Elizabeth Adkins | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Moll_king.jpg) Scan of print from book Wits, Wenchers and Wantons by E. J. Burford | |
| Born | 1696 Vine Street, St Giles in the Fields, London, England |
| Died | 17 September 1747 (aged 50–51) Haverstock Hill, London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Moll King |
| Occupation(s) | Coffeehouse proprietress, prostitute |
| Known for | Co-owning Tom King's Coffee House, Allegedly inspiring Daniel Defoe's novel Moll Flanders |
| Criminal charge | Disorderly house |
| Spouse | Tom King |
| Children | One |
Elizabeth Adkins, who was also known as Moll King, Moll Bird, Mary Godson, Mary and Maria Godson (1696 – 17 September 1747), was a prominent figure in London's underworld during the early 18th century. She owned King's Coffeehouse with her husband Tom King and she also allegedly worked in the sex trade and as a pickpocket.
Adkins has been connected in historical analysis to a London criminal named Moll King, and court documents suggest Moll King was born at least twenty years before.[1]
- ^ Cruickshank 2010, p. 80.