Georgiana Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros

Who was Georgiana Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros?

Georgiana Angela Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley succeeded her grandmother Una Ross after the title was called out of abeyance in her favour in 1958. She was the first woman of her line to be allowed to sit in the House of Lords after the Peerage Act 1963.

She studied at Wycombe Abbey and Studley Royal Agricultural College. She gained a National Diploma in Dairying.

The 27th Baroness was the daughter of Lieutenant-Commander The Hon. Peter Ross, RN, who himself was the eldest son of the 26th Baroness. Georgiana married Commander John David Maxwell of the Royal Navy on 24 July 1954 and they had two children:

The Honourable Diana Elizabeth Maxwell, married firstly on 29 November 1976 to Jonathan Watkins, without issue, secondly in 1978 to Don Richard Bell, without issue, and thirdly in 1987 to Eric Ford, and had:

Nisha Altalia Maxwell Ford

Peter Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros, who is the current holder of the title.