Isobel MacLeish

Lady Isobel MacLeish (1842-1893 (PROSE: Welcome to Torchwood House)) was the wife of Sir Robert and lady of Torchwood House. In 1879, she bravely tried to keep spirits up among her staff when they were imprisoned by the Brethren of St Catherine and faced the Haemovariform. She led her maids and cook to the kitchens where they filled pans and buckets with mistletoe to distract the werewolf. After her husband's sacrifice, Lady Isobel opted not to remain at Torchwood House, and it passed to the Crown. (TV: Tooth and Claw) According to the Torchwood House website, the widowed Lady Isobel "travelled widely" before her death in 1893 - the same year Torchwood House was purchased by the Crown. (PROSE: Welcome to Torchwood House)