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Arthur Claude Strachan | British Cottages

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Predominantly a landscape and cottage painter in watercolour, Arthur Claude Strachan (1865-1935) was born in Edinburgh on 15th March 1865, the son of George Strachan, an architect, and his wife, Mary (née Dalrymple).
He studied art in Liverpool and later travelled throughout the UK painting the country landscapes.
Between 1885-1929 he exhibited in London and in the provinces and also showed four works at the Royal Academy.
The whole Strachan family moved to Liverpool some time in the 1880s.



At the time of the 1901 census, Arthur Strachan was living with his widowed mother and four siblings (all unmarried) at Normanby Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.
At the age of 38, Strachan married Alice Forbes in the second quarter of 1903.
The wedding took place at Toxteth Park, Liverpool, but they must have moved to Evesham shortly after this as their first child, Mabel, was born in Evesham early in 1904.
She was followed two years later by Evelyn Mary in 1906.
The 1905 Electoral Register for 1905 gives Arthur as living at Northwick Road, Evesham.
Local press reports reveal that Strachan was a member of Evesham Choral Society and played the cello.
The Evesham Standard of 20th April 1907 records that he was one of a 100-strong band which performed with Evesham Choral Society in All Saints, Evesham.


In 1911, Strachan was living at 71 Burford Road, Bengeworth, Evesham, with his wife, Alice and daughters, Mabel and Evelyn, plus a servant.
Strachan was described as a painter artist.
It is not known when the Strachans left Evesham, but they were living in Wallasey, Lancashire, by 1921.
They later moved to Minehead in Somerset where Alice Strachan died on 10th February 1934.

Strachan was living at 14 Queens Road, Minehead, at the time of the 1939 register; his two daughters lived with him.
Strachan died, aged 89, on 7th August 1954 at The Williton Hospital, Minehead (the majority of sources on the internet give his date of death incorrectly as either 1929 or 1938).
Interestingly, although he had not lived in Evesham for many years, he still retained the same solicitors: Cross, Son and Hodgetts of Evesham.

Strachan’s daughters never married and remained living in Somerset.
Mabel died in 1958 and Evelyn in 1964.










Un raffinato acquerellista di paesaggi, Arthur Claude Strachan nacque a Edimburgo il 15 marzo 1865, figlio di George Strachan (1865-1935), architetto, e di sua moglie Mary (nata Dalrymple).
Ha studiato arte a Liverpool ed in seguito ha viaggiato in tutto il Regno Unito dipingendo i paesaggi di campagna.
Tra il 1885-1929 espone a Londra e in provincia ed espone anche quattro opere alla Royal Academy.
L'intera famiglia Strachan si trasferì a Liverpool qualche tempo nel 1880.
Al momento del censimento del 1901, Arthur Strachan viveva con la madre vedova e quattro fratelli (tutti non sposati) a Normanby Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.


All'età di 38 anni, Strachan sposò Alice Forbes nel secondo trimestre del 1903.
Il matrimonio ebbe luogo a Toxteth Park, Liverpool, ma devono essersi trasferiti ad Evesham poco dopo, poiché il loro primo figlio, Mabel, nacque ad Evesham all'inizio 1904.
Due anni dopo fu seguita da Evelyn Mary nel 1906.
Il registro elettorale del 1905 dà ad Strachan la residenza a Northwick Road, Evesham.
I resoconti della stampa locale rivelano che Arthur era membro della Evesham Choral Society e suonava il violoncello.


L'Evesham Standard del 20 aprile 1907 registra che faceva parte di una band di 100 membri che si esibì con la Evesham Choral Society ad All Saints, Evesham.
Nel 1911, Strachan viveva al 71 di Burford Road, Bengeworth, Evesham, con sua moglie, Alice, e le figlie, Mabel ed Evelyn, più una domestica.
Strachan è stato descritto come un artista pittore.

Non si sa quando gli Strachan lasciarono Evesham, ma nel 1921 vivevano a Wallasey, nel Lancashire.
In seguito si trasferirono a Minehead nel Somerset, dove Alice Strachan morì il 10 febbraio 1934. epoca del registro 1939; le sue due figlie vivevano con lui.
Strachan morì, all'età di 89 anni, il 7 agosto 1954 al The Williton Hospital, Minehead (la maggior parte delle fonti su Internet indica erroneamente la sua data di morte come 1929 o 1938).


È interessante notare che, sebbene non vivesse a Evesham da molti anni, mantenne ancora gli stessi avvocati: Cross, Son and Hodgetts of Evesham.
Le figlie di Strachan non si sono mai sposate e sono rimaste a vivere nel Somerset.
Mabel morì nel 1958 ed Evelyn nel 1964.