Lorimer, Hannah Stodart, 1835-1916 (artist and wife of James Lorimer)
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 91 Collections and/or Records:
Card addressed to Hannah Stodart Lorimer from the Duke of Penthièvre, Prince Pierre d'Orléans, 1866-1871
Card in English from Prince Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre, addressed to Hannah Lorimer from Mount Lebanon House, Twickenham.
Incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart Lorimer to unknown recipient, 9 December 1893
Incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart Lorimer to unknown recipient on family updates of John Henry and Janet Alice Lorimer dated 9 December 1893.
Incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), c.1885
Incomplete letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of well-wishes to the Chalmers children, undated.
Incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 9 August 1885
Incomplete letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of family news and James Lorimer's work on a family history, dated 9 August 1885.
Letter from Caroline Louise Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 19 June 1887
Letter in English from Caroline Louise Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of updates of friends and family dated 19 june 1887.
Letter from Caroline Louise Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 30 June 1887
Letter in English from Caroline Louise Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of her father's poor health and her ongoings in London dated 30 June 1887.
Letter from Emilie Rolin-Jaequemyns to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 9 May 1887
Letter in French from Emilie Rolin-Jaequemyns to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of the nomination of James Lorimer to the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, dated 9 May 1887.
Letter from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart, 14 March 1894
Letter in French from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart on the subject of the gift of Lorimer's book as a memoir of him after his death in 1890, dated 14 March 1894.
Letter from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 2 October 1890
Letter in French from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of a volume and portrait concerning James Lorimer after his death in February 1890.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 18 January 1878
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of her husband James Lorimer's illness, dated 18 January 1878.