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Wayne
was born c. 1868 at Poplar or Bow in London, the second of nine
children
of a butcher John William Wayne senior (1843-1908), and his wife
Susannah
(Susan) Oram (born c. 1844, also at Poplar). The family
moved
back to John William Wayne senior's original home county, Derbyshire,
when John was
very
young, initially to Shottle, and then settling in the village of
Idridgehay in about
1870.
John William Wayne first trained for a job in the post office, and was shown as the Idridgehay "sub-postmater" in April 1891. However, by 1895 (Kelly) he had moved to Belper, where he had a studio on New Road until 1899. After a brief spell in Chapel Street, he moved to premises in King Street, where he remained at least until 1906 (Adamson, 1997). |
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Unidentified
young woman by J.W. Wayne of Belper Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1890s Format: Minette or Midget Card Image © & courtesy of Samantha Smith Notes: |
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Two
choirboys,
by J.W. Wayne of Belper, Undated, but probably taken c. 1894-1895 Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Samantha Smith Notes by SS: One of the boys is believed to be Horace Goodwin Smith, who was born at Belper on 13 January 1886 and died in 1972, also at Belper. |
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Unidentified
young man,
by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper, Undated, but probably taken c. 1894-1897 Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Samantha Smith Notes: |
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Brunswood
House,
Matlock Bank
by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper Undated Format: Carte de visite Image © & courtesy of John Bradley Notes:
This appears to be a photographic copy of a drawing or engraving. |
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Group of
unidentified young men
camping
by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1890s Format: Carte de visite Image © & courtesy of John Bradley Notes: |
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Unidentified
young woman
by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper Undated, but probably taken c. 1895-1899 Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Cynthia Maddock Notes: |
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Louisa
Wayne (1878-1952) by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper Undated, but probably taken c. 1895-1899 Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Brian Greer Notes: Louisa Wayne was a sister of the photographer, J.W. Wayne. |
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"Mrs
Reeve" and Susannah Wayne née Oram (b. 1842) by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper Undated, but probably taken c. 1896-1900 Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Brian Greer Notes: Susannah Wayne was the mother of the photographer, J.W. Wayne. |
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Possibly
John William Wayne (b. 1868) with wife and child Self portrait by J.W. Wayne of New Road, Belper Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1901 Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Brian Greer Notes: John William Wayne was shown as unmarried in the 1901 Census and, according to FreeBMD, married Florence Beatrice Bennett in the Derby Registration District in the June Quarter of 1910. The "leg of mutton" sleeves of this woman suggest the photograph was taken in the late 1890s, so it is not clear if she was Wayne's wife or not. |
| References
Image kindly provided by Brian Greer, Cynthia Maddock, John Bradley and Samantha Smith 1871 Census of Idridgehay - online on John Palmer's Wirksworth Web Site 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1891 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD Derbyshire Wills transcribed by Michael Spencer - online on John Palmer's Wirksworth Web Site 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. |
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