Mary Sturt, Baroness Alington
The Right Honourable The Lady Alington | |
|---|---|
 Mary Sibell Sturt (née Ashley-Cooper), Lady Alington, by Bassano Ltd | |
| Born | 3 October 1902 |
| Died | 2 August 1936 (aged 33) |
| Burial place | Witchampton, East Dorset, England |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Mary Anna Marten |
| Parents | |
Mary Sibell Sturt, Baroness Alington (born Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper; 3 October 1902 – 2 August 1936) was an English socialite, part of the
Bright Young Things crowd.[1]
Biography
Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper was born on 3 October 1902,[2] the daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor.[3]
On 27 November 1928 Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper married Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington (1896–1940).[3] They had one daughter Hon. Mary Anna Sibell Elizabeth Sturt (1929-2010).[3]
She died at only 33 years old on 2 August 1936 and is buried at All Saints Churchyard, Witchampton.[2] Her husband died of pneumonia while on active service during World War II in Cairo and is buried there.
References
- ^ "Amusing Turns Brighten Coming-of-Age Party - 16 Jul 1927, Sat • Page 33". The Winnipeg Tribune: 33. 1927. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- ^ a b c Pine, L. G.. The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972