Rosalie Chichester
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Rosalie Amelia Chamberlayne
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| Born | 29 November 1865 |
| Died | 17 January 1949 (aged 83) Woolacombe, Devon |
| Parent(s) | Sir Alexander Chichester, 2nd Baronet Rosalie Amelia Chamberlayne |
Rosalie Chichester (29 November 1865 – 17 January 1949) was a British landowner, writer, photographer, artist and collector. She bequeathed all of her property to the National Trust.
Rosalie Caroline Chichester was born in Arlington Court in Devon on 29 November 1865. She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Palmer Bruce Chichester, 2nd Baronet, and Rosalie Amelia Chamberlayne. After her father's death, her mother married his distant cousin, Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Baronet.
Her paternal grandfather Sir John Chichester was the MP for Barnstaple in 1831. Her maternal grandfather was Thomas Chamberlayne of Cranbury Park. Among her maternal family were uncle, Tankerville Chamberlayne, was a prominent MP, and aunts Francesca Maria Chamberlayne (wife of Cecil Howard, 6th Earl of Wicklow) and Agnes Caroline Chamberlayne (wife of Lt.-Col. George Charles Keppel Johnstone, a son of Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bt).[1]
Chichester was educated at home by a governess and was trained in etiquette and genealogy. Chichester was presented as a debutante in 1885. Despite this and her sizable estate, Chichester never married. She gave her time and support to the local charities and events and held positions in a number of local clubs. Though her father died when she was sixteen, leaving the family in serious debt, Chichester managed to keep the estate debt free though it took from 1881 until 1928 to do so.[2][3][1]
