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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:

Incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 9 August 1885

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

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.

Dates: 9 August 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from Hannah Stodart to "Louisa" [likely] Caroline Louise Lorimer, 19 July 1891

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

Incomplete letter in English from Hannah Stodart to "Louisa" [likely] that is to say Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of "Robbie" (Robert Stodart Lorimer) starting as an architect bringing 12 sheets of drawing to a meeting, "It has been a great pleasure having Robbie here off and on (more off than on alas!)", dated 19 July 1891.

Dates: 19 July 1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to "Mother" (Hannah Stodart), 26 January 1892

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

Letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to "Mother" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of education and family, dated 26 January 1892.

Dates: 26 January 1892
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, 30 December 1906

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown on the subject of pictures, dated 20 December 1906.

Dates: 30 December 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, 1906

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown on the subject of Kellie Castle, dated Monday 22nd. Believed to be 1906.

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

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, 8 August 1906

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown Caroline Louise Lorimers article on Kellie Castle, dated 28 January 1906.

Dates: 8 August 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, November 1907

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, on the subject of the recipient looking so "young and so well" believed to be dated November 1907.

Dates: November 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, 1907

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown on the subject of thunder and illness, believed to date to 1907.

Dates: 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, undated

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown on the subject of the Russo-Japanese War, no date.

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

Incomplete letter from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown, 23 October 1906

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

Incomplete letter in English from "M" (Hannah Stodart) to unknown on the subject of family news and pictures, dated 23 October 1906.

Dates: 23 October 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters