Sarah Amherst, Countess Amherst (, later Sarah Windsor, Countess of Plymouth; 1762–1838), credited as Sarah Amherst, was a British
naturalist
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and
botanist
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who lived in
India
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. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant (''
Chrysolophus amherstiae'') and a flowering tree (''
Amherstia nobilis
''Amherstia nobilis'' ( ; the Pride of Burma) is a tropical tree growing to about in height with large, showy flowers. It is the only member of the genus ''Amherstia''. It is widely cultivated for ornament in the humid tropics, but is extinct ...
'').
Marriages and issue
Her parents were
Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer
Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer (29 July 1736 – 18 April 1778), 18th-century British Whig politician, styled the Hon. Andrew Archer between 1747 and 1768.
Life
The son of Thomas, 1st Baron Archer, by Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipp ...
, and Sarah West, daughter of
James West James or Jim West may refer to:
People
* James West (Australian journalist) (born 1982), Australian journalist and author
* James West (antiquary) (1703–1772), English politician and antiquary; president of the Royal Society
* James E. West (po ...
. She was
married to her first cousin Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth
Other Hickman Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth Royal Society, FRS (30 May 1751 – 12 June 1799), styled Lord Windsor until 1771, was an English peer.
Early life
Styled Lord Windsor from birth, he was the eldest son of Other Windsor, 4th Earl of P ...
, from 1778 until his death in 1799. They had the following children:
*
Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth (1789–1833);
* Lady Maria Windsor (1790–1855), who married
Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire
Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire KP (8 October 1788 – 12 September 1845) was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled Viscount Fairford from 1789 until 1793 and Earl of Hillsborough from 1793 to 1801.
Early life
He was born ...
;
*
Harriet Windsor-Clive, 13th Baroness Windsor
{{Infobox noble, type
, name = Harriet Windsor-Clive
, title = The Baroness Windsor
, image = Lady Harriet Clive, later Baroness Windsor (cropped).jpg
, caption = Lady Harriet Clive,by Richard J ...
(1797–1869), who married the
Hon. Robert Clive.
Her second husband was
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (14 January 177313 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William from 1823 to 1828.
Background and education
Born at B ...
. Their children were:
*
Lady Sarah Elizabeth Pitt Amherst (1801–1876), who married
Sir John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet;
* Hon. Jeffrey Amherst (1802–1826);
*
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst (1805–1886);
* Hon. Frederick Campbell Amherst (1807–1829).
References
1762 births
1838 deaths
British botanists
British countesses
British naturalists
British people in colonial India
18th-century British women scientists
Daughters of barons
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