Heiress, Hostess, Landowner. She was responsible for the restoration of one of England's most historic castles. She inherited a large fortune on the death of her mother in 1916, and after being educated in France, served as a wartime nurse in 1918. She and her husband purchased Leeds Castle in 1926, and she retained ownership after their divorce in 1931. She spent much of her fortune on restoring the castle and its estate, employing many of the leading architects and craftsmen of the day. She became renowned as a society hostess, holding weekend parties at the castle with a guest list that included the Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson, Charlie Chaplin, Errol Flynn and Ian Fleming. In the 1950s her health began to fail and she needed the support of a resident nurse. On her death she left Leeds Castle in the care of a charitable trust, fulfilling her wish that it remain open to the public.
Submitted by wertypop;
Hon. Olive Cecilia Paget was born between 1896 was the daughter of Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st and last Baron Queenborough and Pauline Payne Whitney.
She married, firstly, Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn, son of Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell and Mabel Susan Forbes, on 16 July 1919.She and Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn were divorced in 1925.
She married, secondly, Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer, son of Arthur Stanley Wilson-Filmer, on 11 May 1925. She and Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer were divorced in 1931.
She married, thirdly, Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt., son of Sir Robert Alexander Baillie of Polkemmet, 4th Bt. and Isabel Wilkie, on 4 November 1931. She and Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1944.
∼Together with her sister Dorothy Paget, she bought Leeds Castle in 1928. Her American cousins, the Whitney family, were all great collectors and benefactors of the Arts and Leeds Castle was filled with outstanding works of art collected by Lady Baillie. She completely restored Leeds Castle with help of an inheritance from her mother, who was a member of the Whitney family.
Submitted by wertypop;
Hon. Olive Cecilia Paget was born between 1896 was the daughter of Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st and last Baron Queenborough and Pauline Payne Whitney.
She married, firstly, Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn, son of Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell and Mabel Susan Forbes, on 16 July 1919.She and Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn were divorced in 1925.
She married, secondly, Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer, son of Arthur Stanley Wilson-Filmer, on 11 May 1925. She and Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer were divorced in 1931.
She married, thirdly, Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt., son of Sir Robert Alexander Baillie of Polkemmet, 4th Bt. and Isabel Wilkie, on 4 November 1931. She and Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1944.
∼Together with her sister Dorothy Paget, she bought Leeds Castle in 1928. Her American cousins, the Whitney family, were all great collectors and benefactors of the Arts and Leeds Castle was filled with outstanding works of art collected by Lady Baillie. She completely restored Leeds Castle with help of an inheritance from her mother, who was a member of the Whitney family.
Heiress, Hostess, Landowner. She was responsible for the restoration of one of England's most historic castles. She inherited a large fortune on the death of her mother in 1916, and after being educated in France, served as a wartime nurse in 1918. She and her husband purchased Leeds Castle in 1926, and she retained ownership after their divorce in 1931. She spent much of her fortune on restoring the castle and its estate, employing many of the leading architects and craftsmen of the day. She became renowned as a society hostess, holding weekend parties at the castle with a guest list that included the Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson, Charlie Chaplin, Errol Flynn and Ian Fleming. In the 1950s her health began to fail and she needed the support of a resident nurse. On her death she left Leeds Castle in the care of a charitable trust, fulfilling her wish that it remain open to the public.
Submitted by wertypop;
Hon. Olive Cecilia Paget was born between 1896 was the daughter of Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st and last Baron Queenborough and Pauline Payne Whitney.
She married, firstly, Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn, son of Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell and Mabel Susan Forbes, on 16 July 1919.She and Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn were divorced in 1925.
She married, secondly, Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer, son of Arthur Stanley Wilson-Filmer, on 11 May 1925. She and Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer were divorced in 1931.
She married, thirdly, Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt., son of Sir Robert Alexander Baillie of Polkemmet, 4th Bt. and Isabel Wilkie, on 4 November 1931. She and Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1944.
∼Together with her sister Dorothy Paget, she bought Leeds Castle in 1928. Her American cousins, the Whitney family, were all great collectors and benefactors of the Arts and Leeds Castle was filled with outstanding works of art collected by Lady Baillie. She completely restored Leeds Castle with help of an inheritance from her mother, who was a member of the Whitney family.
Submitted by wertypop;
Hon. Olive Cecilia Paget was born between 1896 was the daughter of Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st and last Baron Queenborough and Pauline Payne Whitney.
She married, firstly, Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn, son of Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell and Mabel Susan Forbes, on 16 July 1919.She and Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn were divorced in 1925.
She married, secondly, Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer, son of Arthur Stanley Wilson-Filmer, on 11 May 1925. She and Arthur Thomas Filmer Wilson-Filmer were divorced in 1931.
She married, thirdly, Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt., son of Sir Robert Alexander Baillie of Polkemmet, 4th Bt. and Isabel Wilkie, on 4 November 1931. She and Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie of Polkemmet, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1944.
∼Together with her sister Dorothy Paget, she bought Leeds Castle in 1928. Her American cousins, the Whitney family, were all great collectors and benefactors of the Arts and Leeds Castle was filled with outstanding works of art collected by Lady Baillie. She completely restored Leeds Castle with help of an inheritance from her mother, who was a member of the Whitney family.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
