After her husband Charles's death, Mary Randall continued to publish large numbers of chapbooks most of which are undated. In 1816 she probably taught Peter Buchan to print in 'ten days service'. In 1820 she retired, perhaps at the instance of her son who had made a large fortune in Glasgow, and sold the business to William Macnie. She died 28 November 1847, age 71, and was buried beside her husband in Holy Rude Churchyard in Stirling.
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Dates of Activity1813-1820
Activityprinter, bookseller and circulating library
Online Resourcehttp://www.nls.uk/ Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
Place of Activity
Place of ActivityStirling; Baker Street and Vennel Close (1813 - 1820)
Names
HeadingRandall, Mary used in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index
Sources
Found inChapbook Printers. — The Stirling Observer Press: ninety years'. — Harvey