William Meldrum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1865 |
| Died | 7 November 1942 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
William Meldrum (6 March 1865 - 7 November 1942) was a Scottish painter and curtain and carpet designer.[1][2]
Life
edit1871 census - 3 Harvie Street, Calton, Glasgow[3]
1881 census - Bridgeton, Glasgow[4]
1901 census - 24 Whitehill Street, Glasgow - carpet designer[5]
1922 24 Whitehill Street, Glasgow
His father was James Smeaton Meldrum (1 April 1831 - 17 January 1889), a power loom tenter in a weaving factory, from Dunfermline.
His mother was Ellen Inglis (born 15 June 1829) from Dunfermline.[6] James and Ellen married on 2 January 1855 in Dunfermline.[7]
William Meldrum was born on 6 March 1865 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow.[8]
He married Agnes Thomson Shanks (born 5 October 1867) from Gourock.[9] Agnes was the sister of the artist William Somerville Shanks (28 September 1864 - 28 July 1951).[10]
William and Agnes's son James Meldrum was born in Glasgow c. 1897.[11]
Art
editDeath
editHe died on 7 November 1942 at 121 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow. His usual address was 70 Limeside Avenue in Rutherglen.
The death certificate states he died of a malignant disease of the throat and gullet, which he suffered for 4 months.
Works
editReferences
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/4197636:1104
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/886643:1119
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1841519:1101
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/49363497/person/292054644775/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1181405:60144
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/22453715:60143
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/164657059/person/332331091837/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/164657059/person/332331090858/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/164657059/person/332331392962/facts
- ^ https://gsaarchives.net/catalogue/index.php/meldrum-william
Category:1865 births
Category:1942 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters