Catherine McAvoy
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| Portrayed by Keeley Hawes | |
| Full Name | Catherine Helen McAvoy, Dowager Countess of Kirkfries |
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| Associated Noble House(s) | Earldom Parry, Barony of Loseley, Earldom of Kirkfries |
| Date of Birth | 18th March 1781 |
| Father | Henry Layton (deceased) |
| Father's Rank | Earl |
| Mother | Louisa Layton (nee Barnet) |
| Mother's Rank | Dowager Countess |
| Town Residence | {{{residence}}} |
| Year of Debut | 1798 |
| Dowry | £40,000 |
| Year of Marriage | 1798 |
| Spouse | Godfrey McAvoy |
| Spouse's Rank | Earl |
| Year of Widowhood | 1800 |
| Issue | None |
Lady Kirkfries is the eldest child of the first Earl and Countess Parry and elder sister of the current Earl and Lady Phoebe Layton. She was brought up at Loseley Park in Berkshire and made her debut in 1798. She was one of the most admired young ladies of the season, being beautiful, extremely lively and witty, an excellent singer and most importantly rich. Drunk on adoration and full of self-confidence and desire for independence she married the Earl of Kirkfries for his unentailed title on a very short acquaintance. This was a mistake. Once Lord Kirkfries had got his young wife back to his estate in Scotland, he proceeded to treat her with coldness and tyranny bordering on the cruel. Catherine who had felt merely indifferent towards him on their marriage soon grew to loathe him and herself for marrying him. Fortunately he died of food poisoning after only two years of matrimony in 1800, leaving her his entire fortune and property. The title itself has reverted to the crown.
Since Lord Kirkfries' death, Catherine has thrown herself into Scottish high society, taking a house in Edinburgh during the season and entertaining lavish house parties at Kirkfries Castle in the summer. She has taken and discarded many lovers since her husband's death but shows no sign of contemplating remarriage.
She remains close to her brother Henry though they rarely see each other.
Catherine is a NPC belonging to Rose.