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Grace Elliott

Edinburgh, 1754 – Ville-d'Avray, 16 May 1823

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1754, Edinburghnot verified1 source
  • Married<name unknown>not verified1 source
  • Died16 May 1823, Ville-d'Avraynot verified1 source
  • FatherHew Dalrymplenot verified1 source
  • MotherGrisel Crawnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1754

    Born in Edinburgh

  2. 1782

    A daughter is born

  3. 16 May 1823

    Dies in Ville-d'Avray

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Edinburgh.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1750s · Grace is born in Edinburgh

What people wore

Popular Bedgowns as Street Wear

Bedgowns, which were lightweight front-wrapping jackets, evolved into a staple garment for British working-class street wear.

Getting around

Travel options depended on personal wealth

Wealthy travelers hired expensive postchaises for speed, while poorer people sometimes paid to sit on baggage in slow carts pulled by carriers.

At the table

Cheap gin for the poor

In 1751, gin was so cheap and widely consumed by the London poor that one could get drunk for a penny and dead drunk for twopence.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

Blaue Max · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

Instruments for common dance and festivals

At festivals and fairs, ordinary people danced to the music of fiddles and the pipe and tabor, also known as the pipe and drum.

Daily life

Piped Water Cost Three Shillings

In London, some houses had water piped to them three times a week for a cost of three shillings per quarter.

What it cost

Prices for clothing items

A working woman's gown cost 6s. 6d., while a pair of stout silk-knit breeches for men cost £1 12s.