Person Open DS/UK/1726 Villiers; Lady; Margaret Elizabeth (1849-1945); Countess; British daughter of William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh and wife of the 7th Earl of Jersey Villiers Margaret Elizabeth Lady 1849-1945 British daughter of William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh and wife of the 7th Earl of Jersey Female The Dowager Countess of Jersey (1915-1945)

The Countess of Jersey was the founding president (1901–14) of the Victoria League and was known as an opponent of women's suffrage. She was also the author of travel articles, children's plays and verse. In 1922 she published Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1927. Having suffered a stroke in 1909, Lord Jersey died at Osterley Park, Middlesex, in May 1915, aged 70. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, George. The Countess of Jersey survived her husband by 30 years and died at Middleton Park, Oxfordshire, in May 1945, aged 95. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/18/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 e88527f0-5b52-4f56-bfc9-34ff4d36e941