Daughter of Richard Caton and Mary Carroll. Granddaughter of Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Married John MacTavish.
Emily was one of the four famous Caton sisters of Baltimore. Her three elder sisters Marianne, Bess, and Louisa, known as "The Three American Graces", all married into the English peerage. Emily was the only one who stayed at home, where she managed the family fortune, and was also the only one to have children.
Children:
1. Mary Wellesley MacTavish (1818-1850); married Henry George Howard, youngest son of the Earl of Carlisle.
2. Charles Carroll MacTavish (1819-1868); married Marcella Scott, daughter of General Winfield Scott.
3. Alexander Simon MacTavish (1829-1863); married Ellen Gilmor.
4. Richard Caton MacTavish (1831-1841).
Among the many historic items left to Emily by her three sisters were the following: a gold medal presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton as the last survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the camp bedstead of the Duke of Wellington, on which he slept on the field of Waterloo; the gold coronet and jeweled robes worn by Marianne as wife of the Viceroy of Ireland (the crown was later being presented to a Jesuit church in Maryland); and the miniature of George IV of England, set with rubies and diamonds, presented by the King to the Iron Duke.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT AND BENEVOLENT LADY
Mrs. Emily Mactavish, the daughter of Richard Caton, and granddaughter of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the 26th ult., at her residence No. 86 Cathedral street, Baltimore, at the advanced age of 74 years. Mrs. Mactavish was the sister of the late Marchioness of Wellesley, of Lady Stafford, and the Duchess of Leeds, the last named surviving her. Her husband, the late John Mactavish, Esq., was, for many years, British Consul at Baltimore. She leaves a son, Charles Carroll Mactavish, whose wife is a daughter of the late Gen. Scott. The deceased lady (the Baltimore Sun says, ) was remarkable for her munificent and unestentatious liberality, having, besides endowing several charitable institutions, taken care of a large number of the poor, who were her regular pensioners. She was the foundress of the Home of the Good Shepherd, on Mount street, and first established the order of the Sisters of Mercy, on Poppleton street. She was also the liberal benefactress of St. Joseph's House of Industry, on Green street. In giving her donations to these and other like objects, she expressly stipulated that her name should be entirely unconnected with them.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, February 8, 1867
Page: 2
Emily was one of the four famous Caton sisters of Baltimore. Her three elder sisters Marianne, Bess, and Louisa, known as "The Three American Graces", all married into the English peerage. Emily was the only one who stayed at home, where she managed the family fortune, and was also the only one to have children.
Children:
1. Mary Wellesley MacTavish (1818-1850); married Henry George Howard, youngest son of the Earl of Carlisle.
2. Charles Carroll MacTavish (1819-1868); married Marcella Scott, daughter of General Winfield Scott.
3. Alexander Simon MacTavish (1829-1863); married Ellen Gilmor.
4. Richard Caton MacTavish (1831-1841).
Among the many historic items left to Emily by her three sisters were the following: a gold medal presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton as the last survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the camp bedstead of the Duke of Wellington, on which he slept on the field of Waterloo; the gold coronet and jeweled robes worn by Marianne as wife of the Viceroy of Ireland (the crown was later being presented to a Jesuit church in Maryland); and the miniature of George IV of England, set with rubies and diamonds, presented by the King to the Iron Duke.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT AND BENEVOLENT LADY
Mrs. Emily Mactavish, the daughter of Richard Caton, and granddaughter of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the 26th ult., at her residence No. 86 Cathedral street, Baltimore, at the advanced age of 74 years. Mrs. Mactavish was the sister of the late Marchioness of Wellesley, of Lady Stafford, and the Duchess of Leeds, the last named surviving her. Her husband, the late John Mactavish, Esq., was, for many years, British Consul at Baltimore. She leaves a son, Charles Carroll Mactavish, whose wife is a daughter of the late Gen. Scott. The deceased lady (the Baltimore Sun says, ) was remarkable for her munificent and unestentatious liberality, having, besides endowing several charitable institutions, taken care of a large number of the poor, who were her regular pensioners. She was the foundress of the Home of the Good Shepherd, on Mount street, and first established the order of the Sisters of Mercy, on Poppleton street. She was also the liberal benefactress of St. Joseph's House of Industry, on Green street. In giving her donations to these and other like objects, she expressly stipulated that her name should be entirely unconnected with them.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, February 8, 1867
Page: 2
Daughter of Richard Caton and Mary Carroll. Granddaughter of Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Married John MacTavish.
