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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:

Unsigned and incomplete letter to "Beloved Mother", 12 January 1895

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

Unsigned, incomplete letter in English to 'Beloved Mother" on the subject of a holiday to Algiers, which is described as "a dream of beauty", dated 12 January 1895

Dates: 12 January 1895
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter from Hannah Stodart to "Beloved Daughter", undated

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

Unsigned letter in English from Hannah Stodart to "Beloved Daughter" on the subject of the weather and Kelli Castle, no date.

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

Unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 14 February 1897

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

Letter in English to "Beloved", unsigned but likely from Hannah Stodart on the subject of books and portraits, dated 14 February 1897.

Dates: 14 February 1897
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved", 19 July 1897

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

Unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) in English to "Beloved" on the subject of visitors to Kellie, dated 19 July 1897.

Dates: 19 July 1897
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter (likely from Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Daughter", 2 February 1897

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

Letter in English, unsigned but believed to be from Hannah Stodart to "Beloved Daughter" on the subject of suffragettes, dated 2 February 1897.

Dates: 2 February 1897
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter (Probably written by Hannah Stodart) to "Beloved Daughter", 17 May 1896

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

Letter in English likely from Hannah Stodart to "Beloved daughter" on the subject of pictures, dated 17 May 1896.

Dates: 17 May 1896
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Unsigned letter to 'Darling Mother" (Hannah Stodart", undated

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

Unsigned letter in English to "Darling Mother" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of the weather and walking, no date.

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