Jane Stuart-Wortley

Lord Cardigan, returned from the Crimea, said he never missed the morning parade at Rotten Row, his reason "Why to see that lady with the perfect figure, who manages her white Arab like a daughter of the desert.

Her husband held office as Solicitor General for England and Wales under Lord Palmerston from 1856 until May 1857.

He and Jane left London to live at Upper Sheen House near Mortlake where she cared for him.

She took a great interest in schemes in London that were aimed at improving the lot of the poor.

Each parish supplied funds and lodging for their nurse and matrons would ensure supervision.