Eliza Dinah Sheffield (née Fairchild; 6 September 1856 – 28 November 1942) was an English entrepreneur, socialite and forger. Born into a working class family in Southampton, England, she rose through the ranks of society through marriage to Henry Digby Sheffield, a minor aristocrat. Since Fairchild was a barmaid at the time of their marriage, they had to invent a more prestigious background for her and she took the name Evelyn Diana Turnour Sheffield, presenting herself as the child of a British naval officer and a Spanish aristocrat.
After her husband died in 1888, Sheffield continued to engage with high society and through both romantic and friendly relationships inherited large sums of money, allowing her to pursue her own interests. In the 1890s, she was a co-inventor of the Tallerman–Sheffield hot-air treatment (or human bake oven), a medical contraption in which patients were baked alive to cure various ailments. Her social standing took a great hit in 1905 following a court case in which she attempted to sue John Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend for withdrawing an offer of marriage. Sheffield's aristocratic identity was revealed as a forgery during the trial, though she continued to go by her assumed name until her death. Sheffield was a member of the occult Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Eliza Dinah Sheffield (née Fairchild; 6 September 1856 – 28 November 1942) was an English entrepreneur, socialite and forger. Born into a working class...
the Pygmalion article). The character of Eliza Doolittle was likely inspired by the real story of ElizaSheffield (1856–1942), a barmaid in London who rose...
"Lord Mayor's Chains & Badges". www.sheffield.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018. www.picturesheffield.com Mrs. Ann Eliza Longden, First woman Lord Mayor 1936...
Lady opened at Sheffield Crucible on December 13, 2012. Dominic West played Henry Higgins, and Carly Bawden played Eliza Doolittle. Sheffield Theatres' Artistic...
Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham. He married Lady Anne Eliza Brydges, the only child of James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos (a title which...
Activities. Exchange Club of Tuscaloosa. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-11. ElizaSheffield (site design) (2017-06-20). "More about the TSO Guild" (JavaScript...
the age of 26; in the books, the character's name is Katharine Grace Sheffield and she is the daughter of a baron's younger son from Somerset. While...
Eliza James (30 September 1855 – 26 September 1927) was an English watercress grower and entrepreneur, known as the Watercress Queen of Covent Garden...
eight children of the Reverend John Sheffield and Eliza (née Lewis) Sheffield who married Feb. 6, 1820. Sheffield grew up in North Stonington, Connecticut...
constructed at the corner of Sheffield and Waveland. In 1893, the seminary spent $25,000 to construct the four-story Eliza Hall housing the library, chapel...
professional stage debut in His Dark Materials in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in a 2007 London revival of Pygmalion, she was nominated for the...
Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest; abbr.Sheffield International Documentary Festival or SIDF), is an international documentary festival...
via a musical partnership with fellow fiddle player Eliza Carthy. The duo produced two albums – Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr (1993) and Shape of Scrape (1995)...
(drums) who was replaced by Andy Cook for their second album. Hailing from Sheffield, the group had success with singles such as "She Said", "On and On", and...
wife, Eliza Ann, daughter of Hugh Railton of Chapeltown, north of Sheffield, in 1858. In Census 1871 they were enumerated in Hastings where Eliza Ann is...
refuelling, kill six of the eleven crew. 23 February – Beginning of ElizaSheffield's unsuccessful breach of promise case against Lord Townshend. February...
Eliza Parsons (née Phelp) (1739 – 5 February 1811) was an English Gothic novelist, best known for The Castle of Wolfenbach (1793) and The Mysterious Warning...
Chloe Newsome Born Chloe Newsome (1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 47) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Occupation Actress Years active 1989–present Known for...
The human bake oven, also known as the Tallerman–Sheffield treatment, Tallerman treatment or Tallerman's apparatus, was a Victorian era medical contraption...
Ann Eliza Longden (1869 – 12 August 1952) was a British politician, the first woman to serve as Lord Mayor of Sheffield. Living at Wadsley Grove, Longden...
she and the staff of 38 women volunteer nurses including her head nurse Eliza Roberts and her aunt Mai Smith, and 15 Catholic nuns (mobilised by Henry...
life in Sheffield. Co-founder of Sheffield Football club. Maria Gomersal (1844–1871). Operatic Singer & Actress. Eliza Rooke (1824–1856). Political Activist...
Chapter 1.The first lifeboats at Wells – 1869 to 1888, page 14, Lifeboat Eliza Adams. ISBN 0 7524 3875 1 "Station history | RNLI". "Mumbles Lifeboat -...
Warwickshire / by Francis White & Co... Sheffield : Francis White & Co. p. 37. Retrieved 30 April 2020. "Ellen Eliza Blight (Bright) ('Death of the Lion Queen')"...
from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022. Gray, Eliza (August 1, 2015). "Dave Grohl Has the Best Response to the 1,000 Italian...
(director); Barry Morrow (screenplay); Halle Berry, James Belushi, Casey Affleck, Eliza Dushku, Kevin Tighe, Bill Hunter, Anthony Ruivivar, Dion Basco, Sara Tanaka...
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