NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Mahon [née Tilson], Gertrude (b. 1752, d. in or after 1808), courtesan and actress LBT ID: GeMahon1808 | B/BAP: 1752-04-15 |
SOURCES: DNB | |
Irish courtesan, the daughter of James Tilson and his wife Gertrude, the dowager countess
of Kelly; after eloping with Gilbreath Mahon, an Irish rake, she took to the life of a
courtesan and acted briefly in London and Dublin. | |