Janet Anderson (milliner)
Janet Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1697 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 3 March 1761 |
| Occupation | Milliner |
Janet Anderson, (1697 – 3 March 1761) was a Scottish milliner and maker of grave-clothes in Edinburgh.[1][2] She was born to Jean Ellis and James Anderson.[3]
Janet Anderson joined the Merchant Company of Edinburgh in 1718, buying and selling goods in London and at fairs. She continued her work throughout the 1740s and 1750s as shown from her bills and family papers. She made grave-clothes for notable figures such as Sir John Clerk.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Elizabeth Ewan. Edinburgh. 2018. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Sanderson, Elizabeth C. (1996). Women and work in eighteenth-century Edinburgh. Basingstoke. ISBN 978-1-349-24644-1. OCLC 1004674170.
- ^ "Anderson, Janet (1697–1761), milliner and maker of graveclothes". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65573. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
Categories:
- Milliners
- 1697 births
- 1761 deaths