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John Menzies
Born(1828-08-24)24 August 1828
Died22 September 1918(1918-09-22) (aged 90)
NationalityScottish

John Menzies (26 August 1828 - 22 September 1918) was a Scottish painter, teacher and carpenter.[1][2]

Life

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1871 64 Dee Street, Aberdeen
1872 2 Hatfield Street, Wakefield
1883 8 Jarrat Street, Hull
1901 38 York Place, Edinburgh
1901 census - 1 Beaufort Road, Edinburgh[3]
1902 47 York Place, Edinburgh
1910 1 Beaufort Road, Edinburgh
1914 25 Dublin Street, Edinburgh

His father was Alexander Menzies (22 November 1787 - 5 January 1851), a builder from Kincardine, Aberdeenshire.[4]

His mother was Christian Bremner (18 September 1790 - 17 March 1868). Alexander and Christian married on 9 July 1818 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.[5]

John Menzies was born on 25 August 1828 in Banchory.[6]

He became a carpenter and then an art teacher.

He married the artist Maria Hodge (15 November 1836 - 18 March 1915) from Bowmore in Islay. They married on 29 June 1869 in Aberdeen.

Their son John Thomas Menzies (15 June 1870 - 21 December 1939) also became an artist.

Art

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Death

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He died on 22 September 1918 in Edinburgh. His usual address was 69 Morningside Park, Edinburgh. He was hit by a tram. The case went to court and his son John Thomas Menzies and daughter Mary Jenny Menzies[7] were awarded damages of £100 each.[8]

The value of his estate was given as £693 and 6 shillings.[9]

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Category:1828 births Category:1918 deaths Category:Scottish male painters