Biography of John Lavery 1856-1941

On 20th March 1856 John Lavery was born. He was baptised at St Patrick's Church Belfast.

1889. John Lavery (age 32). Portrait of Charles Tennant 1st Baronet (age 65).

In 1889 John Lavery (age 32) and Kathleen MacDermott were married.

1889. John Lavery (age 32). Portrait of Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian (age 55).

Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian: On 2nd December 1833 he was born to John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. In 1865 Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian and Victoria Alexandrina Montagu-Douglas-Scott Marchioness Lothian were married. She the daughter of Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. They were sixth cousins. On 17th January 1900 Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian died. His daughter Robert succeeded 10th Marchioness Lothian.

Around 1889. John Lavery (age 32). Portrait of William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry (age 57).

1889. John Lavery (age 32). "Eileen, Her First Communion". Portrait of [his daughter] Eileen Lavery.

In or before 1891 [his daughter] Eileen Lavery was born to John Lavery (age 34) and [his wife] Kathleen MacDermott.

In 1891 [his wife] Kathleen MacDermott died of tuberculosis.

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

Around 1908. John Lavery (age 51). Lady in Black.

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

1910 . John Lavery (age 53). Portrait of Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley.

Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley: she was born to William Armitage Moore. On 2nd July 1892 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Annesley 5th Earl Annesley and she were married at St Marylebone Church. She by marriage Countess Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down. He the son of William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley and Priscilla Cecilia Moore. They were first cousins. On 9th October 1941 she died.

In 1912 [his son-in-law] James Dickinson and [his daughter] Eileen Lavery (age 21) were married. They were divorced before 1920. She the daughter of John Lavery (age 55) and [his former wife] Kathleen MacDermott.

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

1919 . John Lavery (age 62). Portrait of Violet Keppel (age 24).

1920. John Lavery (age 63). "The Lady in Black and Green" aka Portrait of Mrs Dudley Ward aka Winifred "Freda" May Birkin (age 25).

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

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

1922. John Lavery (age 65). Portrait of Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 27).

1924 . John Lavery (age 67). Portrait of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry (age 45).

Around 1924. John Lavery (age 67). Portrait of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry (age 45).

Around 1924. John Lavery (age 67). "Mrs Forbes-Semphill". Portrait of the artist's daughter [his daughter] Eileen Lavery (age 33) and his grand-daughter [his granddaughter] Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill (age 4).

Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill: In 1920 she was born to William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill and Eileen Lavery. On 30th December 1965 William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill died. Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill inherited the Semphill peerage. The Baronetcy passed to his younger sibling Ewans Forbes who had been registered at birth and raised as female, but lived as a man, and had his birth re-registered as male. This inheritance was challenged on grounds of sex by a cousin, John Forbes-Sempill, but upheld in the courts.

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

The Times. 24th October 1928. The King was represented by Sir Harry Verney, and the Prince of Wales by the Hon Bruce Ogilvy, and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll by Col B. W. L. MacMahon at the service for Sir Frank Dicksee which took place yesterday in Westminster Abbey. The Dean of Westminster officiated, assisted by Canon Storr, and the Reverend H. L. Nixon. A procession was formed at the West Door, and proceeded through the nave headed by the full choir and clergy.

The Pall Bearers were all titled with the exception of J. W. MacKail the distinguished academic and son-in-law of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Amongst the mourners were many members of the Dicksee family, including Miss Mary Dicksee (sister), and Mr Herbert Thomas Dicksee. Official representatives included The French Ambassador, the Belgian Ambassador. The Brazilian Ambassador, the Swedish Minister, the High Commissioners for Australia and New Zealand, and (the 2nd) Lord Leverhume. Also present were many Academicians including W. Ouless, Sir John Lavery (age 72), W. Goscombe-John (age 68). Mrs Blair Leighton, widow of Edmund, and Lady East (age 83), widow of Sir Alfred were also among the mourners. The list of mourners in The Times includes many of the most distinguished people of the day.

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

In 1935 [his wife] 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.

In 1935 [his daughter] Eileen Lavery (age 44) died.

Before 1941 . John Lavery (age 84). Portrait of Miss Diana Chamberlain. Possibly Diane Chamberlain.

Diane Chamberlain: she was born to Austen Chamberlain.

On 10th January 1941 John Lavery (age 84) died.