Marie Cathcart, Countess Cathcart

Marie Isobel Cathcart, Countess Cathcart (born 18 June 1923) is a British peeress.

She was born Marie Isobel French, eldest daughter of the Hon. William French, a son of the 4th Baron de Freyne, and was educated at Les Oiseaux, Westgate on Sea, Kent, and at Ware, Hertfordshire, by the sisters of the FCJ. She joined the Wrens as soon as she was old enough to do so in 1941 during World War II. She has done voluntary work for various charities throughout her lifetime.

Family

She married, firstly, Thomas Weldon, later Sir Thomas Weldon, 8th Baronet (d. 1979) in 1942, by whom she had two children. She married, secondly, on 25 May 1984, the 6th Earl Cathcart (1919–1999). Her stepson is the 7th Earl Cathcart.

Honorary and Foreign Distinctions

She belongs to the Dames of Malta and is also a Dame of the Venerable Order of St John.

Titles

• Miss Marie French
• Mrs Thomas Weldon
• Lady Weldon
• Dowager Lady Weldon
• The Rt Hon. The Countess Cathcart (25 May 1984 – 15 June 1999)
• The Rt Hon. The Dowager Countess Cathcart (from 15 June 1999)

External links

• Minibiography
• Peerage.com
• Peerage.com

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