Item Detail
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Hamilton, Janet (1795-1873)
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née Thomson; Mrs. Janet Hamilton pseudonym: The Coatbridge Poet
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poet, essayist, tambourer, spinner, embroiderer, autobiographer, periodical contributor (newspaper)
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Scottish; born in Shotts, Lanarkshire Janet was blind during her last 18 years.
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daughter of Mary Brownlee & James Thomson; wife of John Hamilton
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Presbyterian; Airdrie Advertiser
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• wrote "Oor Location" "A Lay of the Tambour Frame" "The Skylark - Caged and Free" "Gran'faither at Cam'slang" "Sketches of Village Life and Character" (newspaper series) Poems and Essays of a Miscellaneous Character on Subjects of General Interest Poems of Purpose and Sketches in Prose of Scottish Peasant Life and Character in Auld Lang Syne, Sketches of Local Scenes and Characters, With a Glossary