The ancestors of Vernon Lee?

Question

I have just finished the biography of Vernon Lee, the 'English' Victorian/Edwardian author.  She is generally referred to as English although she was born in France, died in Italy and did not ever live in England.  (She would've seen herself as English.)

Her grandparents were a French aristocratic refugee from the Terror, a lady from Southend in Essex, a Jamaican plantation owner and a Philadelphia woman who was the daughter of Scottish emigrants.  I can find out very little about these four souls considering they are from fairly privileged backgrounds.

If anyone fancies a challenge in France, Jamaica or darkest Essex, here's your chance...

Answer 1

First name(s) Margaret

Last name Paget

Name note -

Marriage year 1822

Marriage date 1822

Marriage place Chingford

Spouse's first name(s) Henry Hippolite

Spouse's last name Fragniere

Spouse's age -

Residence Chingford, Essex, England

County Essex

Country England

Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

Comments

You are absolutely brilliant.  I only had the one confirmed source for her name and either she started calling herself Matilda when she went abroad or the registrar at her son's wedding in Dresden in 1855 mixed up his wife and his mother's given names.  Thank you!  This helps a lot!