London is the birthplace of William Blackstone.
Emily Sarah Tennyson , Lady Tennyson -LRB- Sellwood ; 9 July 1813 -- 10 August 1896 -RRB- was the wife of the poet Alfred , Lord Tennyson , and a creative talent in her own right .. She was born in Horncastle , Lincolnshire .. Her father was a solicitor who acted for the Tennyson family many times over the years .. Her mother Sarah , who died aged 28 when Emily was three , was a member of the Franklin family , sister of Sir John Franklin , an explorer , and Sir Willingham Franklin .. Sir John Franklin. John Franklin. Sir Willingham Franklin. Willingham Franklin. Emily first met Alfred Tennyson during childhood , but they did not become close until much later -LRB- when Tennyson 's brother , Charles , married Emily 's younger sister , Louisa -RRB- , and did not marry until 1850 .. Charles. Charles Tennyson Turner. For much of the intervening time , they did not see one another at all .. They had two sons , Hallam and Lionel .. Hallam. Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson. During Tennyson 's lifetime , Emily was his strong supporter and employed her own talents in setting some of his lyrics to music .. After his death in 1892 , Lady Tennyson devoted herself to helping her son write the authorised biography .. She is buried in All Saints ' Church , Freshwater , Isle of Wight .