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Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone

(1883-1961); sister of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, maternal aunt and godmother of Elizabeth II

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 30 August 1883
Died: 8 February 1961
Place of birth: Angus
Place of death: Inveresk
Sex or gender: female
Given name: Mary, Frances
Family name: Elphinstone
Father: Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Mother: Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Spouse: Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone
Child: John Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone, Andrew Elphinstone, The Hon. Jean Wills, Margaret Rhodes, Mary Elphinstone
Sibling: Violet Bowes-Lyon, Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, John Bowes-Lyon, Alexander Bowes-Lyon, Fergus Bowes-Lyon, Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville, Michael Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, David Bowes-Lyon
Occupation: aristocrat
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Awards: Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
languages spoken, written or signed: English
name in native language: Mary Elphinstone, Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon