Eugenia Bertuance Stone
Caroline Eugenia Bertuance Stone was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ,on 29 August 1872 the daughter of John Stone and his wife Margaret Stone nee Moran.
Informant: John STONE, of Parliament Reserve, Melbourne, witnessed by Mrs. McClosky & Mrs. Mclean, on 12th November, 1872, in South Melbourne, signed E. Prendergast, Registrar.
Here is an example of a poem she wrote and it was published in the newspaper "The Australasian" on Saturday 19 May 1894.
WOMAN'S FRANCHISE.
Girls! Ring out your gladsome voices
From your boudoirs far and wide.
Till man's heart with you rejoices,
In his emulated pride.
Sing! The age of comfort's dawning
On your sisterhood demure,
All your fears are set to scorning,
And your morals stand secure.
Comes the merry news from Paris—
Oh! Your qualms you may dispel,
There is nothing to embarrass
In a knickerbocker belle.
Demoiselle was fired to passion
By the thraldom of the age;
Site stamped out the era's fashion
And made rational dress the rage.
Oh! she scouts the scrup'lous woman
Who a chiding voice would raise,
For a million hearts as human
Own the magic of her ways.
With her gay lips framed in hauteur
In the semblance of a queen,
Proud, she made her pleasure, courtier,
To renounce the "crinoline.**
Then she cut her dresses shorter,
With a smile at prudes' dismay,
And no voice was raised to thwart her
As she took her flagrant way.
Through such stages did she shock us,
Till she kicked the skirt aside.
And she sits in knickerbockers
On a thoroughbred astride.
6be sprang into strength and vigour,
From her fragrant lang'rous room,
Thar her lovely idol figure
In the scented bois can bloom.
And, on bicycle, she's speeding
Through the crowded Paris parks,
With her glowing girlhood pleading
With the censor's cold remarks.
Oh! The simple joy to see her
Braced in bodily delight,
Leaving nature fresh and freer
To develop beauty bright.
Sing! For sweet these new-found pleasures,
They will catch the modern taste.
Let your tailors have your measures
And give scope to form and waist.
Sing! Of Demoiselle the daring,
Of a Paris gay but good.
For a proper sense is stirring
In her new athletic mood.
Sing'. Of riding-suits and wheeling,
In Emancipation's flush.
Till you conquer public feeling
And forget decorum's blush.
EUGENIA STONE.
In 1896 she started working for “Table Talk” and attended dances and wore all sorts of good clothing that was reported on. In the Census of 1903, the family are living at 16, Maribyrnong Road, Mooney Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria. Her father John was a widower with her sister Margaret & her brother Thomas both clerks. Her mother Margaret died on 20 January 1884 as covered in the "Argus" newspaper:
STONE.—On the 20th inst., at her residence 71 Lonsdale-street west, Melbourne, Margaret the beloved wife of Mr. John Stone (of the Titles office), aged 48 years. R.I.P.
. In late February 1907, aged 35 and unmarried, she set off on board the P&O steamship called “Marmora” along with the Australian Prime Minister called Alfred Deakin to attend the Colonial Conference in London. She was going to London for only 6 months at the maximum, and before she went many of the newspapers reported about her on her journey and she received many gifts from her many supporters and friends. She was described as one of the most brilliant lady journalists in Australia contributing to many Australian newspapers including those in Melbourne and Sydney too.
Alfred Deakin set off from Melbourne on the train to Adelaide where he boarded the S.S. Marmora. Eugenia set off from Melbourne on board the “Marmora” which sailed from Australia and called in at Calcutta, in India. A member of the English Parliament joined the “Marmora” at Calcutta. He was called Sir George Doughty, aged 53,a widower had been in India on holiday and working for the British Government. He too enjoyed writing and owned an English newspaper called The Grimsby Telegraph with his son Wilfred as editor. Sir George met Eugenia on board the “Marmora”. Sir George lived in a village outside Grimsby, in the county of Lincolnshire in a large house called Waltham Hall. He also owned a sumptuous flat in London where he lived whilst serving in Parliament. As well as being elected as a Member of Parliament for Grimsby, he had twice been elected as its mayor. Originally he had qualified as a bricklayer, then established a building business and built many houses for rent at the time that Grimsby was expanding. He had taken oratory lessons so was used to public speaking hence his election into the political world. At one time he had accepted some shares in a trawling company as payment for a house and ended up being the company’s director. At the time he met Caroline Eugenia Bertuance Stone he had two children a son and a daughter and had been a widower since January 1904.
Clearly both Sir George and Eugenia fell in love with each other on board the ship on the journey home on 15 August 1907, they married at St James Roman Catholic Church, Spanish Place, London.
Sir George was an Anglican so special arrangements were made for him at the wedding. Their wedding was a very expensive affair, paid for by Sir George and reported in detail in both British and Australian Newspapers showing that new Lady Doughty was dressed in some lovely clothes with a huge list of guests both Australian and English. After the wedding the happy couple left for the continent via Folkestone for their honeymoon and then returned back to Sir George’s home Waltham Hall.
Marriage of Sir George Doughty & Caroline Eugenie Bertuance STONE in newspapers
1. Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 15 August 1907
MARRIAGE OF SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY, M.P. UNIONIST PARTY's PRESENTATION At the Roman Catholic Church of St. James, Spanish-place, Manchester-square. London, W., this afternoon, the marriage took place of Sir George Doughty, M.P. for Great Grimsby, of Waltham Hall, Lincolnshire, and St. James Court, Buckingham-gate, London, S.W., and Miss Eugenia Bertuance Stone, fourth daughter of Mr. John Stone, of Melbourne. The nuptial ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Canon W. L. Gildea, D.D., assisted by the Rev. Father W. N. Rochse, and the Rev. A. D. Adkins, of St. James' Church. The sacristy was ornamented with tall palms and white flowering plants, and the altars were decorated with cut white flowers. Owing to this being what is known as a mixed marriage (that of Protestant and a Roman Catholic) there was no musical service. The bride, who arrived punctually at 2 p.m.. was accompanied by Colonel I. J. Outtrim, of Victoria, Australia, deputy Postmaster-General, who, in due course, gave her away. The bridegroom, who had arrived some time previous to the bride, was supported by Mr. Herbert Cayzer as best man. The bride looked well in a robe ivory crepe de chine. The bodice was artistically draped with filet embroidered lace arranged as a echu, the sleeves being very pretty on cords with little undersleeves in lace and chiffon. The skirt was heavily folded over the front panel of filet lace. the same going round the front of the skirt; there small hand tucks on either side; the belt was of soft satin ribbon with long sash ends heavily fringed with lace. She also wore a white picture hat of felt trimmed with a long white ostrich plume. Her ornaments were a pearl and diamond crescent, the gifts of the bridegroom, and the bridal bouquet was composed of rare exotics with white satin streamers. There was only one bridesmaid, Miss Kathleen Kellie, who was charmingly gowned in pale blue taffeta, trimmed with killtings of the same material, the bodice having tucked net vest with touches of silver and a turn-down collar and cuffs of rare old Italian lace. Her hat was of cream spotted net with a bunch of dark roses on one side and a silver bow on the other. The bridegroom presented her with a gold bracelet a memento of the happy event, and she carried a nosegay of dark red roses tied with silver There were no pages. Among those present at the church were Viscount and Viscountess Valentia, Lord Balcarres, M.P., Lord Edmund Talbot, M.P., Mr. BerliedNield, M.P., Mr. H. H. Marks, M.P., Mrs. Marks, Mr. Stanley Hill, M.P., Mrs. Stanley Hill, Sir Edward and Lady Boyle, Sir Joseph and Lady Laurence, Signor and Signorina Valenti, Mr. Hildred Carlile, M.P., the Hon. J. W. Tanner (Agent-General for Victoria) and Mrs. Tanner, Mr. and Mrs. Scammell (Adelaide), Mr. and Mrs. Harvey du Cros, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Purves, the Right Hon. Jesse Collings, M.P., the Hon. Daniel O'Connor, K.C.S.G. (ex-Postmaster-General, N.S.W.), Mr. A. Ramage, Mrs. Primrose, Mr. and Mrs. Mainwell, Mr. Maurice Brodsky, Mr and Mrs. Joseph Heinson, Mr. J. S. Fletcher, M.P., and Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Barrett (Grimsby), Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Goddard (Grimsby), Miss O' Mally, Mr. Habot, Mrs. Sheard, Mr. and Mrs. Enderby. Mrs. Dowden, Miss Keoch, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Priestley, Mrs. Parkes Jones, Mrs. and Miss Scantlebury, Mr. J. J. Burridge, Miss Bassian, Mrs. Hall, Miss W. Hall, Mrs. Ralph Lumley, Dr. and Mrs. Harold, Mr. Featherstonhaugh, Mr. W. Hamilton, Mr. J. C. Williams, Miss Williams, Mr. Outtrim, Miss Amy Castles, Miss Dolly Castles, Mr. Matheson, Mrs. Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Munro, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley, Mr. Jowell, Miss Long, Mr. and Mrs. Keetley, Miss Elmes, Mr. and Mrs. Dods Shaw, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Munro, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Shanfield, Mr. Whiteley Wilkins, &c.
After the reception held at the Hyde Park Hotel, Sir George and Lady Doughty left for Folkestone, en route for the Continent, where they will spend their honeymoon. The going away gown was of the palest French faced elou, the skirt being arranged in acts of double pleats and hat en sudo.
2. Beverley and East Riding Recorder - Saturday 17 August 1907
SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY MARRIED TO AN AUSTRALIAN LADY. There a large congregation on Thursday afternoon at the London Roman Catholic Church of St. James. Manchester-square which was specially decorated for the marriage of Sir Geo.Doughty, M. P., of (Great Grimsby, to Miss Eugenia B. Stone, daughter of Mr. John Stone, of Melbourne, Australia. The bride was given away by Colonel J. L. Outram (Deputy Post master General), Victoria. The bridesmaid was Miss Kathleen Kellie. Mr. Herbert R. Cayzer was the best man. The reception was largely attended. Sir George and Lady Doughty left subsequently for their honeymoon abroad. The nuptial ceremony was conducted Rev. Canon W. K. Gildan. D. D. assisted by Rev. Father. N. Roche and Rev. A. D. Ankins, of St. James's Church.
4. Hull Daily Mail - Thursday 15 August 1907
MARRIAGE OF SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.} LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. At the Roman Catholic Church St. James's, Spanish-place, Manchester-square, London, W., this afternoon, the marriage took place of Sir George Doughty, M.P. for Grimsby, of Waltham Hall, Lincolnshire, and St. James-court, Buckingham-gate, London, S.W., and Miss Eugenia Bertuance Stone, fourth daughter of Mr. John Stone, of Melbourne. The nuptial ceremony was conducted by the Rev Canon W. L. Gildea, D.D., assisted by the Rev Father W. N. Roche, and the Rev A. D. Adkins, of St. James's Church. The Sacristy was ornamented with tall -palms and white flowering plants, and the altars were decorated with cut white flowers. Owing this being what is known as a mixed marriage (that of a Protestant and Roman Catholic), there was musical service. The bride, who arrived punctually at two p.m., was accompanied by Colonel J. L. Outtrim, of Victoria, Australia, deputy-Postmaster General, who, in due course, gave her away. The bridegroom, who had arrived sometime previous to the bride, was supported by Mr. Herbert Cayzer as best man. The bride looked well in robe of ivory crepe de chine, the bodice being artistically draped with filet embroidered lace, arranged as a fichu, the sleeves being very pretty on cords, with a little under the sleeves in lace and chiffon, the skirt being heavily folded over the front panel of the filet lace, the same going round the front of the skirt, and small hand tucks on either side, and belt of soft satin ribbon with long sash ends heavily fringed with lace. She also wore white "picture" hat felt, trimmed with a long white ostrich plume. Her ornaments were a pearl and diamond crescent, the gift of the bridegroom, and her bridal bouquet was composed of rare exotics in foliage, tied with white satin streamers. There was only one bridesmaid, Miss Kathleen Kellie, who was charmingly gowned in pale blue taffetas trimmed with kiltings of the same, the bodice having a tucked net vest with touches of silver, and a turn down collar and cuffs of rare old Italian lace. Her hat was of cream spotted net, with bunch of dark roses on one side and a silver bow on the other. The bridegroom presented her with a gold bracelet a memento of the happy event, and she carried a nosegay of dark red roses tied with silver. There were no pages.
As Sir George was a member of parliament for Grimsby, the House of Commons gave him a wedding gift as described in this article;
COMMONS' PRESENTATION. At the House on Wednesday night, Sir Alexander Acland Hood, the Chief Opposition Whip, presented, on behalf of the Unionist Party in the House of Commons, a silver tray to Sir G. Doughty, M.P., in view of his forthcoming marriage. At the same time a silver salver was presented on behalf of the Opposition Whips.
Meanwhile in Grimsby, where Sir George was the liberal M.P. the town celebrated their MP's wedding.
BUNTING AT GRIMSBY. In Honour of the Borough Members' marriage, there was a liberal display of bunting in Grimsby, the whole of the commercial and public buildings being well decorated, supplemented by numerous flags unfurled by private residents. There is a street in Grimsby called "The Bullring", it's near the Railway Station.
BULL RING CORPORATION'S CONGRATULATIONS. Among the admirers of Sir George Doughty, there are none who hold him in higher esteem than do the members of the Ancient Corporation of the Bull Ring, and this morning at a specially summoned meeting the following telegram was - approved and directed be forwarded.: "To Sir George Doughty, Hyde Park Hotel, London. "The members of the Bull Ring Corporation assembled to-day to beg to offer you and yours their heartiest congratulations, and wish you both long life and happiness. Signed: A. E. Riggall, Mayor; Alderman Cocoa, deputy-mayor; Alderman Dolan Granby, Alderman Green, Alderman Butterdrop, Dr. Tom Law Clerk, Chief Constable Baxter, Wine Pipe Chaplain, Pork Pie Collins, Sanitary Inspector Newmarch, Councillor Knight of the Razor, Councillor Antique Simmonds, Councillor Cocoa Cammack, Councillor Knight of the Cleaver, and Councillor Biscuit Tin Linward*"
This newspaper included information about an Australian Soloist that sang at the wedding, a fact that not many other newspapers mentioned.
5. Clifton Society - Thursday 22 August 1907
Considerable interest was shown in the marriage of Sir George Doughty and Miss Eugenia Stone, which took place on Thursday afternoon at St. James's Church, Spanish-place, according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Sir George Doughty has been twice Mayor of Grimsby, and he now represents Great Grimsby in Parliament as a Liberal Unionist. The bride is of Australian extraction, so it was very appropriate that Miss Amy Castles, the well-known Australian prima donna, should sing some solos during the marriage service.
An Australian newspaper, which I think Eugenie had worked for carried articles about the wedding too.
"The Leader" (Melbourne Newspaper) of 28 Sept 1907 carried 2 portrait shots of the couple just with a caption, indicating date and place of wedding In "Social Circle" a long paragraph with many details of Miss Stone's wedding, very detailed description of her dress hat and flowers, bridesmaid Kathleen Kellie in blue her present a gold bracelet with pearls, brides present from groom diamond ring, pearl and diamond bracelet and travelling case. Herbert Coyzer was best man (he arranged Sir George Doughty's trip to India) Reception at Hyde Park Hotel, Miss Amy Castles and Walter Kirby gave satisfaction!! She was married from home of J C Williamson, but Illness prevented him from giving her away his place taken by Mr Outtrim ex Deputy PMG. Mrs W dress described Dress of her 2 little daughters also. Dress described Amy Castles, Mrs Sydney Day. Also `` Just had a cheery letter from the bride from Paris ``.Travelling dress described. Ever so many well-known Australians at the wedding. Miss Elmers and other journalists.
So after their trip to the Continent, the happy couple must have returned to Waltham, near Grimsby to Sir George's home called Waltham Hall. Articles in various newspapers show the sort of things that Lady Doughty got involved with.
In October 1907, Lady DOUGHTY opened the first annual show of the Grimsby Caged Birds Society. These newspaper articles describe this event.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Wednesday 16 October 1907
Lady Doughty at Grimsby Corn Exchange yesterday opened the first show of cage birds ever held in Grimsby. As a memento the Cage Bird Society presented her Ladyship with a brass cage containing a Norwich canary- a gift which Lady Doughty accepted with delight. There were nearly 500 entries for the 24 classes.
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 18 October 1907
CAGE BIRD SOCIETY.—The first show of cage birds held in Grimsby was opened on Tuesday, at the Corn Exchange, by Lady Doughty. The show was a successful one there being nearly five hundred entries. On behalf of the society Miss E. Stubbs presented Lady Doughty with a handsome brass cage containing a Norwich canary, as a memento of the occasion and Sir Geo. Doughty, M.P., in thanking the members for the gift, accepted the presidency of the society.
Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 16 October 1907
GRIMSBY'S SONG BIRDS. SHOW OPENED BY LADY DOUGHTY. (BY our own reporter) Lady Doughty on Tuesday opened the first annual show of Grimsby and District Cage Bird Society. There were over 300 entries for the 28 classes, the quality of the exhibits being excellent. In opening the show, Lady Doughty expressed her pleasure in being present. Australia, where she hailed from, was prolific in most things, and had about 500 varieties of birds; but there were no songsters. There were no nightingales or skylarks, and no thrushes. Nevertheless, Australia was the home of a rare specimen of the feathered creation, the kooko-burra —the clown bird of the world. She was particularly pleased to note that the object of the society was promote a finer quality of song in the birds, and to develop interest in bird life generally. Mr H. G. Stubbs presided. The exhibition remains open to-day.
