ʃiː wʌzðə dˈɔːɾɚ ænd kˈoʊˈɛɹɛs ʌv kˈɜːnəl tʃˈɑːɹlz tˈaʊnɛli, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt fɔːɹ slˈiːɡoʊ, ænd lˈeɪdi kˈæɹəlˌaɪn mˈɑːlɪnˌuː dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv wˈɪljəm mˈɑːlɪnˌuː, sˈɛkənd ˈɜːl ʌv sˈɛftən.
She was the daughter and co-heiress of Colonel Charles Towneley, a Member of Parliament for Sligo, and Lady Caroline Molyneux (daughter of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton).