Elizabeth Dalrymple
(1724-1809)
BIRTH
1724
PLACE
DEATH
1809
PLACE
St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
FAMILY
FATHER
Robert Dalrymple
(1688-1765)
MOTHER
Catherine Pitcairn
(1752–1835)
HUSBAND
John Pitcairn
(1722-1775)
CHILDREN
David Pitcairn
(1749-1809)
CHILDREN
Clerke Pitcairn
(1750-1780)
CHILDREN
Robert Pitcairn (midshipman)
(1752-c. 1770)
CHILDREN
Alexander Pitcairn (barrister)
(1768-?)
CHILDREN
Janet Pitcairn
(18th Century-?)
CHILDREN
Anne Pitcairn
(18th Century-?)
CHILDREN
Johanna Pitcairn
(d. 1830)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
NOT YET RESEARCHED
NOT YET RESEARCHED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Elizabeth Dalrymple Pitcairn (1724–1809), daughter of Robert Dalrymple, was the wife of Royal Marine major John Pitcairn. Their children included physician David, officer Thomas, and Robert, the midshipman who first sighted Pitcairn Island. John’s death at Bunker Hill in 1775 left her a widow. Historical accounts report a British government pension for her, but differ on its amount and the number of children. Her individual activities remain sparsely documented.
EARLY LIFE
The exact date and place of Elizabeth Dalrymple’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for Elizabeth Dalrymple is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Elizabeth Dalrymple died in 1809, in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Dalrymple Pitcairn, daughter of Robert Dalrymple, was the wife of Royal Marine major John Pitcairn. Their children included physician David, officer Thomas, and Robert, the midshipman who first sighted Pitcairn Island. John’s death at Bunker Hill in 1775 left her a widow. Historical accounts report a British government pension for her, but differ on its amount and the number of children. Her individual activities remain sparsely documented. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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