Elizabeth Stafford

Elizabeth Stafford
Elizabeth Stafford memorial, St Mary's Church, Nettlestead
Bornc.1556
England
Died6 February 1599
Noble familyStafford
Spouse(s)Sir William Drury
Issue
  • Sir Robert Drury
  • Charles Drury
  • Frances Drury
  • Elizabeth Drury
  • Diana Drury
  • Susanna Drury
FatherSir William Stafford
MotherDorothy Stafford

Elizabeth Stafford, also known as Dame Elizabeth Drury and – in the years prior to her death in 1599 – Dame (Lady) Elizabeth Scott,[1][2] was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I. She and her first husband, Sir William Drury, entertained Queen Elizabeth I at Hawstead in 1578.

  1. ^ Cullum (Bart.), Sir John (1784). "The history and antiquities of Hawsted". 1784 (Page 69). Retrieved 11 October 2016. Dame Elizabeth Drury, widow of ....
  2. ^ Kinney, Lawson (23 October 2014). Titled Elizabethans: A Directory of Elizabethan Court, State, and Church Officers ... Springer, 23 Oct. 2014. ISBN 9781137461483. Retrieved 12 October 2016. Elizabeth Stafford c.1556-c.1600, Lady Drury Scott