Jane Stuart (Quaker)

Jane Stuart (c. 1654 – 1742), was a Quaker who lived and died in Wisbech, England. There is a long-standing tradition that she was a natural daughter of James II of England.

Jane Stuart
Bornc. 1654
Paris, France
Died(1742-07-12)12 July 1742
Wisbech, Isle of Ely, England
OccupationSpinner
Known forreputed natural daughter of James II of England

No records of her during her life in the town have been located in the Wisbech & Fenland Museum that confirm the Stuart royal link; it was only after her death that the details of her life were recorded in oral histories of Wisbech residents.

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