Betty Mouat

Elizabeth Mouat (c. 1825 – 6 February 1918) of Shetland was a spinner and hand knitter who gained fame at the age of 59 when she found herself alone in a boat and drifted across the North Sea to Norway.

Betty Mouat
1886 portrait of Betty Mouat
Born
Elizabeth Mouat

c. 1825
Levenwick, Scotland
Died (aged 93)
Dunrossness, Scotland
Occupation(s)Spinner, knitter
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