Then in the latter part of November 1907, Lady Doughty & Sir George Doughty were at the Grimsby Town Hall at a dinner held by the Grimsby Teachers Association who presented Sir George & Lady Doughty with a gilt table, then the following month in early November the couple were at a meeting of the Grimsby volunteer Rifle Company with Lady Doughty presented prizes to some of the volunteer riflemen.
Then in December 1907, Lady Doughty and Sir George spent Christmas at Waltham Hall, with them holding a party for the children of the village with Lady Doughty dressed up as the fairy Godmother. Later in the month Lady Doughty & Sir George attended a show of Farmyard produce which was opened by Councillor Tickler, J.P., with Lady Doughty & Sir George presenting prizes. Now that name, Councillor TICKLER will show up again later on in Lady Doughty's life.
So in 1907, both Sir George Doughty and Eugenie Stone had had quite an eventful life.
In January 1908, Sir George & Lady Doughty entertained a group of people called "Druids" at their home as this article explains:
Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 04 January 1908
Grimsby Druids are already arranging for the biennial of 1909. Sir George Doughty M.P., has promised to entertain the delegates at a garden party at Waltham Old Hall. Lady Doughty is to be an honorary member of the first female lodge opened to be opened in Grimsby, which is to receive her name.
So if this garden party was to be held in a Lincolnshire garden in January, then it must have taken place in a heated glass house.
In late February 1908, Sir George & Lady Doughty went to East Finsbury near London to support a new member of the Conservative society. Then the Morning Post of 7 March 1908 reported that Sir George & Lady Doughty had taken 24, Buckingham-gate as their London residence. The London Evening Standard of 6 April, 1908 reported that Sir George & Lady Doughty would be spending Easter in Paris, they stayed at the Hotel Meurice, with quite a few other M.P's and their wives.After Easter in early May, the happy couple were with a number of others at the Albert Hall in London for a member of the Primrose League. Then after another celebratory dinner, Sir George & Lady Doughty attended an Educational Conference in Grimsby as reported in a local newspaper.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 30 May 1908.
This is the first time I have seen this article which had some interesting ideas, which probably came about eventutually in the 1944 Education Act.
EDUCATION CONFERENCE AT GRIMSBY. The annual conference of the Grimsby Educational Council was held yesterday, Mr. J. Wilson, M.A.. His Majesty's Inspector of Schools, presiding. A paper on Hygiene in relation to Education" was contributed by Dr. F. Crowley, the Medical Officer of Bradford, who said he looked forward to the time when children would go to school for the day, their mid-day meal being provided for there for them. Where children came to school dirty and poorly clad, he argued that bathe and school clothing should be provided while the child's own garments were being cleaned and disinfected. The medical inspection of children should be followed by supervision by competent nurses, which would ensure the child getting proper medical treatment. Mere inspection alone was valueless. The curriculum he contended should made to fit the child, and not child the curriculum. Teachers should have smaller classes in order that they might study the nature and characteristics of the individual child and direct its education upon the most productive lines.An interesting paper " Education in Australia"" was given by Lady Doughty, who dwelt at length with the effect upon the Australian people of a purely secular system of education. Sir George Doughty, M.P., in discussing the paper, said felt it would be disastrous to national character to abolish religious teaching from the schools. Other interesting discussions followed.
In June 1908, Sir George & Lady Doughty took up residence in Buckingham Gate so that they could take part in various social & political parties in London. For example on Friday 5th June they attended a meeting of the Primrose League at Carlton-House Terrace which was an organisation formed in 1883, for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. named as such by Disraeli whose favourite flower was the Primrose.
Then on Saturday 6th June they left London for Edinburgh, not sure why, but were back in London in late June because on the 24th June they both went to Stafford House in St James for a meeting of the Tarriff Commision and then on the 26th they attended Osterley House in Isleworth for a grand dinner party.
Then in July 1908, both Sir George & Lady Doughty spent their month travelling between Grimsby & London. For example on Saturday 4th July they were at a garden party held at Strawberry Hill in London by Lady Michaelham, where everyone met an M.P. called A.J. Balfour. Then on Tuesday 7th July they were back at home in Waltham Hall where an inquest was held concerning their gardener called John WALKER, who was found dead by his wife Annie Faith Walker who went to see her husband at work, and failed to find him in the gardens, and then found him slumped dead in the gardener's office adjacent to the greenhouses. Death was due to Walker taking cyanide of potassium, enough to kill six men. Walker had been the under-gardener of Earl of Yarborough and then appointed as head gardener by Sir George at Waltham Hall, but found that the work weighed heavily on his mind recently because the lack of rainfall that summer had made him worry about the state of the garden. The jury found that he had committed suicide through insanity. Then on 29th July, they went to Kenwick Hall, near Louth to attend the 21st birthday party of an Henry Bunsen Garfit Cheney.
Then on 12th August, Sir George & Lady Doughty attended an Australian Reception in London.Then on Sunday 16th August the couple went to Nottingham to celebrate High Mass at Notttingham Roman Catholic Church.
Then in September 1908, Lady Doughty wrote an article in the Hull Daily Mail:
I, like many other Australians become resident England,am following the sensational march of European events with an anxious eye; for our infant Commonwealth lies all alone, isolated in the Southern Seas—a bonne bouche for the earth-hungry foreign Powers —and her interests, involving her naval defence, and her closer dependence on the Motherland, are, now more than ever, of paramount concern.—Lady Doughty, Grimsby, to-day.
On Saturday 31st October, 1908 Lady & Sir George DOUGHTY attended a military concert at the Palace Theatre in Corporation Road. The concert was given by the band of the Irish Guards to raise money for the X Ray Apparatus at the Grimsby General Hospital.
Then later in November 1908, Sir George & Lady Doughty were back in London for a meeting at the Colonial Club as this article in the London Evening Standard on Thursday 12 November 1908 explains:
IMPERIAL COLONIAL CLUB. At the weekly at -home of the Imperial Colonial Club, last night. Lady Doughty gave an address on‘The Women of Australia." As Lady Doughty is herself racy of the soil of the great southern continent, it is no wonder that her speech was not only interesting, but characteristic of her subject. It will remembered that Lady Doughty met her husband. Sir George Doughty. M.P.. when she was a member of Mr. Deakin's party which came to London for the Colonial Premiers' conference in April of last year. Captain Muirhead Collins, the Commonwealth representative in London, presided, and others present included Sir George Doughty. Sir Edmund and Lady Cox. and Lady Hardnaf.
Then on Monday 23rd November, this couple attended a local bazaar to raise funds for Grimsby All Saints church and next day they attended a local wedding in Scartho.
The Morning Post of Wednesday December 9, 1908 reported that Lady Doughty attended a meeting of the newly-formed Conservative & Unionist Women's Franchise Association held at 33, Belgrave Square, London.
Lady Doughty said that they desired, without violent methods, to obtain equal rights with men when there were equal responsibilities. Women were intensely patriotic, and would not love their homes the less for having the rights of citizenship.
Then on Wednesday 23rd December Sir George & Lady Doughty set off for the French Riviera for Christmas. They went to stay in Beaulieu Sur Mer which is between Nice & Monte Carlo. Various newspaper reports reported that they both were seen on the golf course at Nice, but I also know that in early January they were back in London to take part in a local wedding at St. Peter's Eaton Square, then they went back to stay in Nice at the Majestic Palace, now just a series of apartments.
Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 30 January 1909
NICE.-Sir George Doughty, M.P., and Lady Doughty, who are staying at the Majestic Palace, Nice, have been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Henniker Heaton, Mrs. Power Lord, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey du Cros.
London Evening Standard - Tuesday 19 January 1909
Nice is crowded with visitors, and the season is advancing towards brilliant climax at carnival time next month. Amongst recent English visitors have been Sir George Doughty, M.P., and Lady Doughty (who have also been staying at Beaulieu)
So both articles confirm that Sir George & Lady Doughty spent the winter in Nice, South of France.NICE.-Sir George Doughty, M.P., and Lady Doughty, who are staying at the Majestic Palace, Nice, have been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Henniker Heaton, Mrs. Power Lord, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey du Cros.
London Evening Standard - Tuesday 19 January 1909
Nice is crowded with visitors, and the season is advancing towards brilliant climax at carnival time next month. Amongst recent English visitors have been Sir George Doughty, M.P., and Lady Doughty (who have also been staying at Beaulieu)
By late January & early February, the couple were the back in England again spending time at their home at Waltham Hall. On February 1st 1909, Sir George gave a speech to the Grimsby Fish Exchange and in it mentioned that whilst they were in France they had heard that Lord Yarborough, who owned much of Grimsby from his base at Brocklesby Hall had fallen ill, so when they received and invitation to visit him and the countess for lunch in Italy they went and were relieved to find that the Earl had recovered.
On 5th March 1909, Sir George & Lady Doughty attended the annual meeting of the Lincolnshire Nursing Association held at Oddfellows Hall, Lincoln. Sir George moved for a change & his wife seconded the motion.On Tuesday 16th March Lady Doughty attended the funeral of a Reverend father Allan of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Cleethorpes Cemetery who died of influenza & pneumonia.
