard Oswald Hobart Carver made an epic escape as a prisoner of war during the second world war. Her son by her second marriage, David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CMG, CBE is a British politician, businessman, and promoter of good relations with South America...
was born on 18 August 1928. He first married Mary Raymond Connell, daughter of Sir Charles Connell, on 27 February 1953, but they divorced in 1967. David Bernard Montgomery and Mary Raymond Connell had a son, Hon. Henry David Montgomery, born on 2 April 1954.
David Montgomery married, secondly, Tessa Browning, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
Frederick Browning
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO was a British Army officer who has been called the "father of the British airborne forces". He is best known as the commander of the I Airborne Corps and deputy commander of First Allied Airborne Army during Operation...
and Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE was a British author and playwright.Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". The first three were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Her elder sister was...
, in 1970. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of Hindhead
Hindhead
Hindhead is a village in Surrey, England, about 11 miles south-west of Guildford. Neighbouring settlements include Haslemere, Grayshott and Beacon Hill. Hindhead is the highest village in Surrey...
, Surrey, on 24 March 1976.
Sources
- Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 775.