Author: Mountfort, David
Biography:
MOUNTFORT, David (d 1810: Scots Magazine)
His title pages give his occupation as “Prompter, Theatre Royal Edinburgh.” He married Mary Lamb (or Laing) in 1797 and they had at least one son. Edinburgh directories record him as living in the city and The Scots Magazine states that he died after a short illness. No other biographical information has been found. (ancestry.co.uk 26 Mar 2020; The Scots Magazine [1810])
Books written (3):
Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, by MacFarquhar and Elliot, 1783
2nd edn. Shrewsbury: Printed for the Author, by P. Sandford, Bookseller and Stationer, 1788
Edinburgh: printed for the author by Alex. Denovan, 1806