By the middle of April they are both back in London at 24, Buckingham Gate
Lady Doughty wrote an article in a London newspaper in April about Socialism & the British Empire.
The Labour leaders in their persisted attachment to Free Trade will find themselves at the next election repudiated by the working classes." The sixteenth article of the Anti.Socialiat Union series, which we print to-day is specially concerned with "Socialism and the Empire." This is not a subject which Socialists, as a rule bring to the front, but straws shew which way the wind blows and it is easy to infer what the fate of the Empire would be provided Socialists ever got the upper hand. All instructive illustration was furnished recently in connection with the Navy when the offer of a Dreadnought came, from Australia. Instead of welcoming this offer the Labour-Social ist party in this country despatched to Mr. Fisher, the Australian Premier, a most disparaging message decrying the patriotic attitude adopted. This message drew from Lady Doughty a most interesting letter which was published in "The Morning Post. - The intelligent working man. of the Commonwealth." says Lady Doughty in the course of her commnunication, "will not be deluded by the plausible statements of the official labour voice of St. Stephen's, but be rather incensed at the unpatriotic and graceless sentiments sent forth at such a critical juncture. The condition. of labour in Australia are 'not by any means analogous to those that obtain in this country, and it must be admitted that Mr. Fisher and his Ministers are stauncher and more trustworthy representatives of Labour interests than are the official and officious nominees of the British workmen in the House of Commons. The Australians have by long experience learnt that their pros. perity and constant employment at remunerative wages depend upon organising and protecting their trade and commerce in such a manner that the maximum advantages come to them and their home trades. They have never been able to understand in the past few years of England's acute commercial distress, and still less can. they realise in the present deplorable crisis of unemployment in Great Britain, why the conditions of labour should be allowed to crush the heart and hope of the toiling millions of England to the advantage of foreign rivals. But they do realise and understand that protection in arms, if not in trade, is of paramount importance to the reputation and safety of the whole of the British Empire, and that the peace and security of life in Australia depend upon the supremacy of England's Navy on the seas
They continued to celebrate the Conservative & Unionist cause, attending dinners all the time.
On June 11th, 1909, Lady Doughty attended Buckingham Palace where a photograph was taken and appeared in a newspaper called "The Sphere"
HIS MAJESTY'S COURTS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. ON THE STAIRCASE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE King Edward held a court at Buckingham Palace on Friday, June 11, and another is to he held to-day (Friday). All the above ladies were presented at the earlier court. Reading from left to right, at the back are: Miss Russell Clarke, Lady Doughty, Mrs. Burnyeat, Mrs. Dudley Beaumont, and Miss Codings; further down the palace staircase are: the Hon. Mrs. Marcoui. Miss C. Vincent, and Mrs. McLachlan and in the foreground are: Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Nevill Jennings, Mrs. Harvey, and Miss Paris Singer VtmiykOn June 11th, 1909, Lady Doughty attended Buckingham Palace where a photograph was taken and appeared in a newspaper called "The Sphere"
This was a debutantes ball, so she was there for that occasion.On Thursday 17th June she and her husband were back at Waltham Hall, Grimsby, where the delegates from the local druid assembly met at Grimsby Town Hall, and in the afternoon went to a garden party at the Hall, and enjoyed the greenhouses & vineyards.Sir George & Lady Doughty were both members of this local druids society, but Sir George was in London on the day of the garden party so didn't attend the conference at the Town Hall, but during the afternoon arrived back from London on the train into Grimsby and caughter an ordinary cab back to his home at Waltham Town Hall. (Hull Daily Mail - Friday 02 July 1909) "I heard another good story, and if it doesn't happen to be true I tender apology to the Member for Grimsby beforehand. It is such a capital joke that deserves to be true even if it is not. During the Druids' Conference Sir George and Lady Doughty, as we know, gave a garden party at Waltham Hall. Sir George did not arrive in Grimsby until the afternoon, and he chartered an ordinary cab from the station to drive him home. A newly-appointed constable was on duty at the gates of the Hail, and his instructions were that no person must be admitted without a ticket. When the cabby drove up with Sir George, and attempted to go up the drive, the faithful policeman promptly stopped him and asked Sir George for his ticket. The mistake was seen directly, and policeman has the satisfaction of knowing that for once in his life he tried stop a man going into his own house. Sir George also has the experience of having found himself unrecognised by a member of the local force."
On 26th June, the couple were back in London at the Waldorf Hotel at an Imperial Press Conference for all foreign delegates for the empire. Then on Friday 9th July, they went to the Pillar Hall at Olympia in London for a cinematograph exhibition of Australian Views, and an orchestral concert, known as Comonwealth Day. Then they went to Brighton in Sussex at stayed at the Metropole Hotel for a few days (Brighton Gazette - Wednesday 21 July 1909)
In late September they were both in Bodmin, Cornwall , where Sir George gave a speech. Then in early October, on Wednesday 6th, they both joined other local Lincolnshire dignatories at the Empire Theatre in Cleethorpes where a bazaar took place to raise funds for church work in this seaside town.
(Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 07 October 1909). Then in late November, they both appeared at Leamington Town Hall, Warwickshire at a conference held by the Conservative & Unionists. Then in the middle of December they both attended a conference of the same political group in Hull, and on 17th December both man and wife were at Tredegar Hall, Newport, Monmouthshire where Sir George made a speech.
In late December 1909/early January 1910 Sir George made an amusing slip when he made a speech as reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post - Monday 03 January 1910:
SIR DOUGHTY'S AMUSING SLIP Sir George Doughty, M P:, made an amusing slip of the tongue when addressing a vast gathering his supporters— there, must have been something like 10,000 people present—at Grimsby, the other evening. He was referring to a statement, attributed to his opponent, that he had "married a foreigner.""Ladies and gentlemen." he said, in fine burst of righteous indignation, " I have married a son of the Empire." This was received with an outburst of laughter, which Sir George himself joined heartily. "I mean a daughter of the Empire," explained the member for Grimsby when the laughter had died away.Lady Doughty, the way, is an Australian.
In January 1910, Sir George lost his seat as M.P. for Grimsby, to a Tom Wing, a Liberal Party candidate. Lady Doughty got involved with the Women's Unionist Society and in the middle of February she was presented with a diamond pendant. On Wednesday April 13, Sir George & Lady Doughty attended the Brocklesby Steeple chase held in the grounds of Brocklesby Hall the home of Lord Yarborough.
According to the Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser - Wednesday 09 February 1910,
Lady Doughty was elected as president of the Womens Unionist League:
LADY DOUGHTY AND GRIMSBY UNIONIST ORGANISATION. A crowded meeting of Grimsby ladies was held at the Town Hall afternoon in connection with the Women'* Unionist League. The League was hurriedly formed -shortly before the election, and Monday's meeting was intended to put it on a permanent basis. Mrs Jack Sutcliffe presided. Lady Doughty said that had it not. been for the ladies' influence in the recent election the Unionist poll would have been absolutely discreditable. When they met before the election they were optimistic. To-day they were determined—(hear, hear) -and if they only maintained that spirit Unionism would be restored to its proper position locally. Th» League, if placed to a proper basis, could be made a great power. Ward meetings might be held, and lectures delivered on political topics, while the social side would not be neglected. In this this way a sisterhood o' Unionism would be established that would be an asset to the cause. It was decided to form an Executive Committee, comprising the whole of the ward chairwomen, to draw up rules, and make such regulations for the conduct of the League as were necessary. It was agreed to fix a nominal subscription of one shilling per annum for membership, and a brooch badge designed by Lady Doughty was adopted as the badge of the League. Lady Doughty was elected president of the League, and Lady Yarborough. Lady Heneage. and Mrs. Jack Sutcliffe vice-presidents Mr. H. Sheckell was unanimously elected secretary of the organisation, and the Executive Committee was empowered to select a treasurer.
On May 7th 1910, the monarch, King Edward 7th died and in Grimsby and many other towns were memorial services & processions & Sir George & Lady Doughty were involved in these events in Grimsby as Sir George was chairman of Grimsby Education Committee. On Thursday 30th June, the Women's Unionist League chaired by Lady Doughty met at Waltham Hall for a garden party. On Tuesday 5th July, Lady Doughty & Sir George along with 1000 children travelled to London on the train to an exhibition at the White City. Then in late July Sir George & Lady Doughty went to Canada as this newspaper article explains.
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Saturday 30 July 1910
SIR GEORGE AND LADY DOUGHTY DEPARTURE FOR CANADA. Sir George and Lady Doughty left Grimsby on Thursday to embark at Liverpool on the liner Tunisian for Canada. They will touch at Quebec, and then proceed to Montreal. Sir George received the congratulations of a large circle of friends as soon as it became known that he had been invited take such an interesting tour. As an Imperialist, it will no doubt add greatly to his enthusiasm for the cause, and his return will looked forward for many interesting speeches on the value and greatness of that part of the British Empire. Sir George hopes to return by the middle of October. He has been obliged to cancel all his engagements to speak at various demonstrations in England during the next three months, but proposes to fufil them later.
They went on an inspection of the Grand Trunk Canadian Railway system. In point of fact Sir |George used his trip to inspect the railways of Canada & also the fishing industry on the North West Coast of Canada to plan a new business.
The Vancouver World of 19th September 1910 :
'Winnipeg, 13th September (World's Special Service).
"Sir George Doughty, on return from a northern trip, says the Province's fishing industry is rapidly drifting into hands of Americans and Orientals. Quick action is needed.
"I went to see the British Columbia coast, and I want to see the advantages now being derived by Americans, Japanese, and Chinese taken hold by men of our own race."
A visit to the British Columbia coast has impressed this so firmly on the mind of Sir George Doughty, the head of the greatest British sea-fishery in existence, who arrived in Winnipeg last night, that he proposes going back to Grimsby, England, where he says he will use the influence he possesses to get more British control over the British Columbian fisheries. "I came out here," he said, "to form a judgment on the possibility of establishing British sea-fishing along the coast of the Pacific under the same conditions which obtain in England. I have been to Prince Rupert, and spent two days along the Skeena River, and also have been able to judge the waters along the whole of the coast. It is a great problem, and it is to be regretted that the fisheries there are drifting very rapidly into the hands of Americans and aliens, such as the Chinese and the Japanese. I am convinced that if the Government does not do something very soon to change the situation along the coast of British Columbia, they will lose one of Canada's most valuable possessions. "How to obviate that is not a very simple problem, but there is no doubt that representations will be made to the Provincial Governments on the question, especially the Government of British Columbia and the Federal Government. Steps must be taken to direct to the coast of British Columbia in the near future a large number of British fishermen. Markets will be found for their products not only in Canada but in other parts of the world. In a manner which proved beyond doubt his enthusiasm in this big scheme, Sir George continued " I will use my influence wherever I go to further the planting of a race of British fishermen along the British Columbian coast. There is another serious aspect of the question, namely, that the whole of the British Columbian coast is absolutely unprotected. “If you are going to have a navy worthy of the name, you will have to draw your men from those who have spent their lives by the sea. The material for the British Navy comes from a race of men who have been born as fishermen or as seamen, and British Columbia will be wise in time to develop the same way of securing men for the navy as well as for the navy reserve which will give you men in time of emergency."
Sir George has been very much impressed by his visit to the coast. He sums up his impressions in the words, "This is a great country with a great future."
They came back to Britain in late October, on board the White Star line the Megantic arriving in Liverpool on Sunday 23rd October and in December Sir George won his seat in parliament again with a majority of 693. His wife, Lady Doughty's presidency of the Women's Unionist League supported him and contributed to his success.
On Saturday 19th November Sir George & Lady Doughty attended an exhibition game of Rugby League between Batley & Hunslet on the Boulevard Ground in Grimsby, with Sir George kicking off the game. On Monday 21st November, Sir George & Lady Doughty opened an extension to the Grimsby Collegiate School. On the 1st December, Lady Doughty opened a bazaar at the Assembly Buildings, Manley-street, Scunthorpe in aide of the Catholic Church building. Also because of her Roman Catholic upbringing the RC church supported the work of the St Anthony Orphanage in Grimsby.
Stamford Mercury - Friday 23 December 1910
Model School: The Mayor and True Emulation —At Grimsby, on the 15th inst., Alderman T C. Moss, chairman the Schools Management Sub-Committee, laid the foundation-stone of the new school in Strand-street, one of the poorest and most congested districts in Grimsby. The new buildings, to accommodate 600 scholars, will be of two storeys, with the playground on the roof. Throughout the premises will be lined with glazed brick and enamelled tiles, in two shades green. There was large company present at the ceremony. The Mayor, Councillor J. W. Wilkin, who presided in the absence of Aid. Sir George Doughty, M.P., chairman the Education Committee, was supported by the Mayoress (Miss Wilkin), Lady Doughty, and many others. Aid. Moss was presented with silver trowel by the architect, Mr) H. C. Scaping, and with a silver-mounted mallet the builder, Mr. H. Marrows. Replying a vote of thanks for presiding, the Mayor, who is well-known as educationist of authority, said that the school would be a model one, and for its size one of the most remarkable in the country. It approached the ideals of educationists very closely. He that in that school nothing would be done undermine the spirit of true emulation, which had raised Britain high among the nations of the earth, and without which should be supplanted by other peoples he hoped, too, something would be done the school to revive the love of home and of reverence elders, which nowadays were apt overlooked.
Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939) Thu 15 Sep 1910 Page 28 Ladies Letter
Sir George and Lady Doughty (Eugenie Stone) are at present doing the grand round Canada in the train of the Governor-General, and also in a special train, which is luxury personified. Sir George has gone to report on the Fisheries Commission, or some such big scheme, for he is an expert on all relating to fisheries, being the owner of the Grimsby fleet of fishing boats, probably one of the most important in England. Lady Doughty, who does not forget old friends in Australia, is always wanting to hear all the news, and happenings here, although her life is cram med full to the brim with interest and happiness, but she says: "Nothing dims my interest in old friends and associations." Also she sends a piece of news which will interest the Australian friends of Mr. and Mrs. Haigh Jackson, with the query, "Did you know that the Haigh-Jacksons had twins?" She tells of a meeting with Mrs. Haigh Jackson in London, for she seems to keep in touch with friends she made in Australia.
On Thursday 19th January, 1911, Sir George & Lady Doughty laid the foundations of the new Conservative Club in Cleethorpes. Then on Monday 3rd April she and Sir George Doughty went to Beverley, East Yorkshire to launch a new trawler belonging to the North Eastern Sea Fishing Company. The trawler was built by Messrs Cook, Welton and Gemmells shipyard at Grovehill, Beverley.
Then by the middle of May 1911, Sir George & Lady Doughty move from the Waltham Hall address to their London address at 24, Buckingham gate, London, so when there was a state ball held at Buckingham Palace for the visit of the Emperor & Empress of Germany the couple were able to attend it a long with a long list of names.
Then on 22nd June 1911, to mark the coronation of King George V., William Readman, who was then secretary of the Grimsby Ice Company, he would be 44 years of age, organised 16,992 children and 1,670 teachers in a procession. Alas the rain poured down as the procession was going to the Park, and the festivities had to be postponed until the following week when Sir George Doughty and Lady Doughty entertained all the children in the Park for tea! On 2nd September, Lady Doughty entertained the children of St. Anthony's orphanage at Waltham Hall for tea and games.
On Thursday 12th October 1911, Sir George & Lady Doughty were present at the opening of the new Cleethorpes Constitutional club in Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes by Lord Yarborough, who handed a gold key to Lady Doughty and invited her to open the door of the new building which she did. Sir George Doughty had laid the foundation stone.
On Saturday 23rd December, 1911, Sir George & Lady Doughty entertained the children of Waltham at their home at Waltham Hall, allowing them to dance around the Christmas and tree and finding them all a gift that was lying beneath it.
1912:
On the 11th January 1912, Lady Doughty opened a new school in Grimsby. She was accompanied by her husband Sir George Doughty. A newspaper article Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 12 January 1912 stated:" SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRESS. A school with a roof playground, said be the only one in the Eastern Counties, was opened at Grimsby yesterday by Lady Doughty. Built at a cost of £lO,OOO in the most densely populated area of the town, the site of the school built over fifty years ago, it provides accommodation for nearly 1,000 children. Sir Doughty, M.P., who presided at the opening ceremony, declared that no town in England had shown greater educational progress than Grimsby from the standpoint of the public authority, and he claimed that the 1902 Education Act was the greatest children's charter ever conferred upon the country. In Grimsby it had worked efficiently and without friction, the Voluntary schools all having had a fair chance to keep pace with the other schools. There was, however, too much red tape between the Education Department and the local units, but progress was moving towards greater freedom in the expenditure of their own money being given to large centres. Lady Doughty, after unveiling a memorial tablet pleaded for the complete education of every child to develop its tastes, reveal its talents, and excite best ambitions towards success in life. The nation with the best educated children had the best assets, and would always be the most successful.
This newspaper article in March 1912 gives an insight into Sir George & Lady Doughty's interest in votes for women.
Common Cause - Thursday 07 March 1912
North and East Ridings. GRIMSBY. The first public meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday, February 20th, when Miss Hicks, daughter of the Bishop of Lincoln, was in the chair, and the speaker was Mrs. Rackham. The audience, which numbered about 300, and was a representative one, was keen and enthusiastic. Much literature and many COMMON Causes were sold. A meeting was held the next day (Wednesday), and the society was formed. Lady Doughty (wife of the Borough member) has consented to be its President, and members will be delighted to hear that Sir George Doughty declared, at a public meeting, that he was in favour of votes for women and would vote for the Conciliation Bill if he had the chance.
