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Janet Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1830 |
| Died | 12 June 1905 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Janet Johnston (8 September 1830 - 12 June 1905) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Her father was James Johnston (c. 1771 - 18 September 1857), a tobacco manufacturer from Lasswade. He employed 6 men and 20 boys to do this.
Her mother was Helen Scott (c. 1792 - 31 October 1856) from Bo'ness, West Lothian. James and Helen married on 22 February 1825 in Bo'ness. They had 8 children.
Janet Johnston was born on 8 September 1830 in Edinburgh. She was well off because of her father's business and throughout the census reports was an annuitant or living on private means.
1 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh
2 Gilmour Road, Edinburgh
1881 census[3]
1891 census[4]
1901 census[5]
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]She died on 12 June 1905 in Colinton, Edinburgh.[6] She is buried in New Calton cemetery.[7]
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/discoveryui-content/view/2535691:1119
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4712920:1108
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2381366:1101
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19050613/145/0004
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221668009/janet-johnston
Category:1830 births
Category:1905 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters