Sarah, Duchess of York Scott, a first cousin of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, who married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, an uncle of Queen Elizabeth II. Sarah also has connections to the United States. Through ancestors of her great-great-grandfather, Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, Sarah is probably a descendant of Adam Winthrop, grandfather of Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop, and is thus connected to the Winthrop family. Sarah, Duchess of York Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a British writer, charity patron, film producer, and television personality. She is the
SS Duchess of York (1928) in British maritime history. The SS Duchess of York arrived at Liverpool on the 18th of June. SS Duchess of York (1928) SS "Duchess of York" was a 20,021 ton ocean liner operated by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. Built in 1928 in Clydebank by the shipbuilders John Brown & Company, she was originally intended to be named "Duchess of Cornwall". However agreement was reached with Red Funnel company to swap names with the latter's paddle steamer "Duchess of York", launched in 1896. She was sunk in 1943 off Spain after being damaged by long range German bombers. "Duchess of