Then from late March 1912, Sir George & Lady Doughty took the home of Sir Lewis Molesworth’s house, 3, Great Cumbertand-place, for the season.
In late May 1912, Lady Doughty published her little book called "The Cheerful Way" The Pall Mall Gazette reported on the publication:
Pall Mall Gazette - Thursday 23 May 1912
THE ART OF BEING CHEERFUL Some of us take a pleasure in being miserable and others in being cheerful. It is generally agreed that many cheerful people are quite as undesirable as the acutely miserable. But there are many ways of being cheerful, and the best kind is the cheery way set forth by Lady Doughty in her book, The Cheerful Way,” which has just been published (A. and C. Black, 2s. 6d. net). Lady Doughty found the British people inclined to be downhearted and gloomy on her arrival. “It was,” she says in her preface, with the idea of saying ‘cheer up’ that I first wrote my impressions, for reprinting which in book form I can plead the excuse of friends’ importunity.” But the little book needs no excuse; the kindly optimism which pervades it will suffice as a sufficient raison d’etre for its appearance in book form. The pleasant little essays include such varied subjects as Good Humour and Tolerance,” and The Flowers of London.” A kindly womanliness pervades the whole book.
According to Google Books: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PqJkuAAACAAJ&dq=The+Cheerful+Way&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVpOCIuujcAhVJTcAKHTh0BfkQ6AEIKTAA
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Title The Cheerful Way
Author Lady Eugenia Stone Doughty
Publisher Adam and Charles Black, 1912
Length 119 pages
On 22nd July, the King, George V & Queen went to Immingham to open the new dock & Lady Doughty went also and presented a bouquet of flowers to the queen..On Saturday afternoon on Saturday 27th July, Sir George & Lady Doughty left Liverpool for Canada, on the "Empress of Ireland" so that Sir George could investigate the fisheries in British Columbia. His wife Lady Doughty left Canada & travelled to Australia to see her father.
They both returned to Liverpool on board the "Mauretania" from New York on Tuesday 7th October, so both had been away from Britain & from each other for quite a while. Sir George's trip was a business trip as he planned to start a canning business in British Columbia. They both looked well apparently
On Saturday 19th October, Lady Doughty entertained the children of St Anthony's orphanage at Waltham Hall with sports and games & afternoon tea after which she presented the children with prizes won in the games.
In December 1912, Lady Doughty chaired a meeting in Grimsby for something called the Common Cause which was to arrange for women to have the right to vote.
An article in the Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 04 December 1912,
SHORTSIGHTED MILITANTS. LADY DOUGHTY ASHAMED OF THEM. Detained by an important debate in the House, Lord Lytton last night disappointed a large audience assembled at Grimsby under the auspices of the National Union of Women Suffrage Societies. Lady Doughty, who presided, said that the union was absolutely antagonistic to the militant methods which were being pursued by some suffragists. She was sorry that people could be so shortsighted to pursue such methods, and they forced her to be ashamed of them. The union wanted and hoped to get the franchise by constitutional methods.
Later in the year, with a Prime Minister against Women suffrage the cause that Lady Doughty supported ran into a lot of trouble.
In Late February 1913, Sir George & Lady Doughty went on a tour of South Africa, and before they went the Women's Unionist Association saw them off. Sir George had whaling interests in Durban, his nephew my grandfather Stanley Doughty was working for him in Durban.
On Saturday 10th May they returned from South Africa and arrived
at Grimsby station.
Then on 12th July, Sir George Doughty left England to travel to Canada again in conjunction with his fishing interests there. He left his wife, Lady Doughty at home. Unfortunately on his way home from British Columbia, he was taken ill in New York & had to undergo an operation. Fortunately the operation was a success, and on Wednesday 10th September, Sir George travelled back home again to Liverpool where he was met by his wife Lady Doughty on the Monday morning.
Then in late September, Lady Doughty travelled to London to meet her sister Margaret Frances STONE who is to be married to Ernest William Whitehead of White Lodge, Regent's Park in November.
Then in March, 1914, Sir George & Lady Doughty travelled to Scarborough, North Yorkshire where a Unionist Demonstration was held. Both Sir George & Lady Doughty were on the stage, where Sir George made a speech against Mr. Asquith and his government. But then on the 27th April, 1914, Sir George had a heart attack and died at his home at Waltham Hall, Grimsby.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 28 April 1914
DEATH OF SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY. M.P. A LOSS TO GRIMSBY AND THE UNIONIST PARTY. Sir George Doughty. M-P- for the borough of Grimsby, died with tragic suddenness at his home. Waltham Old Hall Lincolnshire, early yesterday morning. He was 60 years old on the I3th March. For some months he has been in indifferent health, and last year under went an operation in America, while returning home from a visit to British Columbia. During the past week, however, he had shown considerable improvement, and seemed have recovered his vitality and good spirits. Last Monday he was engaged in municipal business at Grimsby, and during the week was at the House of Commons. He returned to Waltham for a week-end, and a small house party of intimate friends had gathered there. On Sunday Sir George seemed in capital health, and spent much the of the day in the open, and had arranged to return to London by the 9-15 a.m. train yesterday in order to resume his Parliamentary work. He retired to rest at midnight on Sunday, and shortly after had a heart seizure. Lady Doughty and his son Mr, W. V.Doughty, applied restoratives, and Dr. McKane. Waltham, was summoned, but Sir George lost consciousness and expired. The news created a deep impression in Grimsby and district, for Sir George has been closely identified with every phase of local life. Flags were displayed at half-mast, and other tokens of sympathy were noted.
There were a lot of articles about his death and later his funeral, but certainly his wife must have been very upset by the death of Sir George. Her husband was buried in Waltham Churchyard and the gravestone is still there to this day.
Other newspapers in Australia reported Sir George Doughty's death
Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 6 Jun 1914 Page 9 Late Sir George Doughty
Late Sir George Doughty
.Particulars have reached Australia this week of the death of Sir George Doughty, which occurred in April. Sir George was ill when he visited British Columbia last year. His health has not been good since he underwent an operation in New York some time ago. Lately he seemed to be recovering his strength, and both he and Lady Doughty were looking forward to coming to Australia very soon. The end came unexpectedly. He had a heart seizure at midnight, and died within an hour. Lady Doughty is well known in Australia as Miss Eugenie Stone, who wielded a witty pen. She married Sir George in 1907. At the time of her bereavement her sister, Miss Margaret Stone, who recently married, was staying with her at Waltham Hall, Grimsby.
Then in 1915, Lady Doughty was still a member of the Grimsby Unionist society and the newspapers of that year both in Australia & Britain reported her funding supplies of presents to many of the prisoners in Germany.
Critic (Adelaide, SA : 1897-1924) Wed 10 Mar 1915 Page 21 Melbourne Letter
Dear Adelaide—
Your readers will doubtless remember Eugenie Stone, who for years wrote the Melbourne woman's letter in the "Bulletin." When on a visit to England with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williamson she met and married a city knight. Now a widow, Lady Doughty is throwing herself heart and soul into work for the Belgian refugees round and about her home at Grimsby, as well as looking after the wives and families of Grimsby men interned in Germany. She sent to each man a Christmas parcel, containing warm clothes and tobacco, and has received many grateful letters in return. Lady Doughty has forwarded to the ladies' committee of the Australian War Contingent Association a large and substantial parcel of comforts for the Australians, contributed and made by the women in and around Grimsby, in answer to her appeal in a local paper. It is a practical help that is much appreciated.
Not only Belgium, but France also, will be grateful for any comforts we can spare for the soldiers and hospitals. Mrs. M. Crivelli, a French lady resident in Melbourne, has three sons fighting for France, and at a Red Cross meeting, held at Mrs. R. R. Stawell's last week, she addressed the gathering in quite impassioned terms, asking help for the Red Cross Society in France. Mrs. Crivelli says that in addition to looking after the thousands of French refugees who are flocking in from the desolated Champagne districts, so many women, too, are doing men's work in Paris that comparatively speaking few are able to make comforts for their soldiers at the front. At any rate, Mrs. Crivelli is busy organising a concert in aid of the French Red Cross funds that promises to have the warm support of Melbourne society.
The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Fri 5 Mar 1915 Page 3 Mainly About People
Lady Doughty (widow- of Sir George Doughty), who was Miss Eugenie Stone, of ' the 'Sydney Bulletin,' is doing excellent work among the Belgian refugees in and about Grimsby, England, writes a London lady. She has also been helping the wives and relatives of men interned In Germany, and in December sent to many of the Grimsby men who are prisoners a parcel for each, containing warm clothes, tobacco, and other little comforts. She has forwarded to the Ladies' Committee of the Australian War Contingent Association a large gift of warm comforts for the Australians, contributed and made by the women in and around Grimsby in answer to her appeal in the local paper. This is the first contribution sent by any provincial body to the Australian troops.
The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Fri 26 Nov 1915 Page 3 Mainly About People
Lady Doughty (Miss Eugenie Stone), once well known as a journalist in Melbourne, has apparently not lost her Interest in the newspaper world during her long residence In England, for she Is now one of the proprietors of a paper at Grimsby (says the 'British Australasian'). It is edited by her step-son, Mr. Wilfred Doughty, and it is probable that she does not content herself with being a mere looker-on at the game in which she was once a successful competitor, but takes an energetic hand in it on occasions.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 27 December 1915
At Grimsby the soldiers billets were provided with supplies of poultry, plum puddings, and smoking requisites. while the cinematograph theatres were allowed to open. Christmas fare was provided upon every minesweeper and other naval vessels in the docks at Grimsby and Immmgham. Lady Doughty, on behalf of the Unionist Women’s Work Centre distributed parcels of provisions and fruit to the wives all local men interned in Germany, and the widows local fishermen lost during the war. The Centre had despatched previously parcels of food and comforts to the prisoners themselves. The convalescent soldiers at Hull Hospital, numbering 80. were entertained in a seasonable manner on Christmas Day. In addition to other presents, each patient received' a leather pocket wallet and card of good wishes from the Marquess of Londonderry.
A newspaper article in 1916 showed the continuing work of Lady Doughty who was still living at Waltham Hall, though also travelling to London & staying at Claridges.
Globe - Monday 21 February 1916
Lady Doughty has arrived at Claridge’s Hotel from Waltham Hall, Lincolnshire.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 08 May 1916
GRIMSBY PRISONERS OF WAR. At present Germany holds as prisoners of war 278 Grimsby men. They comprise 150 fishermen captured from trawlers in the North Sea. 76 seamen taken from the Great Central Railway Company’s Continental traders, and 52 soldiers taken in action. Comforts are sent to the men regularly by Lady Doughty’s Interned Fishermen’s Fund, which on Saturday dispatched parcels of food and clothing to all, at a cost of £170. But for these parcels the unfortunate prisoners would fare badly, as the food provided is poor and insufficient.
Money was still being collected by Lady Doughty for her work as this article explains:
Lincolnshire Echo - Friday 28 July 1916
The Periwinkle day collection, organised by Lady Doughty at Grimsby in aid of her fund for supplying parcels of comforts to the local fishermen interned in Germany—there are in Ruhleben 30 Grimsby men alone—has yielded a sum of £1.056 9s, the largest amount ever obtained by a flower or flag day at Grimsby.
Later in 1916 lady Doughty received a model of a minesweeper for the work she had done in organising presents to be sent to the minesweepers.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail - Wednesday 20 September 1916
In recognition of her labours in raising funds for men of the patrol service. Lady Doughty, of Grimsby, has received from Mr. F. Vicars, chief engineer on one the minesweepers. a model of & minesweeper made out of pieces of a German mine swept up in the North Sea early this year. .
In March, 1917, Lady Doughty had an accident whilst out riding her horse from Waltham Hall.
Lincolnshire Echo - Saturday 03 March 1917
On Friday morning, while Lady Doughty was out riding in the country near Waltham, her horse stumbled and fell with her. Her ladyship managed to free herself and to escape being rolled on by the animal, but her right ankle was severely sprained and the foot injured. Two passing cyclists gave her assistance & Dr McKane was summoned as she was removed to Waltham Hall. In Early May she went to stay at Claridges Hotel in London, but but by late June she was back at Waltham Hall to entertain the children from the St Anthony's Orphanage in Grimsby at her home in the garden. Then in early July she presented prizes to the mothers of the healthiest & best cared for babies at at a baby show at People's Park in Grimsby. Then later that month Lady Doughty announced at a meeting of the Grimsby Interned Fishermen & Prisoner of War's fund that she was about to leave the district to undertake war work in London.
Then in August 1917, Lady Doughty's home called Waltham Hall was put up for sale.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 04 August 1917
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT IMPORTANT SALE OF THE CONTENTS OF WALTHAM HALL NEAR GRIMSBY. LINCOLNSHIRE Mr. EDWARD GARVEY is honoured with instructions from Lady Doughty, who leaving the neighbourhood, to reside in London, to sell by Auction, in September. THE Valuable CONTENTS of WALTHAM HALL. A full-sized billiard-table and accessories. by Burroughess and Watts, grand pianoforte by Bechstein, choice collection of Dresden figures, the services of electro-plate, glass and china Axminster. Wilton, and Brussels Carpets and rugs, library well-bound books, a 30-35 hp Wolseley car in perfect order, and indistinguishable from new; out-door effects. .... Catalogues will be prepared in due course, to be had of the Auctioneer, ' Waltham, Grimsby August 2, 1917.
Then on Saturday 11th August, a local ship owner called Mr. Alec Black handed Lady Doughty a cheque for £1000 in exchange for a blue periwinkle.Other trawler owners made other gifts of money and the supposed fund for Lady Doughty's Fishermen Prisoners of War was deemed to be about £3000 raised on "Periwinkle Day"
Then on Thursday 6th September, 1917, Lady Doughty left Grimsby to live at 18, Iddsleigh Mansions, St James Park, London. The principal furniture & silver of Waltham Hall was sold at auction.
Hull Daily Mail - Thursday 20 September 1917
LADY DOUGHTY'S SALE. (By our own reporter.) A large company assembled at Waltham Hall on Tuesday in connection with the sale by Mr Edward Garvey of the household effects, china, plate, etc., of Lady Doughty, who has now taken up her permanent residence in London. Ladies were particularly interested in the choice specimens of china, especially the Dresden samples, whilst several dealers bidded spiritedly for the furniture. Four single and two arm chairs in the Chippendale style realised £30, whilst music cabinet to match fetched £6. A small settee reached £18, and a pair of easy chairs £15 10s. One small piece of china ware representing a Chinese figure on its own peculiar pedestal, f'etched the top figure for china, the purchaser paying £? for it. The day's proceedings concluded with the sale of the 30 h.p. Wolseley Limousine landaulette, which originally cost 1,000 gns. Bidding started at £400, and rising by hundreds, eventually realised £650. the purchaser being Mr. Stone. Owing to the large number lots the day's catalogue could not becompleted, and it is doubtful whether the total of articles on offer will have been disposed of by this afternoon.
In January, 1918, Sir Alec Black the shipowner in Grimsby now knighted in the New Years Honours List gave another £1000 for Lady Doughty's Fishermen Prisoners of War Fund. During 1918, money continued to be supplied to the fund & in August Lady Doughty expressed the hope that by August in 1919 all the prisoners of war would be repatriated.In point of fact because of the death of her father John Stone in Melbourne, Australia she could not take an active part in Periwinkle day in Grimsby in August 1918. In point of fact whilst living in London, Lady Doughty was involved in special duties with the Australian Red Cross (Daily Mirror - Saturday 20 April 1918)
Western Daily Press - Wednesday 07 February 1923
"THE FLAMES OF. LOVE." LADY DOUGHTY CITED IN DIVORCE SUIT. PATHETIC "APPEAL TO HER RIVAL. In the Divorce Division yesterday, Justice Horrridge, the petition was heard of Mrs Kathleen Tickler, of Inglis Road Ealing, for the dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Mr Arthur Tickler, on the grounds of his cruelty and his misconduct with Lady Eugenia Doughty. Patrick Hastings, for the petitioner said that, according to the pleadings, there was, in addition to a formal denial, a plea; of connivance and condonation. Application had been made for particulars-, but the respondent could not give them, and the pleas were struck out. Now the petitioner had received an intimation that the respondent did not intend to defend the proceedings. -Mr Hastings said that the parties were married in 1907 and there were four children. The charges as to cruelty and misconduct began at the end when the respondent formed attachment for Lady Doughty, who was a widow. "YOUR DEJECTED NONO." There was a series of remarkable letters, between respondent and Lady Doughty which were discovered by the petitioner. The first would refer to was from Lady Doughty, and was dated August 9, 1920. It ran "To think that again we shall see each other, and again shall kiss. Isn't it a glowing thought to kiss again, to be near each other, see each other:'' . . . Oh, the maddening thought of it. The 'phone number is Hawarden 37. Ring any morning when you get the chance, about 9.30 or ten o'clock, and say it is my butler. "There's a garage right next where we can 'phone safety. Oh, I wonder would you mind me tired-looking and miserable to-day. You would, perhaps love me more, not less. Would you? Your dejected Nono." Mr Hastings added that he would give evidence of the association respondent and Lady Doughty, and would show that while the husband was away in the Riviera, telling his wife lies to where he was going, the wife found two tickets for the Casino Monte Carlo, bearing his handwriting. There was purely physical act of cruelty to the petitioner that he could establish, but would submit there had been an abominable course of conduct. When the petitioner found the letters, and she had been to see Lady Doughty, to plead with her to let her husband alone, the husband came into petitioner's bedroom, took a revolver from his dressing-case, and threatened to shoot her.
LADY DOUGHTY'S LETTER TO THE WIFE Counsel said that he would show that the husband and Lady Doughty were practising in extraordinary deception together. When the petitioner found the letters, she went see Lady Doughty 1o try to persuade her let her husband alone. In June, there were two letters by Lady Doughty. One of them was to the wife and read: Mrs Tickler,, Depend upon it I shall do everything in my power to make him see fairness and reason- I keep telling him you love him. That he did not and does not believe. Why? Oh, he is difficult. But if all fails, I shall go away to New York or Buenos Aires, somewhere out of the reach of even his letters. 1 have argued, pleaded, coaxed him, to see how happy he can be since you are prepared to do everything to please and humour him in life, but lie does not believe it. .1 weary and tired arguing it. .It may end by quarrelling, which might end matters better than anything else. I am certain I shall yet make him see fairness and your sincerity and love and shall back on your trust in me. Yours truly, Eugenia Doughty. "GLOWING WORDS," The other letter of Lady Doughty was to the respondent, dated June 10, 1921, and read: ”Darling, What glowing words you write to me. Sparks flying upwards from great lire our love. Not sparks really, but flames that leap and light the whole of my being. Oh what love, so wonderful, so beautiful, but so cruel in its needs and its tormenting fangs. It leaves us incomplete without each other. Give me every thought, my darling. Come quickly and lay your, heart on mine. Come soon, soon to your adoring restless Nono.
REVOLVER INCIDENT. Petitioner, giving, evidence, said that her husband was the son of a jam manufacturer. He spent half his time with Lady Doughty and half with her. He said, added witness, that could leave the house, or I could put up with it. Witness identified the handwriting her husband on the register of the Victoria Station Hotel, Nottingham. The entry read Captain and Mrs Dillon." and it appeared the letter "T" had first been written and crossed out. Mrs Tickler said that her husband was always disagreeable after he began the association with Lady Doughty, and he used violent language and called petitioner a rotter "and ' a liar." Coming the revolver incident, Mrs Tickler said that she was in her room with her child, aged 13. Her husband said he understood she had been to see Lady Doughty, and observed he did not see what good was coming by that, as it would mean the breaking-up of the home. He also said that would never leave Lady Doughty. He raised his voice terribly, took the revolver, and said he thought the best thing to do was to shoot her and then himself. The child was so terrified as to lose consciousness, and was unwell for a long time. Witness added that there was also another occasion, on which respondent threatened to shoot her because she refused to return him the letters that she had found.
"THE HEAVEN OF MY DREAMS." Hastings referred to another letter which was written by Lady Doughty to the respondent. This contained the following passages: May, 1921. My precious Love, Why is there ever a cloud in the divine sky of our glorious devotion. . . . Dearest, we love in a way no one could measure, or weigh or remotely realise. You are the sunlight of my heart; you are the heaven of my dreams. You are the star which to hitch my wagon. . . . Let us live for each other's good and each other's heaven on earth. ... To be locked in each other's arms and pass through our lips the elixir of our life is to touch the stars and reach a heaven never pictured by poet or painter. Evidence was given Mrs E. Algernon, of Portland Road. Nottingham, that in August, 1920, she was housekeeper of the Victoria Station Hotel, Nottingham. Referring to the entry "Captain and Mrs Dillon," witness said that the gentleman and lady had bedrooms with a communicating door. She recollected seeing a large quantity of the lady's luggage but she did not remember the initials. His Lordship said that apart from letters, the hotel evidence that was before him was riot sufficient. He was not prepared to find that a mere booking at hotels was proof of misconduct. He knew of cases where the court had been deliberately deceived, and he had determined to have the matters proved. But this in particular case, there were, of course, the letters. Elsie Powell, who was chambermaid at the hotel, identified the photograph produced as that of the lady who stayed there on the dates in question. She did not remember the gentleman. Counsel said he relied on the letters. DECREE 'GRANTED ONTHE LETTERS.
Lady Doughty, widow of Alderman Sir George Doughty, for many years Member of Parliament for Grimsby, died today at her home, River House, Esher, Surrey. She will be remembered with gratitude by Grimsby Unionists for her vigorous action after Sir George had been defeated at the poll by Mr. Tom Wing. Rallying the women of Grimsby she formed the Unionist Women's League and headed a campaign so active and vigorous that her husband regained a lost seat and held it to his death. An Australian woman, Lady Doughty before her marriage was Miss Eugenia Bertuance Stone of Melbourne. She married Sir George Doughty, then a widower, at St. James Church, Spanish Place, Manchester Square, on August 15, 1907. Possessed of charming personality and manner, she speedily made many close personal friends in Grimsby. A staunch Conservative, she was the founder of local women's political organisations, for it was largely due to her energy that the Grimsby Unionist Women's League came into being in February, 1910. Lady Doughty became its president and remained in office until about 1921, when she left Grimsby. On April 27, 1914, Sir George Doughty died, and the outbreak of the war shortly afterwards provided Lady Doughty with an outlet for her public spirit. Several hundred Grimsby fisherman and merchant seaman were made prisoners during the early months of the war, and some of their letters home relating their terrible plight in German prison camps came into her possession. With characteristic warm-heartedness, she realised that something must be done to alleviate their lot, and thus local prisoners of war organisations came into being. It was one of the first organisations of the kind in the country, and continued to dispatch regular supplies of food and clothing to the men. Funds were raided in Grimsby for this purpose, and in many instances the warm woollens were made by the wives of the interned men who were paid for their work. This organisation undoubtedly saved the lives of many local men, who today have treasured memories of the organisation.
Boston Guardian - Saturday 30 June 1934
FUNERAL OF LADY DOUGHTY The funeral of Lady Doughty, widow of Sir George Doughty, who for many years represented ’Grimsby in the House Commons, took place at Grimsby on Friday. The interment was preceded a Requiem Mass at St. Mary’s Church, where the body had reposed overnight after being brought to Grimsby by road from Lady Doughty’s residence, River House, Esher, Surrey. The congregation was representative of all classes of the community for Lady Doughty in her earlier days had taken prominent part in the life of Grimsby. She was the founder of the Women's Unionist Association and her activities had also been in connection with the local Catholic charities. The mourners in the church were Coun. T. S. Stone (brother). Mrs. Whitehead (sister). Mr. Anthony Stone (nephew), Mrs. Hector Stubbs, Louth (grand-daughter), and Mr. Stubbs. Others present were the Mayor and Mayoress of Grimsby, Coun. and Mr. C. Canning. Mrs. and Miss Laceby, Mrs. Shields. Mrs. Green and Miss Green, Mr. Burridge, London. Mrs. Bernard Charlton, Mr, and Mrs. G. Charlton. Mr. J. Charlton, Mr. and Mrs P. Welby, Mr. and Mrs. Haxby, Mr. S. Dean, Mrs. E. Fuller, and Sisters from St Anthony Orphanage, while the following represented the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Women’s Unionist Association. Mrs Womersley (wife of the Borough Member). Mrs. Caufield, Mrs. G. Letten. Mrs. H. Sheckell, and Mrs G. Marshall. , . . The interment took place during the afternoon and the mourners included Mr. Wilfred Vere Doughty, and Sir John and Lady Marsden.
Dame Eugenie DOUGHTY nee Stone buried at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby. Her brother, Thomas Sylvester STONE died 6 years after his sister, but he had been living in Grimsby for some time prior to the death of his sister as he became Mayor of Grimsby in 1936. His daughter Cherry Mavis STONE was born in Brighton, Victoria, Australia died June 21st 1920 in Grimsby. So he must have bought a grave in June 1920 from Grimsby Borough Council, and when his sister died in Esher, Surrey in 1934, he must have arranged for her body to be brought to Grimsby where she was buried in the same area as his daughter Cherry Mavis STONE. The photo below is a conglomeration of all the stones in and around the inscription of Lady Eugenie DOUGHTY nee STONE.
Dame Eugenie Doughty
Cherry Mavis STONE died June 21 1920
If you wanted to view her gravestone site then take a trip to Grimsby which is in North East Lincolnshire, go south along Scartho Road, until you reach an entrance to Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Hospital and opposite that entrance is the entrance to Scartho Road Cemetery. Go down the road, around the chapel and straight on to the site of the stone of Remembrance and close by it is the gravestone site called T1. Below is a map of the cemetery and the location of the grave which is T1 01
According to an article in the Telegraph, in 1934, June, Lady Doughty, Eugenia Bertuance Stone, left £36, 704 8shillings and 3d, and in her will, bequeathed £250 to her sister Ellen Maria Stone, known as the Sister Clavier of the Star of the Sea Convent, Melbourne, Australia, and £4000, to her nephew Anthony Stone, and the residue of the property as to half upon trust to her brother, Thomas Sylvester Stone, and the other to her sister, Margaret Whitehead(formerly Margaret Frances Stone) . Mrs. Whitehead was at this time a widow-her husband had died at sea on board the White Star Line Megantic, sister ship to Titanic in 1920.
