1913 Epsom Derby in front of King George V's horse, Anmer. The horse struck Davison as she tried to grab the horse's reins, the injuries she received proved fatal as she died 4 days later. Davison was a militant suffragette and a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she campaigned throughout her life for votes for women in the United Kingdom. The race was attended by an estimated 500,000 people, including the King and Queen. Aboyeur, ridden by Edwin Piper, took an early lead which he maintained into the straight, where he ran about three horse-widths away from the inside
Jane Emily Herbert in the past history of our country." Jane Emily was one of five siblings. Herbert married the surgeon Thomas Mills in the Parish of Monkstown on 11 November 1858. According to their Church Marriage Record her address was Kingstown at that time, while the address for Thomas is given as Staffordshire. To date not much is known of Thomas, other than his occupation and that he was a son of Thomas Mills who was recorded as being a "gentleman". Jane Emily Herbert (Mills) was recorded as a widow on her death record when she died of heart failure at home