Elizabeth Grant

Elizabeth Smith (née Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus; 7 May 1797 – 16 November 1885) was a Scottish diarist and lady of the manor of Baltyboys House. Over the course of her life, she lived in Scotland, England, India, Ireland, and France. Elizabeth married Colonel Henry Smith in 1829. They had three children; Janey, Annie, and Jack.

Grant died at Baltyboys House. Memoirs of a Highland Lady was originally written as a private memoir for her family.

Work The first edition of Memoirs of A Highland Lady was published with the consent of Grant's daughter in 1898. It was edited and abridged by Grant's niece, Jane Maria Strachey. The first edition was printed four times in the space of one year, with succeeding editions following in 1911 (reprinted in 1928) and 1950. However, the first complete and authentic edition was not published until 1988.