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Lorimer, Hannah Stodart, 1835-1916 (artist; married to James Lorimer)

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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 Caroline Louise Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 30 June 1887

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

Letter in English from Caroline Louise Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of her father's poor health and her ongoings in London dated 30 June 1887.

Dates: 30 June 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Beloved Mother", 1 March 1903

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

Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Beloved Mother" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of the weather and wishing for rain, exploring the local area, dated 1 March 1903, written from Casa Morena, Bordighera (Italy).

Dates: 1 March 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Darling Mamma" (Hannah Stodart), 4 June 1889

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

Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Darling Mamma" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of travelling by train to Frankfurt, dated 4th June 1889.

Dates: 4 June 1889
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Anna" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 22 March 1892

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

Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Anna" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of going on day trips, their mother Hannah Stodart feeling unwell, and women students, dated 22 March 1892.

Dates: 22 March 1892
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Mother", 10 February 1903

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

Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Mother" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of the trip to Florence, dated 10 February 1903, written from Perugia.

Dates: 10 February 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Dearest Ploko" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)), 23 May 1892

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

Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Ploko" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) on the subjects of moving the location of the library in a house Janet Alice is interested in, their "Mamma" (Hannah Stodart) visiting London and Paris, and a local fire, dated 23 May 1892.

Dates: 23 May 1892
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to her mother Hannah Stodart, 26 June 1891

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

Letter in English from "CLL" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) to "Mamma" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of "Dodo" being unwell and staying near "Dodo" as much as she can, dated 26 June 1891.

Dates: 26 June 1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "Dearest Mother" to "Hans" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 15 November 1895

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart Lorimer to "Hans" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of visitors returning to dine at the weekend, dated 15 November 1895

Dates: 15 November 1895
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Emilie Rolin-Jaequemyns to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 9 May 1887

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

Letter in French from Emilie Rolin-Jaequemyns to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of the nomination of James Lorimer to the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, dated 9 May 1887.

Dates: 9 May 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart, 14 March 1894

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

Letter in French from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart on the subject of the gift of Lorimer's book as a memoir of him after his death in 1890, dated 14 March 1894.

Dates: 14 March 1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters