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

 Person

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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:

Poem signed "JAL" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) and "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer), 17 July 1878

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Poem in English signed "JAL" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) and "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer), dated 17 July 1878.

Dates: 17 July 1878
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned and incomplete letter from Caroline Louise Lorimer to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), undated

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Unsigned letter in English from Caroline Louise Lorimer to "Dearest Anner" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of the garden at Kellie, no date.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned and incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart to "Louisia" (Caroline Louise Lorimer), undated

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Unsigned and incomplete letter in English from Hannah Stodart to "Louisia" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) on the subject of a trip to Largo, no date.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to 'Dearest Louischen" (Caroline Louise Lorimer), undated

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Unsigned letter in English from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to 'Dearest Louischen" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) on the subject of a visit from H.R.H, giving lessons to Nan and children and laying the first stone for her new house, no date.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter likely from Caroline Louise Lorimer to "Dearest Lorrie" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), undated

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Unsigned letter in English likely from Caroline Louise Lorimer to "Dearest Lorrie" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of Mother being unwell, going to her first lecture, no date.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned postcard to "Miss C L Lorimer" (Caroline Louise Lorimer), August 1875

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Unsigned postcard in English to "Miss C L Lorimer" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) on the subject of trip to Flushing, France, believed to date from August 1878.

Dates: August 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters