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Lorimer, Caroline Louise, 1861-1946 (daughter of James Lorimer)

 Person

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 John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1897

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of John Henry's business in London and him making an offer on a house on Chelsea dated c. 1897.

Dates: c 1897

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1897

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of John Henry attending a gathering on the old masters at the Royal Academy in London dated c. 1897.

Dates: c 1897

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1914

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, dated c 1914, on the subject of John Henry declining to paint people's portraits in their homes because he prefers to paint them in his studios. He also talks of his afternoon with Caroline.

Dates: c 1914

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, 8 March 1893

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of updates on their shared acquaintances, John Henry's recollections of some time spent in France, and ongoing of "the Elders" in France, dated March 8 1993.

Dates: 8 March 1893

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1897

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of John Henry buying a house in Chelsea, his cold, the weather, and his studio in London dated c.1897.

Dates: c 1897

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1897

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of pictures of paintings in Paris that Caroline previously sent John Henry and John Henry's request that Caroline go check on his paintings in Paris dated c. 1897.

Dates: c 1897

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1897

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of John Henry being away from home, seeing a watercolour exhibition, and the price of paintings dated c. 1897.

Dates: c 1897

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1899

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of his affairs and acquaintances in London dated c. 1899.

Dates: c 1899

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to "Lorie" probably Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1897

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to "Lorie" [probably Caroline Louise Lorimer] on one of John Henry Lorimer's recent paintings, undated c. 1897.

Dates: c 1897

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to "Miss L", c 1897

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to "Miss L" on the subject of his two months of travels dated c. 1897.

Dates: c 1897