Peerage Record – 8939

     Maj.-Gen. Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart was born on 30 November 1952.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen. Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart and Rosemary Clare Marie Gabrielle Smyth-Osbourne.² He married Vivien Clare Skinner, daughter of Francis Desmond McInnes Skinner, on 12 September 1981.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant between 1973 and 1975 in the Scots Guards.¹ He became a Liveryman of the Merchant Taylor’s Company.¹ He was registered as a Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants (A.C.A.)¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He held the office of Councillor of the Brecknock District Council in 1998.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Greenock, of Greenock, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1807] on 15 June 1999.¹ He succeeded as the 16th Lord Cathcart [S., c. 1452] on 15 June 1999.¹ He held the position of Chief of the Name and Arms of Cathcart from on 15 June 1999.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl Cathcart [U.K., 1814] on 15 June 1999.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Cathcart, of Cathcart, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1807] on 15 June 1999.¹ He lived in 2003 at Gateley Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Lady Louisa Cathcart was born on 27 April 1948.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart and Rosemary Clare Marie Gabrielle Smyth-Osbourne.² She married, firstly, Norman Kirkpatrick Cosgrave, son of Alexander Kirkpatrick Cosgrave and lva Mary Gradner, on 7 October 1975.¹ She married, secondly, Brian Julian Evan Spicer, son of Adrian Evan Spicer and Martha Esther Kingsley Mason, on 23 July 2009 at St. Mary’s Church, Pakenham, Suffolk, England^G.³ She died on 26 November 2017 at age 69.⁴
     She was educated at Convent of Sacred Heart, Woldingham, Surrey, England^G.¹ From 7 October 1975, her married name became Cosgrave. She lived in 2003 at Totterdown Lodge, Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire, England^G.¹ From 23 July 2009, her married name became Spicer.³

     Lady Charlotte Mary Cathcart was born on 29 October 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart and Rosemary Clare Marie Gabrielle Smyth-Osbourne.² She married Captain Anthony Colin McCallum, son of Colin McCallum, on 16 June 1972.¹
     She was educated at Convent of Sacred Heart, Woldingham, Surrey, England^G.¹ From 16 June 1972, her married name became McCallum. She lived in 2003 at Week Green Farm, Froxfield, PEtersfield, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart was born on 26 June 1862.¹ He was the son of Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart and Elizabeth Mary Crompton.² He married Vera Estelle Raubenheimer, daughter of Anthony Michal Muller Raubenheimer and Anna Catherina Odendaal, on 6 January 1919 at Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea, London, England^G.^1,3 He and Vera Estelle Raubenheimer were divorced on 23 February 1922.^1,3 He died on 19 November 1927 at age 65 at London, England^G.^1,3
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Cathcart [S., c. 1452] on 2 September 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Cathcart, of Cathcart, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1807] on 2 September 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl Cathcart [U.K., 1814] on 2 September 1911.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Greenock, of Greenock, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1807] on 2 September 1911.¹

     Vera Estelle Raubenheimer was born in 1892 at Cape Province, South Africa.³ She was the daughter of Anthony Michal Muller Raubenheimer and Anna Catherina Odendaal.^4,2 She married, firstly, Captain Henry de Grey Warter in September 1910 at Strand, London, England.^5,3 She married, secondly, George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart, son of Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart and Elizabeth Mary Crompton, on 6 January 1919 at Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea, London, England^G.^1,6 She and George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart were divorced on 23 February 1922.^1,6 She married, thirdly, Sir Rowland Frederic William Hodge, 1st Bt., son of John Rowland Hodge and Emily Davis, on 30 September 1930.⁴
     From September 1910, her married name became Warter.⁵ After her marriage, Vera Estelle Raubenheimer was styled as Countess Cathcart on 6 January 1919. From 6 January 1919, her married name became Cathcart. From 30 September 1930, her married name became Hodge.⁴

     Anthony Michal Muller Raubenheimer married Anna Catherina Odendaal.²
     He lived at Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹

     Hon. Theobald Butler was born in 1610.¹ He was the son of James Butler, 2nd/12th Baron Dunboyne and Margaret O’Brien.² He married Margaret Blake, daughter of Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Bt. and Margaret ffrench.²
     He lived at Killoskehan, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Crompton was born in 1831.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Bt. and Isabella Sophia Cathcart.^2,1 She married Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart, son of General Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart and Henrietta Mather, on 2 April 1850 at Thornton le Street, Yorkshire, England^G.³ She died on 13 April 1902 at 31 Grosvenor Place, London, England^G.¹ She was buried on 17 April 1902 at Thornton le Street, Yorkshire, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Cathcart. After her marriage, Elizabeth Mary Crompton was styled as Countess Cathcart on 16 July 1859.

     Alan Cathcart, 4th Earl Cathcart was born on 16 March 1856 at Thornton le Street, Yorkshire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart and Elizabeth Mary Crompton.³ He died on 2 September 1911 at age 55 at London, England^G, from a haemorrhage of the lungs, unmarried.²
     He was styled as Lord Greenock between 1859 and 1905.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards and Scots Guards.³ He was educated between 1870 and 1872 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.^2,4 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the North Riding, Yorkshire.³ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Cathcart, of Cathcart, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1807] on 30 October 1905.³ He succeeded as the 4th Earl Cathcart [U.K., 1814] on 30 October 1905.³ He succeeded as the 13th Lord Cathcart [S., c. 1452] on 30 October 1905.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Greenock, of Greenock, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1807] on 30 October 1905.³

     Lt. Hon. Charles Cathcart was born on 23 December 1858.¹ He was the son of Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart and Elizabeth Mary Crompton.² He died on 21 May 1880 at age 21.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 79th Regiment.¹