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Lady Catherine Theodora Macartney (1877-1949). Catherine (née Borland) was born in Castle Douglas, Scotland. She was the second daughter of James Borland. In 1898, she married Sir George Macartney, the British Consul in Kashgar. Catherine's father had studied in Scotland with George Macartney's father, Halliday Macartney.
Catherine published her memoirs detailing her time in Kashgar in 1931. She helped the archaeologists who discovered the Dunhuang manuscripts.
Catherine had three children: Eric Borland Macartney (1903-1994), Sylvia Theodora Macartney (1906-1950) and Robin Halliday Macartney (1911-1973). Eric was born in England, shortly before Catherine and George were due to return to Kashgar. Catherine traveled, accompanied by a nurse, with her newborn child through Central Asia to Kashgar.
Catherine died in Charminster, Dorset, England in 1949.