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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Marion, Countess of Eglinton & Winton 1942-2026

Marion Carolina, Countess of Eglinton & Winton, who died 19 October, 2026, aged 84, was the widow of the 18th Earl of Eglinton & (6th) of Winton.

She was the former Marion Carolina Dunn-Yarker, scion of that landed family, born in the Cotswolds, in July, 1942, daughter of John Henry Dunn-Yarker, of Leyburn Hall, Co York, by his wife the former Adrienne Elizabeth Pinching.

She married 7 February, 1964, Archibald George Montgomerie, styled Lord Montgomerie (born 27 August, 1939), son of the 17th Earl of Eglinton & 5th Earl of Winton (1914-66), by his wife the former Ursula Joan Watson (d 1987).

Her husband succeeded his father in the peerages, 21 April, 1966. He was Assistant Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, 1989-95. The family home was Balhomie, Cargill, Perth, 

Her husband was 18th Earl of Eglinton (created 1506/1615 by letters patent); 6th Earl of Winton (UK, 1859); 19th Lord Montgomerie (Peerage of Scotland, cr 1448); 7th Baron Ardrossan (Peerage of the UK, cr 1806); and Hereditary Sheriff of Renfrewshire, Chief of the Name and Arms of Montgomery, &c.

She was widowed , 14 June, 2018. The countess leaves issue, four sons, Hugh, the 19th Earl, the Hon William, the Hon James and the Hon Robert Montgomerie.

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