Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart explained

The Countess of Dysart
Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
Birth Name:Katherine Greaves
Birth Date:1 June 1918
Birth Place:North Wales
Death Date:8 November 2011 (aged 93)
Death Place:Inverness-shire, Scotland
Spouse:John Peter Grant
Children:Lady Jane Margery Grant
John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart
Mother:Wenefryde Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart
Father:Owain Edward Whitehead Greaves

Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart (1 June 1918 – 8 November 2011) was a Scottish peeress.[1]

Biography

She was born Katherine Greaves, daughter of Major Owain Edward Whitehead Greaves and Wenefryde Agatha Greaves, who succeeded as 10th Countess of Dysart (1889–1975) in 1935. On her mother's death Lady Katherine's elder sister, Lady Rosamund Agnes (1914–2003) became the 11th Countess of Dysart, but never married or had issue; on her death in December 2003 Lady Katherine succeeded to the titles of Countess of Dysart and Lady Huntingtower.

In 1941, she married Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant younger of Rothiemurchus (1915–1987), who succeeded his father as 15th Grant of Rothiemurchus. They had two children:

Death and succession

The Countess died on 8 November 2011, aged 93.[2] [3]

Her son Johnnie (John Peter Grant) then became the 13th Earl of Dysart while his son James, as heir to the earldom, became Lord Huntingtower.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dysart . November 2011 . Grant, John Peter. . 28 July 2021.
  2. News: Phil . Davison . Obituary: Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus – Passionate conservationist and friend to estate workers, farmers and tourists alike . . 26 July 2021. 19 November 2011.
  3. News: The Times Obituary . . 11 November 2011.