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George Wilkie Gahan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1 October 1871 |
| Died | 22 December 1956 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
George Wilkie Gahan (October 1871 - 22 December 1956) was a Scottish artist.[1]
Life[edit]
His father was Thomas Gahan (born 1841), a joiner from Montrose, Angus.
His mother was Ann Harris (7 February 1840 - 6 December 1904) from Fordoun, Kincardineshire.[2] Thomas and Ann married on 31 March 1862 in Montrose.
George Wilkie Gahan was born around October - December 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, while his father was working there. George was the only one of their 6 children not born in Angus.
The family moved back to Scotland when Gahan was still an infant - his younger brother by 2 years was born in Dundee - and George was brought up in Dundee.
George married Margaret Auchte Millar (died 29 December 1971) in 1904 in Lochee, Angus.
Gahan Bros, 57 Hilltown, Dundee; painters, hiring a shop girl.[3]
Art[edit]
Death[edit]
He died on 22 December 1956 in Dundee.
He is buried in Balgay cemetery in Dundee.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19041207/168/0008
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000453/19041227/131/0005
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229662254/g-wilkie-gahan
Category:1871 births
Category:1956 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters