Lorimer, Hannah Stodart, 1835-1916 (artist; married to 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 307 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from "Mammie" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dearest Lorrie" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), April 1873
Letter in English from "Mammie" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dearest Lorrie" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of visiting "St Pauls" no date.
Letter from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Chicks", 1869
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Chicks" on the subject of repairs at Kellie Castle, believed to date to around 1869.
Letter from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Chicks", 29 June 1872
Letter from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Chicks" on the subject of a voyage on the North Star, includes a drawing of the view from the porthole in their room, dated 29 June 1872..
Letter from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest HC" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 10 February 1892
Letter in English from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "HC" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of inquiring about how everything is, dated 10 February 1892.
Letter from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Jim" (James Lorimer), undated
Letter in English from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Jim" (James Lorimer) on the subject of wishing "Jim" a happy birthday and visiting Hamburg, no date.
Letter from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart" to unknown, 16 March [no year]
Letter in English from "Mater" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown on the subject of people dying of cold in Marseilles, dated 16 March, no year.
Letter from "M"(Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 28 January 1903
Letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearly Beloved" on the subject of meeting friends, dated 28 January 1903.
Letter from "M"(Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 30 January 1903
Letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to Beloved" on the subject of a friend's divorce, dated 30 January 1903.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart Lorimer) to "Beloved Chick", 1 February 1879
Letter in English from "Mother" Hannah Stodart Lorimer, with unknown recipient and another letter to "Beloved Chicken" (one of her daughters) on the subject of attendance of a ball, trial and day to day life, dated 1 February 1879.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "[...]", July 1867
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to [...] on the subject of being "sick and faint" and animals and acquaintances passing away, July 1867.