MRP: Elizabeth Dallison's lodgings, Throgmorton Street, London

Elizabeth Dallison's lodgings, Throgmorton Street, London

Elizabeth Dallison definitely lodged at Throgmorton Street from 1663 to her death in March 1665/66. One of her letters to her brother, Sir George Oxenden, was marked "ffrogmorton street," and the others, though marked simply "London," are clearly from the same address.

However, the exact address and size of her lodgings is unknown. Though a widow, and living apart from her married son Maximilian, and probably also from her surviving married daughter Mary Smith, the lodgings are likely to have been of reasonable size, as would have befitted a woman of some social stature. Elizabeth entertained friends and merchants at her lodgings in Throgmorton Street, and maintained a household of at least two servants - Sarah Waynman and XXXXX. On one occasion a niece visited from Stonepitt, Kent, and stayed for several months.

Sir George Smith, a close friend of both Elizabeth and her brother, Sir George Oxenden, also lived in Throgmorton Street. His house was of significant size, with XX hearths. In addition he rented a further house in Finsbury.

Elizabeth may well have lodged at this address somewhat earlier, though in the late 1650s she appears to have lodged elsewhere, possibly on or near Ludgate Hill, which may have been at or near the house of her relative Tobell Aylmer, a former East Indies merchant.

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To do

• Look at hearth tax data (if it exists) for ward and/or parish containing Throgmorton Street (1662 & 1666)
• Look at relevant printed parish records (if they exist)

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Sources

Primary

3rd April 1663, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO, London Frogmorton Street

Secondary

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