PLAYFORD, Eleanor (mar. WALKER) ‹ LBT 30565 ›

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Floruit: 1686

  floruit 1686 (B)—1686 (B);  Female, married

Family Relationships

Relationship Name Occupation Comments Conf
spouse: WALKER, Willaim ‹ LBT 30566 › 95

Occupations (1)

Occupation Comment
Printer - music O.D.N.B.

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ODNB - under John Playford, article by R.Thompson
MLT Note: Sister of John Playford (LBT/12699) - O.D.N.B. - Eleanor seems for a time to have managed the printing shop herself, but as she was not a stationer's widow she was not allowed to continue and adversied the printing shop for sale in the "London Gazette" for 3-6 May 1686. Unable to find a buyer for its specialized equipment, Eleanor unsccessfully petitioned the king for permission to run the shop herself; … ---