Kirk, John, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/4/36
Scope and Contents
Portrait of John Kirk. Caption: "Rev. John Kirk 1795-1858. (Arbirlot)".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Kirk, John. Born at St. Andrews, 1795. Studied at the University St. Andrews. Ordained at Barry, 1824. Married, 1828, Christian G. Carnegie. Translated to Arbirlot, 1837. Signed the Act of Separation and Deed of Demission. For several years after the Disruption Mr. Kirk lived in Arbroath. One of the sons was the well-known Dr. John Kirk, surgeon to the expedition of Dr. Livingstone, and subsequently Consul-General at Zanzibar. Died, 1858."
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume IV, p. 283
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0011897
Subject
- Kirk, John, 1795-1858 (Reverend) (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk