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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:

Letter from "the Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dear Everard", 1897

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

Letter in English from "the Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dear Everard" (Sir Everard im Thurn) on the subject of visitors, believed to be 1897.

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

Letter from "The Mother" to "Beloved Hannah", April 1903

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

Letter in English from "The Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Hannah" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of flowers, dated April 1903.

Dates: April 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from unknown sender to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, c 1887

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

Letter in English from unknown sender to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of a family news including a birth and a death in a family in Tayfield dated c. 1887.

Dates: c 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "Wife, Mother & Grand Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Pater" (John Lorimer), undated

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

Letter in English from "Wife, Mother & Grand Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearest Pater" (John Lorimer) on the subject of portraits, no date.

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

Letter from Wm Blackwood and Sons, publishers to "Dear Madam", 7 November 1902

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

Letter in English from Wm. Blackwood & Sons to "Dear Madam" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of disposing of the "late Professor's "Law of Nations 2 volumes".

Dates: 7 November 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "your affectionate brother 'R.L Stodart'" to Hannah Stodart, 12 April 1890

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

Letter in English from "your affectionate brother 'R.L Stodart'" to Hannah Stodart on the subject of the death of James Lorimer Sr. and giving condolences, dated 12 April 1890.

Dates: 12 April 1890
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter "To the lambs from the Mother Ewe" (Hannah Stodart), undated

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

Letter in English "To the lambs from the Mother Ewe" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of the garden. Includes a sketch of a woman's head and a boat, no date.

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

Postcard address to "Mrs Lorimer" from "JH" (John Henry Lorimer), 13 June 1906

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

Postcard in English from "JH" (John Henry Lorimer) addressed to "Mrs Lorimer" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of their journey to France and the weather since their arrival, postmarked 13 June 1906.

Dates: 13 June 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Postcard from Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) to Hannah Stodart, 25 April 1885

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

Postcard in English from Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) to Hannah Stodart on the subject of her visit to Amsterdam, dated 25 April 1885.

Dates: 25 April 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Postcard from James Lorimer to "Madame Lorimer" possibly Hannah Stordart Lorimer, 2 June 1894

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

Postcard from James Lorimer to "Madame Lorimer" on the subject of his wanderings to different sites around Paris dated 2 June 1894.

Dates: 2 June 1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters