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Walter Harding Ferguson
Born(1857-02-20)20 February 1857
Died24 August 1891(1891-08-24) (aged 34)
NationalityScottish

Walter Harding Ferguson (20 February 1857 - 24 August 1891) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life

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His father was Walter Ferguson (11 April 1820 - 8 June 1884) from Edinburgh. He was an art teacher and artist.

His mother was Agnes Smith (born c. 1823) from Falkirk. Walter and Agnes married on 24 December 1845 in Edinburgh.

Walter Harding Ferguson was born on 20 February 1857 in Edinburgh.

1861 census - 70 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh[3]

1871 census - 70 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh[4]

1881 census - 70 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh - art teacher[5]

Art

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Like his father he also became an art teacher.

Death

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He died in Palouse on 24 August 1891.[6]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
  3. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1330427:1080
  4. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4836627:1104
  5. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2993147:1119
  6. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107737664/walter-harding-ferguson


Category:1857 births Category:1891 deaths Category:Scottish male painters