Lois Sturt : Wild Child : Brief Time Line 1900-1937

Lois Sturt : Wild Child 

  Short Time Line  : 1900-1937

Lois: ' The Brightest of the Bright Young Things'

    By William Cross: Author of  “Lois Sturt : Wild Child”

1900 : 25^th  August : Lois Ina  Sturt born, the daughter of  Hon. Humphrey Sturt and Lady Feo  Sturt, later, from 1904 the 2^nd Lord and Lady Alington.

1900-1914 : Lois Sturt’s child hood years are spent at the family seat of Crichel, Dorset and at the Sturt London home in Mayfair at 38 Portman Square. Privately schooled.  Her closest sibling is   Napier  ( always called ‘Naps’)  later, from 1919,  3^rd and last Lord Alington, he died in 1940.

1907 : Little rich kid Lois mixes with other children of the gentry.

September 1915 : Lois Sturt enrols at the Slade School of  Art, London ( leaves Slade 1920).

1919-20 : Lois is presented at Court – first rumblings of marriage, but these soon evaporate. Lois begins a four year affair with Reggie Herbert, Earl of Pembroke.

1920s : Lois appears on stage at charity shows and a regular face at The Embassy Club, The Ritz and Claridges.

1922-4 : Lois stars in “ The Glorious  Adventure” and other silent  films. Lois the flapper drives around London and enjoys new game of ‘ chasing clues’ and a manic social life, including race horse owner.

1926 : Lois is  involved in a fatal car accident, moves to local politics with the Municipal Party in Shoreditch and Hoxton.  She remains active as a race horse owner.

1927-8 : Lois is  engaged to Hon. Evan Frederic  Morgan, heir to Viscount Tredegar, becomes  a Roman Catholic . Lois and Evan step out together, build a dream house, travel  in London and abroad, but they lead separate private lives.

1929-1930s : Lois qualifies as a pilot and travels extensively. Sets up home for herself ( and lovers) in Surrey, still a face in London night clubs and receptions.

1934:  Sues Evan for divorce ( petition lapses ) and  Lois become Viscountess  Tredegar. Suffers depression.

1935-7 : Lois travels extensively overseas and goes for a holiday to Budapest. Plans new career in the movies.

1937 : 18th September, : Lois dies suddenly in Budapest, aged 37. Later her ashes are brought back to be buried in the rose garden at Crichel.

For enquiries /  more detail on the events in the life and times of Lois, Viscountess  Tredegar ,  and the book “ Lois Sturt, Wild Child” by William Cross. Contact Will by e-mail williecross@aol.com

The book is now out of print but Will is happy to help anyone with an interest in Lois Sturt or her husband Evan Morgan.