Mrs Willie James

Evelyn James
Evelyn Forbes James, from a 1907 publication.
Born1867
Died13 May 1929(1929-05-13) (aged 61–62)
SpouseWilliam Dodge James
Children5, including Edward James
Parent(s) Sir Charles Forbes, 4th Baronet of Newe
Helen Moncreiffe

Evelyn Elizabeth James CBE DStJ (née Forbes; 1867 – 13 May 1929), known as Mrs Willie James, was a Scottish socialite known in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods as the hostess of house parties and shooting weekends at the West Dean House country estate in Sussex. Frequent guests included Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who acted as godfather to her son, Edward James.

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