Sarah Amherst, Countess Amherst (, later Sarah Windsor, Countess of Plymouth; 1762–1838), credited as Sarah Amherst, was a British naturalist and botanist who lived in

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. She identified several species which were named after her, including a variety of pheasant (''

Chrysolophus amherstiae Lady Amherst's pheasant (''Chrysolophus amherstiae'') is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''khrusolophos'', "with golden crest". The English name and ''amherstiae'' commemorates ...

'') and a flowering tree (''

Amherstia nobilis ''Amherstia nobilis'' ( my, သော်ကကြီး ; the Pride of Burma, in the family Fabaceae) is a tropical tree with large, showy flowers. It is the only member of the genus ''Amherstia''. It is widely cultivated for ornament in the hu ...

'').

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 (poli ...

. She was married to her first cousin

Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth Other Hickman Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth FRS (30 May 1751 - 12 June 1799), styled Lord Windsor until 1771, was an English nobleman. Early life Styled Lord Windsor from birth, he was the eldest son of Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth and ...

, from 1778 until his death in 1799. They had the following children: *

Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth (2 July 1789 – 20 July 1833) was an England, English nobleman, the eldest and only surviving son of the Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth, 5th Earl of Plymouth by his wife and cousin, Hon. Sarah Amh ...

(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 = Baroness Windsor , image = St Fagans National History Museum 213.JPG , caption = St Fagans Castle , alt = , CoA ...

(1797–1869), who married the Hon. Robert Clive. Her second husband was

William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, GCH, PC (14 January 177313 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828. Background and education Born at Bath, Somerset, Amher ...

. Their children were: * Lady Sarah Elizabeth Pitt Amherst (1801–1876), who married

Sir John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet Sir John Hay Williams, 2nd Baronet (9 January 1794 – 10 September 1859) was a descendant of Sir William Williams, who built Bodelwyddan Castle. He was born at Bodelwyddan, the son of Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet and took by royal licence on ...

; * Hon. Jeffrey Amherst (1802–1826); *

William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst (3 September 1805 – 26 March 1886), styled Viscount Holmesdale between 1826 and 1857, was a British peer. Amherst was born at Lower Grosvenor Street, London, the son of William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, ...

(1805–1886); * Hon. Frederick Campbell Amherst (1807–1829).

References

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