Lady Norah Bradley-Birt

British aristocrat

Lady Norah Beatrice Henriette Bradley-Birt VA (née Spencer-Churchill; 1 September 1875 – 28 April 1946) was an English aristocrat and educationalist.^[1]

She was the daughter of George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton.^[2]

She married Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt on 1 December 1920^[2], but continued to use her maiden name to avoid confusion with another family member.^[3] Norah and her husband are known for their writings and social work for India.^[4]

Siblings

• Lady Frances Spencer-Churchill (1870–1954).^[5]
• Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871–1934).
• Lady Lilian Spencer-Churchill (1873–1951).

References

1. "Lady Norah Beatrice Henriette Bradley-Birt (née Spencer Churchill) (1875-1946), Wife of Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt; daughter of 8th Duke of Marlborough=". National Portrait Gallery.
2. Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999) Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. 106th edn., Vol 2. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 1870.
3. Indian News and Telegrams. The Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News. 1921.
4. "In the Public Eye" Munsey's Weekly 14(November 1895): 231.
5. "Lady Norah Spencer-Churchill Of Marlborough".