Marriage and Family
On 1 November 1927, at the age of 19, Marian married Colonel Andrew Ferguson (10 October 1899 - 4 August 1966), in London, England. The couple had two children:
- John Andrew Ferguson (21 January 1929 - 1939)
- Ronald Ferguson (10 October 1931 - 16 March 2003)
Her first son, John, was ten years old when he died from peritonitis. Her second son, Ronald, was the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, and the maternal grandfather of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York. Ronald Ferguson died on 16 March 2003 from a heart attack, after a lengthy battle with skin and prostate cancers.
On Wednesday, 30 October 1968, a little more than two years after the death of her husband, Andrew Ferguson (4 August 1966), Marian married Sir Thomas Elmhirst, widower of the late Katherine Black, thus becoming Lady Elmhirst. Sir Thomas died on 6 November 1982.
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