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Lorimer, Hannah Stodart, 1835-1916 (artist; married to James Lorimer)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 1835 - 1916

Biography

Hannah Stodart was a Scottish artist who married advocate James Lorimer (1818-1890) when she was 16 years old and he was 33 years old. The couple had six children: James Lorimer (1852-1898), Hannah Cassels Lorimer (1854-1947), John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936), Janet Alice Lorimer (1857-1946), Caroline Louise Lorimer (1861-1946), and Robert Stodart Lorimer (1864-1929). Hannah Stodart and her family lived at 1 Brunsfield Crescent, Edinburgh, and spent their summers at Kellie Castle in Pittenweem, Fife.

Hannah Stodart encouraged her children's higher education, including her female children, and had an enthusiasm for learning herself. She attended the Edinburgh Ladies' Educational Association and won two prizes in moral philosophy.

Found in 307 Collections and/or Records:

Card addressed to Hannah Stodart Lorimer from the Duke of Penthièvre, Prince Pierre d'Orléans, 1866-1871

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

Card in English from Prince Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre, addressed to Hannah Lorimer from Mount Lebanon House, Twickenham.

Dates: 1866-1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Hannah Stodart's handwritten draft will, 22 April 1907

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

Hannah Lorimer's handwritten draft will in English, dated 22 April 1907.

Dates: 22 April 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter from Hannah Stodart to "Well beloved Louischeu", 1905

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

Incomplete and unsigned letter in English from Hannah Stodart to "Well beloved Louischeu" on the subject of birthday wishes, believed to date from 1905.

Dates: 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 28 June 1897

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

Unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved" written at Kellie on the subject of being at Kellie again, dated 28 June 1897.

Dates: 28 June 1897
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 26 January 1907

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

Incomplete and unsigned letter in English, likely written by Hannah Stodart to "Beloved" on the subject of cold weather and visitors, dated 26 January 1907.

Dates: 26 January 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 20 April 1907

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

Incomplete and unsigned letter in English (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved" on the subject of polyanthus, dated 20 April 1907.

Dates: 20 April 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 12 July 1907

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

Incomplete and unsigned letter in English (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved" on the subject of unseasonably cold weather and the garden at Kellie, dated 12 July 1907.

Dates: 12 July 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Daughter", 12 June 1897

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

Incomplete, unsigned letter in English likely from Hannah Stodart to "Beloved Daughter" on the subject of portraits and notices in The Times, dated 12 June 1897.

Dates: 12 June 1897
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Daughter", 11 July 1897

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

Unsigned and incomplete letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Daughter" on the subject of the new Kellie drawing room furniture and Burleigh portrait, dated 11 July 1897.

Dates: 11 July 1897
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete and unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Dearly Beloved", 6 October 1907

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

Incomplete and unsigned letter in English, likely from Hannah Stodart to "Dearly Beloved" on the subject of the death of an acquaintance, dated 6 October 1907.

Dates: 6 October 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters