Dorothy Bradshaigh

Dorothy Bradshaigh
Dorothy Lady Bradshaigh (née Bellingham), painting detail by Edward Haytley
Baptised21 March 1705 Edit this on Wikidata
DiedAugust 1785
OccupationCorrespondent Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Sir Roger Bradshaigh, 4th Bt. Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
  • William Bellingham Edit this on Wikidata
FamilyElizabeth, Lady Echlin Edit this on Wikidata

Dorothy Bradshaigh (baptised 1705, d. 1785), British letter writer and cookery book compiler. After her marriage she lived at Haigh Hall near Wigan. Her letters and suggestions to Samuel Richardson influenced his novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison.