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Lizzie Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1854 |
| Died | 21 January 1932 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Lizzie Reid (30 May 1854 - 21 January 1932) was a Scottish artist.[1]
Life
[edit]1891 census - 4 North East Cumberland Street, Edinburgh[2]
1901 census - 9 Heriot Hill Terrace, Edinburgh[3]
Her father was Edmund Reid, an agent staying at 27 Broughton Street, Edinburgh from 1851, staying at 5 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh before that.
Her mother was Elizabeth Gray. Edmund and Elizabeth married on 3 April 1844 in Edinburgh.
Lizzie Reid was born on 30 May 1854 in Edinburgh.
The children proved an artistic family. Her elder brother John Robertson Reid (6 August 1851 – 10 February 1926), born in Edinburgh,[4] became an artist. Their parents briefly moved down to England for work. Her younger sister Flora MacDonald Reid (25 July 1860 - ), born in Islington, London, also became an artist.[5]
Lizzie married Thomas Grainger (born c. 1852), a stone cutter from Edinburgh. They married in Edinburgh on 27 November 1874.
Their daughter Helen Grainger was born on 8 December 1874 in Edinburgh.
Art
[edit]She studied art at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh.
Death
[edit]She died on 21 January 1932 in Edinburgh. Her usual address was then 6 Millar Place, Peebles. The value of her estate was given as £154, 17 shillings and 11 pence.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1108/records/4508852
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1101/records/2427467
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/14181310:60143?tid=&pid=&queryId=e23ba6f7-5071-4eab-9313-213e514c6320&_phsrc=biY322&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/2195753/person/-1622883401/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/520787:60558
Category:1854 births
Category:1932 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters