British philanthropist, well remembered for her humanitarian aid to the Eastern European countries, especially Russia.
She was made an OBE in 1918 and promoted to CBE in 1938. She received awards in recognition of her humanitarian work from the governments of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Imperial Russia.
She married Richard Arthur Surtees Paget (who later became the second Baronet Paget of Cranmore) on 31 May 1897. They had five children.
She died of cancer in 1938, aged 61. Her home from 1901 to 1902, 10 Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park, London is named Paget House after her.
British philanthropist, well remembered for her humanitarian aid to the Eastern European countries, especially Russia.
She was made an OBE in 1918 and promoted to CBE in 1938. She received awards in recognition of her humanitarian work from the governments of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Imperial Russia.
She married Richard Arthur Surtees Paget (who later became the second Baronet Paget of Cranmore) on 31 May 1897. They had five children.
She died of cancer in 1938, aged 61. Her home from 1901 to 1902, 10 Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park, London is named Paget House after her.
Gravesite Details
The Paget family members are buried in the family crypt of St James Church, East Cranmore, which was deconsecrated and is now a private house. The memorial plaque was reinstalled in St Aldhelm church
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