Jane Playfair
Submitted by Alison McCall on 21 October 2017 - 9:16pm
Revised: 21 October 2017 - 9:53pm — Alison McCall
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