In later life, he lived at 1 Bruntsfield Crescent in Edinburgh in a large house remodelled by his brother Robert Lorimer who also lived there together with their sister Louise Lorimer.
In his later years, he occupied a large residence at 1 Bruntsfield Crescent in Edinburgh, which had been extensively modified by his brother Robert Lorimer, with whom they shared the property along with their sister Louise Lorimer.