Emily was one of the four famous Caton sisters of Baltimore. Her three elder sisters Marianne, Bess, and Louisa, known as "The Three American Graces", all married into the English peerage. Emily was the only one who stayed at home, where she managed the family fortune, and was also the only one to have children.
Children:
1. Mary Wellesley MacTavish (1818-1850); married Henry George Howard, youngest son of the Earl of Carlisle.
2. Charles Carroll MacTavish (1819-1868); married Marcella Scott, daughter of General Winfield Scott.
3. Alexander Simon MacTavish (1829-1863); married Ellen Gilmor.
4. Richard Caton MacTavish (1831-1841).
Among the many historic items left to Emily by her three sisters were the following: a gold medal presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton as the last survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the camp bedstead of the Duke of Wellington, on which he slept on the field of Waterloo; the gold coronet and jeweled robes worn by Marianne as wife of the Viceroy of Ireland (the crown was later being presented to a Jesuit church in Maryland); and the miniature of George IV of England, set with rubies and diamonds, presented by the King to the Iron Duke.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT AND BENEVOLENT LADY
Mrs. Emily Mactavish, the daughter of Richard Caton, and granddaughter of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the 26th ult., at her residence No. 86 Cathedral street, Baltimore, at the advanced age of 74 years. Mrs. Mactavish was the sister of the late Marchioness of Wellesley, of Lady Stafford, and the Duchess of Leeds, the last named surviving her. Her husband, the late John Mactavish, Esq., was, for many years, British Consul at Baltimore. She leaves a son, Charles Carroll Mactavish, whose wife is a daughter of the late Gen. Scott. The deceased lady (the Baltimore Sun says, ) was remarkable for her munificent and unestentatious liberality, having, besides endowing several charitable institutions, taken care of a large number of the poor, who were her regular pensioners. She was the foundress of the Home of the Good Shepherd, on Mount street, and first established the order of the Sisters of Mercy, on Poppleton street. She was also the liberal benefactress of St. Joseph's House of Industry, on Green street. In giving her donations to these and other like objects, she expressly stipulated that her name should be entirely unconnected with them.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, February 8, 1867
Page: 2
Emily was one of the four famous Caton sisters of Baltimore. Her three elder sisters Marianne, Bess, and Louisa, known as "The Three American Graces", all married into the English peerage. Emily was the only one who stayed at home, where she managed the family fortune, and was also the only one to have children.
Children:
1. Mary Wellesley MacTavish (1818-1850); married Henry George Howard, youngest son of the Earl of Carlisle.
2. Charles Carroll MacTavish (1819-1868); married Marcella Scott, daughter of General Winfield Scott.
3. Alexander Simon MacTavish (1829-1863); married Ellen Gilmor.
4. Richard Caton MacTavish (1831-1841).
Among the many historic items left to Emily by her three sisters were the following: a gold medal presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton as the last survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the camp bedstead of the Duke of Wellington, on which he slept on the field of Waterloo; the gold coronet and jeweled robes worn by Marianne as wife of the Viceroy of Ireland (the crown was later being presented to a Jesuit church in Maryland); and the miniature of George IV of England, set with rubies and diamonds, presented by the King to the Iron Duke.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT AND BENEVOLENT LADY
Mrs. Emily Mactavish, the daughter of Richard Caton, and granddaughter of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the 26th ult., at her residence No. 86 Cathedral street, Baltimore, at the advanced age of 74 years. Mrs. Mactavish was the sister of the late Marchioness of Wellesley, of Lady Stafford, and the Duchess of Leeds, the last named surviving her. Her husband, the late John Mactavish, Esq., was, for many years, British Consul at Baltimore. She leaves a son, Charles Carroll Mactavish, whose wife is a daughter of the late Gen. Scott. The deceased lady (the Baltimore Sun says, ) was remarkable for her munificent and unestentatious liberality, having, besides endowing several charitable institutions, taken care of a large number of the poor, who were her regular pensioners. She was the foundress of the Home of the Good Shepherd, on Mount street, and first established the order of the Sisters of Mercy, on Poppleton street. She was also the liberal benefactress of St. Joseph's House of Industry, on Green street. In giving her donations to these and other like objects, she expressly stipulated that her name should be entirely unconnected with them.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, February 8, 1867
Page: 2
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