Bicknell, Margaret
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| Dates | c.1700-23 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Actress and dancer | ||
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh | ||
| Marriage | Peter Bicknell | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Daughter of James Younger (soldier) and Margaret Keith. Moved to London and married her husband in the church of St Mary Magdalen, Knightrider Street. First recorded stage appearance was in a Scotch Dance at Drury Lane (1702). Also appeared at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket during the 1706-7 season. At Drury lane for remainder of career. Died at her home in Poland Street, London in 1723.
