Biography of Hazel Martyn 1880-1935

On 14 Mar 1880 Hazel Martyn was born to Edward Jenner Martyn at Chicago.

In 1889 [her future husband] John Lavery (age 32) and Kathleen MacDermott were married.

In 1903 Edward Livingston Trudeau Junior and Hazel Martyn (age 22) were married. He died five months later. They had one daughter, Alice, born 10 October 1904.

In 1909 John Lavery (age 52) and Hazel Martyn (age 28) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years.

In 1912 James Dickinson and [her step-daughter] Eileen Lavery (age 21) were married. They were divorced before 1920. She the daughter of John Lavery (age 55) and Kathleen MacDermott.

In 1919 William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill (age 25) and [her step-daughter] Eileen Lavery (age 28) were married. She the daughter of John Lavery (age 62) and Kathleen MacDermott.

1920. [her husband] John Lavery (age 63). Portrait of the artist's wife Hazel Martyn (age 39).

1922. [her husband] John Lavery (age 65). "Lady Lavery". Portrait of the artist's second wife Hazel Martyn (age 41).

Around 1924. [her husband] John Lavery (age 67). "Hazel in Black and Gold". Portrait of the artist's second wife Hazel Martyn (age 43).

1929. [her husband] John Lavery (age 72). Portrait of the artist's wife Hazel Martyn (age 48).

In 1935 Hazel Martyn (age 54) died. Her funeral mass took place at the Brompton Oratory in Knightsbridge. She was buried with her husband in Putney Vale Cemetery.

On 10 Jan 1941 [her former husband] John Lavery (age 84) died.