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Helen Annie Graham-Yooll | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1855 |
| Died | 16 February 1925 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Helen Annie Graham-Yooll (9 August 1855 - 16 February 1925) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Her father was Andrew Graham-Youll (c. 1821 - 5 February 1901), a mineral oil manufacturer from Langholm.[3] The family business was W. Graham-Yooll and Company, oil manufacturers. The company set up the Graham-Youll Cup for Edinburgh's amateur football sides in the 1920s.
Her mother was Eliza Paice (baptised 9 June 1824 - 5 July 1891) from Walworth in Surrey, daughter of Peter Paice and Sarah Hearn. Andrew and Eliza marry on 22 August 1851 at St. Mary's parish, Newington, Surrey.
Helen Annie Graham-Yooll was born on 9 August 1855 at Frederick Road, Newington, Surrey, England. Newington is now in London.
In the early 1860s, Andrew and his family return to Scotland and Helen is brought up in Edinburgh.
1861 census[4]
1881 census[5]
1891 census[6]
1901 census[7]
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]She died on 16 February 1925 in Edinburgh. The value of her estate was given as £218, 14 shillings, 3 pence. Helen stayed at Dulham Towers, East Trinity Road with her sister Mary Matilda Graham-Yooll. Mary was the next of kin and executor of her estate.
References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002716/19010209/058/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/6514673:8767
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/548671:1119
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2321437:1108
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4431857:1101
Category:1855 births
Category:1925 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters