Anne Jane Charlotte Napier

Name Prefix
Lady
Given Name
Anne Jane Charlotte
Surname
Napier
Maiden Name
Lockwood
Nickname
Nina
Birth Date
December 20, 1823
Death Date
August 24, 1911
Biographical Information

Lady Anne "Nina" Napier was the wife of Lord Francis Napier, a Scottish diplomat who served as the British Minister to the United States from 1857-1859. While serving as the Minister the Napiers lived in Washington, DC, where they became close friends with William Henry Seward and his family. There are multiple letters between Lady Napier and her husband to Henry and Frances, and Fanny Seward notes in her 1859 diary that the families frequently socialized with each other. William Seward stayed with the Napiers at least twice when he visited Europe, once in 1859 when he stayed with them in Scotland at Thirlestane Castle, and once in 1871 at Madras. Lord and Lady Napier had four sons, and she died in 1911.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Wikipedia. Last modified September 26, 2014. Accessed on September 26, 2014.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified September 26, 2014. Accessed on September 26, 2014.
Additional notes: Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Foreign Registers and Returns; Class: RG 33; Piece: 62 Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified September 26, 2014. Accessed on September 26, 2014.