Dalrymple, Eleanor
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Dates | 1700s | ||
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Location | London, Bath | ||
Vocation | |||
Place of Birth | Scottish | ||
Marriage | James Primrose (d.1706); John Dalrymple | ||
Issue | 3 sons, 1 daughter | ||
Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Countess of Stair. Travelled abroad to escape an abusive marriage. When Primrose died, Eleanor married John Dalrymple (to avoid disgrace). Resulted in a deep affection for him and Lady Eleanor became a prominent society figure in London, Bath and Edinburgh. By 1740s had returned to Scotland, where she died in 1759.