Dalrymple, Eleanor
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1700s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | London, Bath | ||
| Vocation | |||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
| 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.
