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Many thanks for your speedy response. I also read his inventory which confirms his two daughters as executors and they seem to have lived all their lives in Glasgow. I found the patent for evaporating machines and a couple of addresses, probably business addresses, in Glasgow which no longer exist. It's very odd that the daughters birth and deaths are not recorded or John's marriage! I did look for whole of Scotland. The grandson may be a berwick connection (census sates him as being born in England). David

James Hamilton Hill died in 1932 and also left a will.(Executors named confirm Matthew and Helen are his son and daughter). His wife Margaret died in 1946( executors named as Helen Lusk Hill, spinster and Matthew Hamilton Lusk Hill). Coincidence that 1946 was the year painting donated?

William

thanks William and others. Great leads for the family connections and addresses. i now have Helen's (Elma) death date 1978 in Glasgow. Her parents connection to Kilmalcolm and family business connections with grain Merchants has given me plenty to work on. I think you are right about the 1946 date...probably inherited the painting then gifted to glagow. many thanks , David

Are you sure you are looking for an Elmbank House or is it Elmbank Villa or the adjoining Elmbank Cottage.

Not sure about Helen L. Hill you might have to ask the gallery she donated it to if they have any background on her.  What was the painting?

Don

   

Thanks Don,
I only have 'Elmbank' so don't know if House, Villa or Cottage. The painting is 'Loch Katrine' by Alexander Nasmyth ( an important artist), maybe suggesting she lived in one of the larger houses but Glasgow Museums don't have any other information.
Just started on Rootsweb so just finding my way around the site.
David