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Constance Burrell
Constance Mary Lockhart, Lady Burrell (née Mitchell; 1875–1961) was a Scottish businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist. She was married to Glasgow ship owner and art collector Sir William Burrell. Their collection is displayed at the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow.
Constance Mary Lockhart Mitchell was born in 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. She was the daughter of the leading merchant and shipowner James Lockhart Mitchell. By 1881 her family had moved to a fashionable townhouse at 10 Great Western Terrace, Glasgow. When her father died in 1893, she inherited a large part of his fortune.
On 19 September 1901, she married the prominent Glasgow ship owner and art collector William Burrell. They were married at the Westbourne United Free Church, Glasgow. They set up home at 8 Great Western Terrace where they had one child, Marion, born on 6 August 1902.
In 1927, they moved to Hutton Castle in Berwickshire. When William Burrell was knighted in 1927, she became known as Constance, Lady Burrell.
Constance was a major investor in the Burrell & Son shipping company. She held shares in most of the ships built after 1904 and was one of the principal proposers in the establishment of all but two of the 32 single-ship companies managed by Burrell & Son. She acquired additional shares following the death of her mother in law, Isabella Burrell in 1912. She was accused of acting on her husband's behalf in this sale, but the court decreed that she had acted on her own behalf, using her own estate and that it was her own business decision.
After William and Constance moved to Hutton Castle the estate was divided into individual private limited companies. Constance was appointed chairman of the three companies. The Hutton Estate Company Ltd was the largest, with a capital of £16,100. The Blackburn Estate Company had a capital of £8,100 and the Whiterig Estate Company £6,100.
At the time of her death in 1961 she was described as a property owner and her estate was valued at £42,542.
Constance shared William's love of art. She grew up in a house where art was appreciated and later started collecting in her own right. She was particularly interested in textiles, especially lace.
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Constance Burrell
Constance Mary Lockhart, Lady Burrell (née Mitchell; 1875–1961) was a Scottish businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist. She was married to Glasgow ship owner and art collector Sir William Burrell. Their collection is displayed at the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow.
Constance Mary Lockhart Mitchell was born in 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. She was the daughter of the leading merchant and shipowner James Lockhart Mitchell. By 1881 her family had moved to a fashionable townhouse at 10 Great Western Terrace, Glasgow. When her father died in 1893, she inherited a large part of his fortune.
On 19 September 1901, she married the prominent Glasgow ship owner and art collector William Burrell. They were married at the Westbourne United Free Church, Glasgow. They set up home at 8 Great Western Terrace where they had one child, Marion, born on 6 August 1902.
In 1927, they moved to Hutton Castle in Berwickshire. When William Burrell was knighted in 1927, she became known as Constance, Lady Burrell.
Constance was a major investor in the Burrell & Son shipping company. She held shares in most of the ships built after 1904 and was one of the principal proposers in the establishment of all but two of the 32 single-ship companies managed by Burrell & Son. She acquired additional shares following the death of her mother in law, Isabella Burrell in 1912. She was accused of acting on her husband's behalf in this sale, but the court decreed that she had acted on her own behalf, using her own estate and that it was her own business decision.
After William and Constance moved to Hutton Castle the estate was divided into individual private limited companies. Constance was appointed chairman of the three companies. The Hutton Estate Company Ltd was the largest, with a capital of £16,100. The Blackburn Estate Company had a capital of £8,100 and the Whiterig Estate Company £6,100.
At the time of her death in 1961 she was described as a property owner and her estate was valued at £42,542.
Constance shared William's love of art. She grew up in a house where art was appreciated and later started collecting in her own right. She was particularly interested in textiles, especially lace.