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

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

who lived in India. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant ('' Chrysolophus amherstiae'') and a flowering tree (''

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'').

Marriages and issue

Her parents were Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer, and Sarah West, daughter of

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. She was married to her first cousin Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth, 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 English nobleman, the eldest and only surviving son of the 5th Earl of Plymouth by his wife and cousin, Hon. Sarah Archer, daughter and eventual co-heiress of th ...

(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 (1797–1869), who married the Hon. Robert Clive. Her second husband was William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. 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 (1805–1886); * Hon. Frederick Campbell Amherst (1807–1829).

References

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