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James Laird Macfarlane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1836 |
| Died | 4 January 1913 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
James Laird Macfarlane (8 July 1836 - 4 January 1913) was a Scottish painter.[1]
Life
[edit]1851 census - 29 Thread Street, Paisley - colour maker[2]
1861 census - 2 Caledonia Street, Paisley - art pupil teacher[3]
1865 8 Aberdeen Place, Maida Vale, London
1881 census - 15 Woodsome Rd, London[4]
1891 census - Tottenham, London[5]
His father was James Macfarlane [Snr] (born c. 1811), a colour maker from Strathblane.[6]
His mother was Jean Laird (born c. 1812) from Paisley.[7][8] James [Snr] and Jean married on 11 March 1836 in Neilston, Renfrewshire.[9]
James Laird Macfarlane was born in Paisley on 8 July 1836.
He married Eliza Hollis (baptised 10 February 1828 - 1905) from Felpham in Sussex, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Hollis and Mary Ann Taylor.[10][11]
James and Eliza married in 1863 in St. Pancreas, London.
Their son James [Jnr] (born c. 1864) was a clerk.[12] Their daughter Eliza (1868 - 1947) became an artist specialising in flowers like her father.
After Eliza died, James had a short-lived marriage to Florence Maria Bartlett. They married on 12 May 1906 at Upper Norwood in London.[13]
In 1909 he was ordered to pay alimony of 15 shillings per week to Florence. Florence said she was still living with her stepdaughter but this was inconvenient. James did not appear at Penge Police Court. He was recorded as living in 637 Alexandra Parade, Dennistoun, Glasgow.[14]
In 1910 he was imprisoned for a month after admitting not paying alimony to Florence. At trial he said he had not been married for 3 and a half years.[15]
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died in at his home at Snowdoun, Southfield Avenue, Potterhill, Paisley on 4 January 1913.[16]
The value of his estate was £4729, 15 shillings and 6 pence.[17]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1579118:1076
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- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/26038954%3A6598
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1831688:1080
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/19985332:60143?tid=&pid=&queryid=cba40ede-9b39-4568-87ae-e8c174f6e60e&_phsrc=CHT782&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1579117:1076
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1409937:60144?tid=&pid=&queryid=26549f85-5dae-415a-afed-72e36864299d&_phsrc=CHT787&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/21692446%3A8914
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/179709330/person/282388110158/facts
- ^ https://norwoodstreethistories.org.uk/person/1948/
- ^ https://norwoodstreethistories.org.uk/person/1948/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004044/19090925/113/0006
- ^ https://norwoodstreethistories.org.uk/person/1948/
- ^ https://norwoodstreethistories.org.uk/person/1948/
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/485518:60558?tid=&pid=&queryid=c7e66a83-2d6f-45b9-be21-e7e8e507cbd4&_phsrc=CHT756&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://aradergalleries.com/products/james-laird-macfarlane-british-1836-1913-orchid-study-2?srsltid=AfmBOorlwI-3htiPc8v6s6lVo07QMJjtiK6_cdFMKcWZx3bfTrx1ErYr
Category:1836 births
Category:1913 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters