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 "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Polloch" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)), 2-5 March 1879
Letter in English from "Mother" Hannah Stodart to "Polloch" Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of news about family and friends such as sickness, death and returning to visiting Kellie Castle in the summer, dated 2-5 March 1879.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)), 20 February 1888
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) on the subject of her health and John Lorimer's picture in an exhibition, dated 20 February 1888.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearly Beloved", 1873
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearly Beloved" on the subject of the weather, visiting friends and family, believed to date from 1873.
Letter from "Mother" Hannah Stodart to "Dearly Beloved", 13 March 1892
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearly Beloved" (likely one of her children) on the subject of recent happenings at home, dated 13 March 1892.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "[...] little pets", undated
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "[...] little pets" on the subject of hats, no date.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My Darling", undated
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My Darling" on the subject of Hannah Stodart's health, no date.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My Darlings", undated
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My Darlings" on the subject of receiving their cards and pictures and new shelving for "Pater" no date.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My Darlings", undated
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My Darlings" on the subject of wishing them a "Merry Xmas" no date.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dear daughter" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), undated
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dear daughter" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) on the subject of wishing Alice and her husband, David, a Happy New Year and news about Christmas, no date.
Letter from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dearest Bird", undated
Letter in English from "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dearest Bird" on the subject of "John's picture" and news of cousins, no date.