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)), 27 January 1907
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of cold weather but not as bad as "England where they've been buying milk by the pound like butter," acquaintances dying of pneumonia, dated 27 January 1907.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 25 June 1906
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of time in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (France), dated 25 June 1906.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 22 July 1906
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of Mother being tired and difficult, dated 22 July 1906.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 20 August 1906
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of poor weather and visitors to Kellie, dated 20 August 1906.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 7 October 1906
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of the Duke of Wellington, dated 7 October 1906.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 18 December 1907
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of Mother being "poorly" with neuralgia, sending a "blood-curdler" book with the letter, dated 18 December 1907.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 13 June 1889
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of "Polly ((Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) and the chicks now at Kellie", weather in Frankfurt, dated 13 June 1889.
Letter from CLL (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 8 June 1916
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer" to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of the sinking of the ship Hampshire on 5 June 1916, dated 8 June (assumed the year to be 1916).
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), undated
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of letters being censored, windows smashed in the Grassmarket, visits coming to lunch and dinner, no date.
Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 30 December 1895
Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of children's party, dated 30 December 1895