Surname: Macquoid Forename(s): Katharine Sarah b. 26 January 1824. d. June 1917. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, novelist, children’s writer, travel writer. Pseudonyms: “K. S. M.” and “Gilbert
Percy.” Under the pseudonym “Gilbert Percy,” published stories and poems for children.
Married artist and illustrator Thomas Robert Macquoid on 28 January 1851. Mother of
artist Percy Thomas Macquoid. Travelled extensively throughout Europe, and published
a number volumes of travel sketches, including Through Normandy (1874). Contributed to Welcome Guest, Temple Bar, Belgravia, and St Paul’s. Biographical information: ODNB. (JS)