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Robert Walker Kilgour | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1815 |
| Died | 2 August 1893 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Landscapes |
Robert Walker Kilgour (24 July 1815 - 2 August 1893) was a Scottish painter.[1]
Life
[edit]His father was James Kilgour (born 1 June 1782) from Kinghorn in Fife. He was an Assistant Keeper Of The Register Of Deeds at Register House in Edinburgh.
His mother was Beatrix Walker (10 April 1791 - 31 May 1834) from Athelstaneford in East Lothian. James and Beatrix married on 5 June 1811 in Edinburgh.
Robert Walker Kilgour was born on 24 July 1815 in Edinburgh. He was baptised two days later.[2]
After Beatrix died his father James married again. His second marriage on 25 May 1837 was to Jane McKenzie (c. 1796 - 30 September 1868). Sometime after James died, Jane also died - at the Royal Bank in Irvine.[3]
1831 Murdo Street, Edinburgh
1832-1843 8 Minto Street, Edinburgh
1844 - 1850 24 Queen Street, Glasgow
1851 72 Adam Square, Edinburgh
1852-55 2 Windmill Lane, Edinburgh
1856 46 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
1857-59 2 Hay Street, Edinburgh
1860-65 Sharpdale, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh
1867 Liberton
1871-1873 8 Parkside Street, Edinburgh
In the 1841 census he was at 8 Minto Street in Edinburgh.[4]
In the 1851 census he was at Wilson's Court at Windmill Lane in Edinburgh.[5]
At the 1861 census he was at Sharpdale, Dalkeith Road in Liberton.[6]
At the 1881 census he was a lodger at Station Road in Dollar.[7]
Art
[edit]In 1856 he place this advert in the Edinburgh News and Literary Chronicle of Saturday 05 January 1856:[8]
FOR ONE POUND AND UPWARDS. Mr. R. W. KILGOUR. ARTIST, 46 Nicolson ST, guarantees a CORRECT LIKENESS in Oil Colours, for One Pound and upwards. An inspection of specimens requested at 46 Nicolson Street.
Death
[edit]He died on 2 August 1893 at his home in Dollar.
From the Alloa Advertiser - Saturday 05 August 1893:[9]
Mr Robert W. Kilgour.
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/26308376:60143?ssrc=pt&tid=110713571&pid=270114238191
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- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2233295:1076?tid=&pid=&queryId=3a484789a917f79e55e41198bb238f2c&_phsrc=XQE761&_phstart=successSource
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- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004177/18560105/151/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001604/18930805/058/0003
- ^ https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/auction/lot/lot-52---attributed-to-robert-w-kilgour-19th-century-scottish/?lot=83734&so=0&st=kilgour&sto=0&au=8614&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=24&pn=1&g=1
Category:1815 births
Category:Scottish male painters
Category:1893 deaths