Georgiana was the daughter of
Sir Charles Maclean, 9th Baronet of Morvern and Emily Eleanor (born Marsham). She was born in
Kirkby Overblow,
Yorkshire, and baptised there on 28 February 1837 by her uncle Rev. Jacob Joseph Marsham. Her mother, who died in April 1838, was the daughter of Rev.
Jacob Marsham,
Canon of Windsor and rector at Kirkby Overblow, and granddaughter of
Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney. In 1868 she married
John Allan Rolls, the only son of
John Etherington Welch Rolls and Elizabeth Long. They lived at
The Hendre and they also had a house South Lodge at
Rutland Gate in London. They had four children:
John Maclean Rolls, Henry Alan Rolls,
Eleanor Rolls and
Charles Stewart Rolls (1877–1910) who was co-founder of
Rolls-Royce Limited and the first person to fly the English Channel in both directions. Her husband was appointed
High Sheriff of Monmouthshire and he served as
MP 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". at 'The Hendre', 1900 She became Lady Llangattock when her husband became Lord Llangattock in 1892. She and her husband attended the coronation of
King Edward VII in 1902. 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 1900 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. She was in 1902 elected president of the Monmouthshire branch of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association. 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. Her two other sons were killed in action during the
First World War, so she was the last Lady Llangattock, and her daughter
Eleanor Shelley-Rolls (9 October 1872 – 15 September 1961) was the heir to the Hendre. ==Legacy==