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Janet Gladys Aitken (later Campbell, Montagu, and Kidd; 9 July 1908 – 18 November 1988) was a Canadian-British aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, she grew up at Cherkley Court in Surrey.
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Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken was born on 9 July 1908. Janet, born in 1908 in Halifax, was the daughter of business tycoon and press baron Lord Beaverbrook. She was the daughter of Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook and Gladys Henderson Drury
Janet married, firstly, Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, son of Douglas Walter Campbell and Aimeé Marie Suzanne Lawrence, on 12 December 1927.Child of Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken and Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of ArgyllLady Jeanne Louise Campbell+3 b. 10 Dec 1928, d. 4 Jun 2007Janet and Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll were div...
"Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F28J-MWL: accessed 8 March 2016), Janet Gladys Aitken, 09 Jul 1908; citing Halifax, Nova S...Janet Kidd Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Janet Kidd- July 9, 1908
- November 18, 1988
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Born in Halifax, Canada on 09 JUL 1908 to William Maxwell Aitken and Gladys Henderson Drury. Janet Gladys Aitken Campbell Montagu Kidd married Capt. Ian Douglas Campbell Grey and had 2 children. She passed away on 18 Nov 1988 in Surrey South-Western, Surrey, England.
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- July 9, 1908
- Halifax, Canada
- November 18, 1988
Janet Gladys Aitken was a Canadian-British aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, she grew up at Cherkley Court in Surrey. She was the first wife of Ian Campbell, later the Duke of Argyll, and the mother of Lady Jeanne Campbell.
The plaque is in front and to the right of the grave of Gladys, Lady Beaverbrook. The inscription reads: In memory, Janet Gladys Kidd, 1908-1988. Known with love to her friends and family as Bodie.
Aitken, Janet Gladys (1908–1988) British aristocrat. Born July 9, 1908; dau. of William Maxwell Aitken, Baron Beaverbrook, and Gladys Henderson Drury; married Ian Douglas Campbell (1903–1973), 11th duke of Argyll, Dec 12, 1927 (div. 1934).
