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James Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1 January 1875 |
| Died | 27 November 1959 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
James Smyth (c. 1875 - 27 November 1959) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]poss. 1911 9 Warrender Park Terrace, Edinburgh - teacher[3]
1920 43 George Street, Edinburgh
1921 100 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh
1922 24 Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh - was Margaret's home before marriage
1924 24 Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh[4]
His father was William Smyth (c. 1847 - 15 January 1917), a joiner from Scotland.
His mother was Janet Graham Liddle (born c. 1847) from Scotland. William and Janet married in Sunderland, England on 11 September 1872 in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland.
James Smyth was born in Sunderland c. 1875.
He married Margaret Murdoch Crocket, the only daughter of the schoolmaster William Crocket of Edinburgh and Robertina Reid. They married at the Caledonian Station Hotel in Edinburgh on 19 July 1921. They were married by the bride's uncle, the Rev. J. Crocket of the Yester U. F. Church.[5]
His brother was the sculptor Edwin Smyth (4 April 1885 - 7 March 1953).[6]
Art
[edit]Teacher at Edinburgh College of Art[7]
Death
[edit]He died on 27 November 1959 at his home at 24 Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh.[8]
Works
[edit]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://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61486/images/43258_302022005616_2880-00587?treeid=&personid=&queryId=66e14922-e356-4791-94f7-2adff80aeab0&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rQq3322&_phstart=successSource&pId=6574066
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61486/records/11907910?tid=&pid=&queryId=142aa528-316c-4d37-93d3-b621d5144fd3&_phsrc=rQq3307&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19210720/149/0012
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/26299416/person/12761456686/media/85f24188-11a2-4cc0-bb2d-d6d349319d67
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19420709/090/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1904/records/18924019?tid=&pid=&queryId=ea932938-745d-4cb7-a675-20e1a5578898&_phsrc=rQq3353&_phstart=successSource
Category:1875 births
Category:1959 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters