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Jane Laurie Borthwick

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Jane Laurie Borthwick

Birth
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Death
7 Sep 1897 (aged 84)
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Burial
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland GPS-Latitude: 55.9466849, Longitude: -3.1936525
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Daughter of James Borthwick and Sarah Finlay.

Born: April 9, 1813, Edinburgh, Scot­land.
Died: Sep­tem­ber 7, 1897, Edinburgh, Scot­land.
Pseudonym: H. L. L. ("Hymns from the Land of Lu­ther")
Borthwick belonged to the Free Church of Scotland. In 1855, she and her sister Sarah Findlater copro­duced a book of translations of German hymns titled Hymns from the Land of Luther (1854, 1855, 1858 & 1862). In 1875, while living in Switzerland, she produced another book of translations called Alpine Lyrics. Borthwick was also active with the Edinburgh House of Refuge, the Moravian Mission in Labrador, and other mission work. She never married. Her other works include:
Thoughts for Thoughtful Hours, 1857
Contributions to the Family Trea­su­ry
Contributions to Pagenstecher's Col­lect­ion
Daughter of James Borthwick and Sarah Finlay.

Born: April 9, 1813, Edinburgh, Scot­land.
Died: Sep­tem­ber 7, 1897, Edinburgh, Scot­land.
Pseudonym: H. L. L. ("Hymns from the Land of Lu­ther")
Borthwick belonged to the Free Church of Scotland. In 1855, she and her sister Sarah Findlater copro­duced a book of translations of German hymns titled Hymns from the Land of Luther (1854, 1855, 1858 & 1862). In 1875, while living in Switzerland, she produced another book of translations called Alpine Lyrics. Borthwick was also active with the Edinburgh House of Refuge, the Moravian Mission in Labrador, and other mission work. She never married. Her other works include:
Thoughts for Thoughtful Hours, 1857
Contributions to the Family Trea­su­ry
Contributions to Pagenstecher's Col­lect­ion


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