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Walter George Strickland

Born 3 Jun 1850 in Cape Province, South Africa

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Son of Thomas Strickland and Harriet Willis Biggar

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Margaret (Ryan) Strickland — married 1 Jun 1874 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

[children unknown]

Died 26 Oct 1928 at age 78 in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Walter Strickland is Notable.

Walter George Strickland,
art historian, bibliographer, and antiquary

Walter George Strickland was born in South Africa on 3 June 1850, son of Thomas Strickland, of the family of Sizergh castle, Kendal, Westmorland (Cumbria), England.

His biography is in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.^[1]

He was educated at Ushaw College, Durham, and King's College, London.^[1]

He spent part of his youth in the west of Ireland, where his uncle was agent for the Viscount Dillon.^[1]

He travelled extensively, and when in Australia met his future wife, Margaret Ryan, daughter of Patrick Ryan, of Sevenhills, South Australia.^[1]

Marriage: Walter George Strickland married Margaret Ryan on 1 June 1874 at St Andrews, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; in the marriage certificate, Margaret’s parents were recorded as Patrick and Alicia, and Walter's parents were Thomas and Harriet.^[2]

Their marriage announcement was in the South Australian newspaper Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA), Saturday 25 July 1874:

MARRIED.

STRICKLAND—RYAN.—On the 1st June, at St. Andrew's, Westland-row, Dublin, by the Rev. William Strickland, S.J., assisted by the Rev. Father Duffy, S.J., Walter George, son of Thomas Strickland, Esq., Castlemore, County Mayo, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late P. Ryan, Esq., of Sevenhill, South Australia. Melbourne and Sydney papers please copy.^[3]

Walter and Margaret had 3 children, all born in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland:^[4]

Thomas Gerard, born 22 August 1876,^[5]
Mary Harriet Alicia, born 16 February 1878.^[6]
Edward Walter born 9 February 1883,^[7]

Walter and Margaret were listed in the 1891 English census as boarding in Edith Road, Fulham, London, England, with their children Mary 13 and Edward 8, and Walter was a Civil Engineer by profession.^[4]^[8] Their son Thomas, age 14, was a student at Prior Park Mansion & College in Bath.^[9]

He became registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) in 1894.^[1]

On formation of the Georgian Society, he was appointed to the original editorial subcommittee, and edited the first two volumes of the society's richly illustrated journal (1909–10).^[1]

In the 1901 census, Walter George Strickland 50 years old, born Cape of Good Hope, Secretary National Gallery of Ireland, wife Margaret 48 years, born Co Tipperary(sic), and their children Edward 18 years old, and Mary 23 years old, resided in Waterloo Road (Pembroke West, Dublin). ^[10]

In the 1911 census, Walter George Strickland 60 yrs old, born South Africa, Secretary National Gallery of Ireland, wife Margaret 48 years, born South Australia, and daughter Mary Harriet Alicia 32 years, resided in 1911 in Waterloo Road (Pembroke West, Dublin). ^[11]

In 1913 he published "A dictionary of Irish artists", by Walter G. Strickland; one hundred and fifty portraits, etc. 2 vols.

On the death of Hugh Lane in May 1915, Strickland was appointed director of the National Gallery of Ireland. He carried out a new arrangement of the gallery before retiring in June 1916.^[1]

He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) in 1917, served two terms on its council (1919–22 and 1924–7), and was vice-president at various times between 1920 and 1927.^[1]

He was appointed honorary general secretary of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI), 1920 to 1927.^[1]

Death: Walter George Strickland died on 26 October 1928 at Newtown House, Blackrock, 76 years old, gentleman of private means ^[12]

Death notice, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW) Thursday 13 December 1928:

"A first cousin of [Gerald Strickland] Strickland-3323 Lord Strickland, Prime Minister of Malta, and ex-Governor of New South Wales, Mr. Walter Gerald Strickland, Registrar and afterwards Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, died on November 24, [October 26 on death cert] at Blackrock, Co. Dublin, aged 78. Mr. Strickland was the eldest son of the late Mr. Thomas Strickland, and was educated at Ushaw. He was the honorary secretary, and a member of the Council of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. He was the author of 'A Dictionary of Irish Artists,' 'Georgian Society,' 'Catalogue of the National Portrait Gallery, Dublin,' and ' Catalogue of Pictures in Trinity College, Dublin.' Mr. Walter Strickland was, we believe, the first Catholic Director of the National Gallery in Ireland" ^[13]