Background
Flora Fraser was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, as the daughter of Alexander Fraser and Dorothy Geraldine Welby.
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Flora Saltoun
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Heathfield School, Ascot.
Career
Until her retirement on 12 December 2014, she was the only holder of a lordship of Parliament who had a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. Lady Saltoun is the Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Fraser since 1 May 1984, by decree of the Court of the Lord Lyon. She is also the head of the Scottish lowland family, the Frasers of Philorth.
Her maternal grandfather was Charles Glynne Earle Welby, 5th Baronet.
She had an elder brother, Alexander Simon Fraser. In 1933, her father became the 20th Lord Saltoun.
Her brother was killed in 1944, making Flora heir presumptive to the Lordship. In 1979, when Lord Saltoun died, Flora became the 21st Lady Saltoun, and also gained a seat in the House of Lords.
In 1999, because of the House of Lords Acting 1999, 662 hereditary peers were removed from the House.
However, Lady Saltoun was one of the ninety hereditary peers who were elected to remain in the House. On 6 October 1956 at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Lady Saltoun married Alexander Ramsay of March (1919–2000), a grandson of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, keeping her maiden surname after marriage. Saltoun"s children are: The Honorary
Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (born Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Ramsay (11 October 1957), Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire since 2005.
Married Mark Nicolson (b 24 September 1954) Louise Alexandra Patricia Nicolson (2 September 1984). Married, on 25 May 2013, Charles Morshead.
They have one son: Rory Thomas Malise Morshead (27 May 2015) Juliet Victoria Katharine Nicolson (3 March 1988) married Simon Alexander Rood on 11 July 2015 Alexander William Malise Fraser (5 July 1990) The Honorary Alice Elizabeth Margaret Ramsay (8 July 1961).
Married David Alan Ramsey (b 17 September 1960).
Alexander David Ramsey (17 December 1991) Victoria Alice Ramsey (7 April 1994) George Arthur Ramsey (28 September 1995) Oliver Henry Ramsey (28 September 1995) The Honorary Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Ramsay (15 April 1963) 18 October 1930 – 19 June 1933: Mission Flora Fraser.
