Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey attempts to economize appear to have been unavailing". She died on 25 July 1821 in Cheltenham and was buried at Middleton Stoney in the Villiers family vault. Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey ("née" Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating society woman, a heady mix of charm, beauty, and sarcasm". Through marriage she belonged to the Villiers family. She was born Frances Twysden, in London, second and posthumous daughter of The Rt
Mary Robinson (clipper) Mary Robinson (clipper) Mary Robinson was an 1854 medium clipper in the San Francisco, India, and the guano trades. She was known for having spent an entire month attempting to round Cape Horn in bad weather. "Mary Robinson" made six voyages, from Boston to New York and then to San Francisco. In 1864, "Mary" ran her fastest run in 115 days. She was accompanied by "Carrier Dove" off Cape Horn on this trip, and beat "Carrier Dove" to San Francisco by 18 days. On her maiden run, "Mary Robinson" was not as fortunate. She spent 30 days rounding Cape Horn