Margaret Eliot

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Margaret Augusta Eliot
Born	February 26, 1914 (1914-02-26) (age 94) St Pancras, London [1]
Occupation	Professor of Oboe
Spouse	Sir Richard Asher
Children	Peter Asher Jane Asher Clare Asher
Parents	Edward Granville Eliot (1872-1958) Clare Louisa Phelips (1883-1927)

Margaret Augusta Eliot was a professor of oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She taught George Martin to play oboe. She was a great granddaughter of Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798-1877).

Margaret Eliot was born on February 26, 1914 at Pancras, London to Edward Granville Eliot, a younger brother of Montague Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans, and Edward's wife Clare Louise nee Phelips. On July 27, 1943 ^[2], she married Dr Richard Asher (1912-1969) and had three children:

1. Peter Asher - b. 1944, who was one half of the pop duo Peter & Gordon
2. Jane Asher - b. 1946, the film and TV actress, novelist
3. Clare Asher - b. 1948, the radio actress

During the 1960s, Paul McCartney lodged with the Asher family.

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NAME	Asher, Margaret Augusta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Margaret Augusta Eliot
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professor of Oboe
DATE OF BIRTH	1914-02-26
PLACE OF BIRTH	St Pancras, London
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH