William Edwin Pimm

1864 - 1952  (88 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Edwin Pimm
  Birth	1864
  Gender	Male
  Death	1952	Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Thomas Pimm,   b. 1861, London, Middlesex, England d. 1934, Twickenham, Middlesex, England  (Age 73 years)   2. James Norris Pimm,   b. 1862, Shoreditch, London d. 1912, Muswell Hill, London  (Age 50 years) + 3. William Edwin Pimm,   b. 1864   d. 1952, Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA  (Age 88 years) ▻ Louise van Tongelen,  m. 1888   4. Henry Pimm,   b. 1865, Bow, London d. 1884, Staines, Middx  (Age 19 years)   5. Martha Pimm,   b. 1868   d. 1955  (Age 87 years) ▻ Victor Hodgson,  m. 1902   6. Susanna Pimm,   b. 1871   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ernest Pimm,   b. 1872   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Robert Pimm,   b. 1875, Staines, Middx d. 1953, Canada  (Age 78 years) + 9. Herbert Frederick Pimm,   b. 1877   d. 1922  (Age 45 years) ▻ Martha Farrer,  m. 5 Dec 1907   10. Charles Pimm,   b. 1880   d. 1953, Canada  (Age 73 years)   11. Arthur Watson Pimm,   b. 1881   d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I369831	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2002

  
  

  Father	James Norris Pimm,   b. 1837, Chalton Street, London d. 1903, Staines, Middx (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Martha Farrer,   b. 7 Jul 1836, St. Pancras Church, London, England d. 24 Dec 1907, Twickenham, Middlesex, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1859	St John the Baptist, Hoxton, London
  Family ID	F75284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise van Tongelen,   b. 1867, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België d. 1942, Kensington, London, Middlesex, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1888	St Mary's, Staines, Middx
  Children	1. Mary Louisa Pimm,   b. 1889, Hampstead, London d. 1983, Oakton, Virginia, USA (Age 94 years)   2. Victor Lionel Pimm,   b. 1891, Hampstead, London d. 1916, Ypres, West Vlaanderen, België (Age 25 years)   3. Cecil Pimm,   b. 1892, Hampstead, London d. 1899, Cuddlington, Epsom, Surrey, England (Age 7 years)   4. Henry (Harry) Pimm,   b. 1895, Hampstead, London d. 1957, Kensington, London, Middlesex, England (Age 62 years) + 5. Annie Pimm,   b. 1890, Hampstead, London d. 1975, Blyburgh Hospital, Suffolk, England (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F146354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2002

  
  

• Notes

  William Edwin my Great Grandfather, Born 10th of December 1864 at 4 Eglington Road, Bow, Middx, he was a wellkown Victorian/Edwardian painter, he studied at Antwerp, and was lover to Louise Van Tongelen, It is believed that she got pregnant, then his father James Norris said that he should get married as soon as possible. They were married at St Mary's Church Staines Middx in October 1888. William Edwin was very talented, he got commissions to paint the Lord Mayors of London, which is every year, he has had his worked displayed in the Royal Academy, and Suffolk Street galleries, He represented Great Britain in the 1980 & 1912 Olympic Games, for smallbore rifle shooting, he won Silver in 1908, and Gold in 1912 London. During the WW1 he was sent to the front lines to sketch out the German Lines on the Western Front, he lived in Alfriston Sussex, between the wars, and then he moved to Miami, Florida to live with his daughter 'Mieka', he died in 1952. One of his paintintings is in the Royal Cornwall Musuem and it is titled Hornblower With regard to the artist 'William Edwin Pimm' we have in our collections an oil painting of George Davis Hornblower. This item was received by the Royal Institution of Cornwall in July 1948 as a gift from G. D. Hornblower himself. The painting is a head and shoulders portrait of the subject in oil. The canvas is signed by the artist 'William Pimm 1895' [i.e. July 1895] and is in a gilt frame 270 x 375 mm. Hornblower (1864-1951) was at some time an official in the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior. It was during this period of his life that he became interested in Egyptology. He was also interested in Anthropology. He was the author of a number of articles including 'Funerary Designs on Predynastic Jars' and 'Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Religion.' Another article he had printed in Old Cornwall 1942 was 'The Religious Base of our Megaliths.' During the Second World War he resided at the Mounts Bay Hotel in Penzance, Cornwall. Over a period of many years he donated many objects (mainly Egyptian) to the museum of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (i.e.The Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro). These items included amulets, tools, games, weights, pottery, figures of animals, gods and goddesses etc. We would certainly be interested in any information that you could supply about William Edwin Pimm. Although we have the portrait we know very little about this artist. If I can help further please let me know. Sincerely yours Angela Broome, Librarian The Courtney Library Royal Institution of Cornwall River Street Truro TR1 2SJ Cornwall From: enquiry To: Angela Broome Although we collect reproductions of portraits by British artists, unfortunately William Edwin Pimm is not represented in our files. I have checked the lists of works he exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists (Suffolk Street), which also give us the addresses he exhibited from: Royal Academy: 1890 'The Convent Garden' from 2 The Mall, Park Road, London NW 1894 'Convalescent' from Vale of Health Studios, Hampstead Heath, London Royal Society of British Artists (all from Vale of Health Studios): 1891 'On the Watch' 1891/2 'Kittens at Play' (pastel) 1892 'Kittens chasing a Fly' 1892/3 'Collaborateurs' As he seems to have been largely an artist of animals and genre scenes, I think you would have more luck at a less specialised art library - I suggest you visit the Witt Library at the Courtauld Institute who do have a small file of his work. I'm sorry I could not be of more help. Erika Ingham Heinz Archive and Library National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE tel 020 7306 0055 ext 248 fax 020 7306 0056