Theresa Yelverton (1832 - 1881)

Short name Theresa Yelverton
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Alternative name Maria Teresa Longworth , Viscountess Avonmore
Date of birth 1832
Date of death 1881
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Provisional Notes She married Major William Charles Yelverton, Viscount Avonmore in 1857, and became Thérèse Yelverton, Viscountess Avonmore. However, the bigamist Viscount remarried then used his influence with the British House of Lords to annul his earlier marriage to Thérèse Yelverton. The case had much notariety, with great support for her by the public. Travelled to the USA, Asia and South Africa Her family's small fortune was robbed by her husband, so she supported herself by writing about her travels.
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