Background
Georgiana was the daughter of Sir Charles Maclean, 9th Baronet of Morvaren and Emily Eleanor (born Marsham). In 1868 she married, John Allan Rolls, the only son of John Etherington Welch Rolls and Elizabeth Long.
Georgiana was the daughter of Sir Charles Maclean, 9th Baronet of Morvaren and Emily Eleanor (born Marsham). In 1868 she married, John Allan Rolls, the only son of John Etherington Welch Rolls and Elizabeth Long.
She was baptised on 28 February 1837 at Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire. They lived at The Hendre and they also had a house South Lodge at Rutland Gate in London. Her husband was appointed High Sheriff of Monmouthshire and he served as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire for five years.
During this time, The Rolls Hall was built and given to the town of Monmouth to celebrate the Queen"s jubilee.
Lady Llangattock was known for her love of collecting though John Harris has recently described her collection of furniture bought from other Welsh grand houses as "Jacobogus". She was an enthusiast for Admiral Nelson and she took part in celebrations at The Kymin where the centenary of his death was commemorated on 21 October 1905.
Her husband"s peerage and rank enabled them to invite the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary) in 1910 to stay with them at the Hendre. Her youngest son, Charles Rolls, took the royal couple on what might have been their first car ride.
Charles was the first British person to die in a flying accident when his plane crashed in 1910.
Lady Llangattock was well known for her philanthropic and social interests, and for promoting the role of women in society. In December 1910 she instigated a meeting in Monmouth which set up a branch of the British Red Cross Society in the county, and first considered the setting up of Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD) in the area. She became the first President of the Monmouthshire branch of the Society.
Lord Llangattock died in 1912.
The letters, bound into five volumes, had been bought at auction in 1914 from the Nelson family by Lady Llangattock at Christie"son The first building which housed the collection, initially a gymnasium on Glendower Street donated to the town of Monmouth by Lady Llangattock, is now known as the Nelson Rooms.
The Monmouth Museum has been called The Nelson Museum as it is based on the Llangattock collections. The museum also houses material about the Rolls family and it contains the 1867 portrait of Lady Llangattock created by H.Groves.
The local library at the Rolls Hall also holds a full length portrait of Lady Llangattock.
She was the wife of John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, a Victorian landowner, Member of Parliament and agriculturalist.