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Patti Jack (23 July 1855 - 23 February 1908) was a Scottish painter.

Life
Her father was Rev. Hugh Morton Jack (21 August 1826 - 29 December 1879) originally from Strathaven in Lanarkshire, first the minster of Bridgeton Church in Glasgow for 2 years, then the minister of Girthon in the Gatehouse of Fleet. Girthon had its own church till 1818, when the new church was built at Gatehouse of Fleet.

Her mother was Martha Sharpe Forrester (c. 1833 - 2 June 1913) from Glasgow, the eldest daughter of William Forrester of Glenmiln, Campsie. Hugh and Martha issued banns at Campsie on 29 September 1852 and then married on 7 October 1852 in North Wellington Place, Glasgow. They were married by the Rev. Thomas Anderson of Crawford. The marriage certificate was registered at Girthon.

1881 Ardmhor, Dunblane 1884 1 Kinburn Place, St. Andrews

Martha Sharpe Forrester Jack, known as Patti, was born in Girthon Manse in the Gatehouse of Fleet on 23 July 1855. She was one of their 5 children.

Art
She taught at the University College in Dundee.

She moved to Ottawa in Canada around 1900 and began teaching there. Her address there was 206 O'Connor Street.

Death
She died on 23 February 1908 at her home at 1 Kinburn Place, St. Andrews in Fife.

She left monies valued at £4952, 4 shillings and 3 pence. However her estate was valued at £309, 19 shillings and 6 pence.