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JERSEY— JEKVIS. 331 maternal grandfather abovenatned ami subscribed the name of Child before his title of peerage.( J ) He d. 3 Oct. 1859, aged 86, at 38 Berkeley square, Midx., and was bm: at Middleton Stoney. His widow, whu was b. 1 March 17S5, and who for many years was one of the principal leaders of the London fashions (popularly known as " Queen Sarah") and who mc to the great tanking house of "Child" iu Fleet street,;/. 26 Jan. 1807, at Berkeley square afsd., aged 81, and was bur. 2 Feb. at -Middleton afsd. Will pr. under .t";u0,000. VI. 1859. 6. George Augustus Frederic (CniLD- Villiers), Earl of Jersey, fce., idso Viscount Gkandison ok Limerick [I.], s. and h., b. 4 April 1S08, in Berkeley Square, styled Viscount Villieus till 1859 ; ed. at Eton and att'h. Ob., Oxford ; mat. (Gli. Ch.) 19 Oct. 1826 ; B.A. 1830 ; M.A. 1837 ; M.P. for Rochester, 1S30-31 ; for Minehead, 1S31-32 ; for Honiton, 1832-35 ; for Weymouth, 1S37-41 ; and for Cirencester, 1844-52; sue. to the peerage 3 Oct. 1859. Hem. 12 .Inly 1841, at St. Ceo. Han. sq., Julia, da. of (the celebrated statesman) the lit. Hon. Sir Robert Peel, 2d Bart, by Julia, da. of Gen. Sir John Floyd. 1st Bart. He d. (within 3 weeks of his father) at Brighton, 24 Oct. 1S59, aged 51, and was bur. at Middleton Stoney. His widow m. 12 Sep. 1883, at St. Paul's, Kuightsbridge, Charles BRANDLING, of Middleton Hall, near Leeds, co. York, and was living 1891. VII. 1859. 7. Victor Albert George (Child- Villiers), Earl of Jersey [16U7J, Viscount Villiers of Dartford [1691], and Baron Viixibrs of Hoo [1691], also Viscount Grandison of Limerick in the peerage of Ireland [1621], s. and h. ; 4. 20 March 1845 ; ed. at Eton and at Balliol Coll., Oxford ; matric. 9 April 1864 ; a Lord in Waiting, 1S75-77 ; Lord Lieut, of Oxfordshire, 1887 ; Paymaster Gen., 1889-90; Gov. Gen. of New South Wales, 1890. He;n. 19 Sep. 1872, Margaret Elizabeth, 1st da. of William Henry (Leigh), 2d Baron Lki;h op Stone- leich, by Caroline Amelia, da. of Richard (Guosvf.nor), 2d Marquess of Westminster. She was 6. 29 Oct. 1849. [George Henry Robert Child- Villiers, styled Viscount Villiers, 1st s. and h. ap., b. 2 June 1873 ; ed. at Eton : exhibitioner, 18S9.] Principal estates.— These, iu 1883. consisted of 10,000 acres in Glamorganshire (worth £1S,000 a year), 5,735 iu Oxfordshire (worth £7,000 a year), 1,993 iu Middlesex (worth £7,117 a year), 1,093 in Warwickshire, and 568 in Kent. Total 19.3S9 acres, worth £34,599 a year. Pi iucipal residences.— Middleton ['ark, iu Stoney Middleton, Oxon, and Osterley Park, near Southall, Midx. JERSEY. An Eakldom [Qy. if not of Jersey 1] was confei red by the titular King James III. in 1716 on William Villiers. See " Jersey " Earldom, cr. 1697, sub the 2d Earl. JERVIS OF MEAFORD. i.e., " Jervis of Meapord, co. Stafford," Barony (Jervis), cr. 1797, with the Earldom op St. Vincent, which see ; ex. 1823. ( a ) Thus at the same time (1S24 to 1852) one Earl styled himself " Chiki-Jeraey " and another " J/ntm-Cornwallis." See " Comwallis " Earldom, cr. 1753, sub the 5th and last Earl.