wife until his death on 9 August 1998. As his eldest son George died of a heart attack on 19 March 1998, several months before the Earls's death, he was succeeded by his grandson, William, succeeded as the 10th Earl. His widow, the dowager Countess of Jersey, died in March 2005. Notes and references Sources Obituaries for the Dowager Countess of Jersey. The Times 16 March 2005, and The Daily Telegraph 16 March 2005 Official notice of the Royal Warrant dated 5 June 2000, published 18 September 2000 in the London Gazette for the elevation in rank, style, and precedence of the 10th Earl's three sisters, but not his half-brother. External links Michael Rhodes. "Dowager Countess of Jersey, widow of the 9th Earl" Usenet group uk.people.dead, 17 March 2005. 1910 births 1998 deaths 20th-century English nobility 9 George Child Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey Earls in the Jacobite peerage Viscounts Grandison