Elstob, Elizabeth, 1683-1756
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Studied Anglo-Saxon with her brother William and published Rudiments of Grammar in 1715; after her brother's death, she taught school before winning the patronage of Bishop Smalridge, Queen Caroline, Hestor Mulso Chapone and the Duchess of Portland. John Nichols reprints some of her correspondence in his Anecdotes; Samuel Pegge's Life is drawn from a manuscript autobiography. Elizabeth Elstob was once described as the "female student" of Oxford University.
From the description of Elisabeth Elstob account of payments outstanding, 1747 July 9. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 645663895
Epithet: of Egerton MS 838
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x0002f8
Epithet: of Stowe MS 753
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x0002f9
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- Rochester, Kent (as recorded)
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- Cerne Abbas, Dorset (as recorded)
- Worcestershire, England (as recorded)
