[3] On 12 May 1808, Stoddart married William Hazlitt, English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher.
[3] Shortly before the wedding, John Stoddart established a trust into which he began paying £100 per year, for the benefit of Hazlitt and his wife—this was a very generous gesture, but Hazlitt detested being supported by his brother-in-law, whose political beliefs he despised.
[5] This union was not a love match, and incompatibilities would later drive the couple apart; yet, for a while, it seemed to work well enough, and their initial behaviour was both playful and affectionate.
[7] In 1819, following increasing difficulties in their marriage related to finances, adultery and lack of love, Stoddart Hazlitt and her husband effectively separated and stopped living together, though they remained on speaking terms.
[10] Whilst in Scotland, Stoddart Hazlitt undertook a number of walking tours in the Southern Highlands.
With notable exceptions, Stoddart Hazlitt's Journal of My Trip to Scotland has also been frequently dismissed and was last printed in 1959.