Dorothy Bradshaigh

Dorothy Bradshaigh
Dorothy Lady Bradshaigh (née Bellingham), painting detail by Edward Haytley
Baptised21 March 1705 
DiedAugust 1785
OccupationCorrespondent 
Spouse(s)Sir Roger Bradshaigh, 4th Bt. 
Parent(s)
  • William Bellingham 
RelativesElizabeth, Lady Echlin 

Dorothy Bradshaigh (baptised 1705, d. 1785), British letter writer and cookery book compiler. After her marriage she lived at Haigh Hall near Wigan. Her letters and suggestions to Samuel Richardson influenced his novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison.

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