Elizabeth Dimsdale
British diarist and recipe collector
About Elizabeth Dimsdale
Lived 1732 – 1812 (aged 80). Elizabeth Dimsdale was a diarist, recipe collector and housekeeper.
Elizabeth Dimsdale (29 April 1732 – 16 October 1812) was a British diarist and recipe collector.
Life Dimsdale was born in 1732 in Bishop's Stortford.
When Thomas was in his seventies, his second wife died. Elizabeth married him and she became a Baroness. In 1781 Thomas Dimsdale was summoned again to the court of Catherine the Great. This time he was to inoculate her grandchildren and Elizabeth went with him and she kept a detailed journal. At one point she prepared a medicine for the empress as prescribed by Thomas.
Death and legacy Dimsdale died in 1812 near Hertford.
Her recipe book was published by the Hertfordshire Record Society.
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Who was Elizabeth Dimsdale?
British diarist and recipe collector
When was Elizabeth Dimsdale born?
Elizabeth Dimsdale was born on 29 April 1732 in Bishop's Stortford.
When did Elizabeth Dimsdale die?
Elizabeth Dimsdale died on 16 October 1812 in Hertford.
What was Elizabeth Dimsdale's occupation?
Elizabeth Dimsdale was a diarist, recipe collector and housekeeper.
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