Marion Margaret Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland Early Life and Family Birth & Background: Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay was born on March 7, 1856, into an aristocratic family. She was the youngest of three children and the only daughter of Hon. Charles Hugh Lindsay and Emilia Anne Browne. Family Connections: Her father descended from the Earls of Crawford, while her mother was the daughter of Dean Montague Browne of Lismore. Marriage and Social Life Marriage to Henry Manners: In 1882, at age 26, Violet married Henry Manners, the heir to the Duke of Rutland. Their marriage was n…