Lorimer, Caroline Louise, 1861-1946 (daughter of James Lorimer)
Dates
- Existence: 1861 - 1946
Biography
Caroline Louise Lorimer was born to Hannah Stodart (1835-1916) and James Lorimer (1818-1890) in 1861. She attended the University of Edinburgh and earned three certificates in 1882 and 1886. She earned a prize in Geology and gained honours in English Literature, Moral Philosophy and Political Economy in 1886. Caroline Louise, known by family members as 'Louise','CLL' or 'Caro', never married and had no children. She remained at the family home at 1 Brunsfield Crescent for much of her life to care for her parents. She converted to Catholicism in 1914 against her family's wishes.
Found in 226 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 19 October 1896
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of visiting guests and pouring tea for 17, dated 19 October 1896.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 15 November 1896
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) written from Bruntsfield Court, Edinburgh on the subject of being unwell and "exhausted by town life", hoping to have a bike soon, dated 15 November 1896.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 14 December 1896
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) written from Bruntsfield Court, Edinburgh, on the subject of Christmas, attending a lecture on Shakespeare, death of family friends, dated 14 December 1896.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 29 December 1896
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) written from Bruntsfield Court, Edinburgh, on the subject of Christmas, visitors, being bequeathed a parrot, dated 29 December 1896.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 22 February 1897
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) written from Bruntsfield Court, Edinburgh, on the subject of Everard's illness, bike lessons, Nansen lecture, dated 22 February 1897.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 8 March 1897
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) written from Bruntsfield Court, Edinburgh, on the subject of Kellie, trees, dated 8 March 1897.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 4 April 1897
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of arriving at Kellie, cold weather, the garden in spring, dated 4 April 1897.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 13 June 1897
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of a short trip to Howtown, Ullswater with Gertrude Forbes-Sempill, travelling to Kellie before the Jubilee party (Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on 20 June 1897.) and worried for a wet day for the party itself, dated 13 June 1897.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 28 June 1897
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of the new drawing room at Kellie, the Jubilee (Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 20 June 1897.), new furniture, dated 28 June 1897.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 24 July 1897
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of the garden and good weather, people at Kilconquhar House have adopted a baby from Egypt, referred to as a "little dervish", dated 24 July 1897.