 His niece, Lucy Lyttelton, then aged 13 and surprised at the news, described Emily in her diary as "charitable, young (21), amiable, humble, good-looking...".Emily died without issue on 12 September 1877, probably at Hagley rectory.Under her husband's will, a Lady Emily Lyttelton Fund was set up in 1884 in her memory for local nursing purposes.