Jane Playfair

Title: 
Lady
Other names: 
Her maiden name was Dalgliesh
Dates: 
14 June 1798- 24 March 1872

The daughter of William Dalgleish of Scotscraig, Fife, she married Hugh Lyon Playfair on 7 March 1820. They had six children, Frederick (1830), Henry (1833), Fanny (1837), Archibald and Robert, (1838) Emma (1843). Her husband was knighted in 1856, making her Lady Playfair. She was widowed in 1861.

She actively supported several charitable causes