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| David Chapman
Latham
was born on 26 May 1844 at Boden Place, Ardwick near Manchester,
Lancashire. He maried Elizabeth Thomas (born c. 1839, also at
Ardwick) at St John's, Manchester on 30 March 1865. They moved from Cheetham,
near
Manchester, to Buxton, Derbyshire after the birth of their first child
Henrietta, later in 1865. They then had three sons, Herbert,
Alfred and
Thomas
in Buxton between 1868 and 1874.
David C. Latham was working as a photographer at least as early as 1871, when he was listed at Eagle Parade, Buxton in the census, and in 1881 was shown living at 1 St James Villas, Hartington road in Buxton. Entries in Kelly's 1881 and 1887 trade directories, however, show that this was a lodging house, and suggest that his primary business was in letting out "first-class furnished apartments." It is possible that he was then working as an assistant at one of the longer established studios such as that of B.W. Bentley, since he was not listed in trade directories as a photographer until 1891. Information from a great-grandson suggests that he was indeed working for Bentley. By the census of April 1891, however, he had opened a studio at The Grove on Station Road, and his eldest son Herbert, then aged 22, was working there as an assistant. The younger sons Alfred (20) and Thomas (16) were a commercial traveller and stationer's assistant, respectively. The family later lived at 24 Bath Street. David Latham
was still
in Buxton in 1901, when both Herbert and Thomas appear to have been
working
in the studio. Alfred had by this time married and moved to
Levenshulme,
Lancashire, where he is described in the census as a tea
traveller.
Adamson (1997) states that Latham was in business until 1913, but
Kelly's
1912 directory has no listing for this studio. D.C. Latham
died
at Buxton on 5 August 1922. |
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Unidentified
man
by D.C. Latham of Grove Studio, Buxton Undated, but probably taken in the late 1880s Format: Carte-de-visite Image © & courtesy of David Simkin Notes: |
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| Group of three unidentified
young women,
by D.C. Latham
of
Grove Studio, Buxton Undated, but probably taken in the late 1880s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 106 x 64 mm Photo 93.5 x 59 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne |
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Unidentified
man
by Latham of Grove Studio, Buxton Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1890s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63 x 105 mm Photo 58 x 90 mm Image © & courtesy of Stew Notes by Stew:
she was born 1887, so photo possibly late 1890's. |
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Unidentified
man with top hat and cane
by Latham of Grove Studio, Buxton Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1890s Format: Cabinet cards Size: Mount 107 x 164 mm Photo 99 x 144.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
couple
by Latham of Grove Studio, Buxton Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s Format: Cabinet card Size: Mount 108.5 x 166.5 mm Photo 100 x 144.5 mm Image © & courtesy of Nigel Aspdin Notes |
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| References
Images and information provided by Brett Payne, Nigel Aspdin, Stew, Brett Payne, Peter Howard Latham & David Simkin 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1891 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD Anon (1881) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1887) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1891) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Nottinghamshire, Kelly & Co., London. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1895) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co. Limited, London. Anon (1895) History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire, T. Bulmer & Co. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Adamson, Keith I.P. (1997) Professional Photographers in Derbyshire 1843 - 1914, The PhotoHistorian, No. 118 Supplement, September 1997, ISSN 0957-0209. Courtesy of John Bradley. |
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