Hannah Grahame

From British Newspaper Archive: Carlisle Journal Saturday, 2 December 1843 Page 3 Deaths

Deaths: At the Moat of Annan, on Thursday, 23 November 1843 [ult.], Miss Hannah Grahame, daughter of the author of "The Sabbath," in the prime of life.

From British Newspaper Archive: Fife Herald Thursday, 7 December 1843 Page 2 Deaths

Died, at the Moat of Annan, on Wednesday, 22 November 1843 [ultimo], Miss Hannah Grahame, daughter of the author of "The Sabbath," in the prime of life. [The Moat House, 19 Bruce Street, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway DG12 5DF 54.98938, -3.26362] NOTE death date conflicts with newspaper above

From "William Henry Hill handwritten manuscript, p30 97 Jean Grahame 98 Euphemia Erskine Robison 99 Anne G Robison 100 James G author Sabbath 101 William Richard G 102 James G 103 Thomas G.jpg"

[WHH-REF:100] James Grahame, author of the "Sabbath" and other poems, second son of Thomas Grahame [WHH-REF:86] was born on 22 April 1765. He passed as a writer to the Signet in 1791 and as an advocate in 1795. In 1809 however, he abandoned the legal profession and entered the Church of England. On [blank] 1802 he married Janet daughter of Richard Graham of Blatwood in the County of Dumfries and of the Moat Annan, and died on 14 September 1811 leaving issue viz:

• Thomas Grahame [WHH-REF:101a] born 3 October 1804 died 24 March 1838 sine prole
• Hannah Grahame [WHH-REF:100b] born 16 May 1803 died 23 November 1843 unmarried
• William Richard Grahame [WHH-REF:101]
• James Grahame [WHH-REF:100c] born 14 December 1809 and died in infancy