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1818-1819 at
Boston, Lincolnshire. Nothing is known of his early years,
but in 1861 he appears in Chesterfield, working as a photographer with John Stringfellow.
In 1866 he married Cecilia Lambe at Sheffield, and they had a daughter
Cecilia Betsey, born at Chesterfield in 1867. The first trade directory to show Paul Turner as a photographer in Chesterfield is that of Harrod (1870). Thereafter, he appears regularly in both directories and census records, with a studio at West Bars, until 1891. |
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Unidentified
couple (left) and young woman (right) by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the mid- to late 1860s Format: Carte-de-visite Images © & courtesy of Bill Horne Notes by BH: These are
copies of photos found in a old album by my cousin after she
had moved into her parents house. My Marsden ancestors
emigrated
to Wisconsin in 1844 with 10 of their 12 children the 2 who stayed in
England married 2 Vickers brothers, both families living at Whittington
near Chesterfield. Later one of the daughters also joined her parents
in the States leaving just one family in England. I have had contact
with the families in the States who told me there were many exchanged
visits between the families, which was news to me as I had no knowledge
of any American relations until I started my family history.
Going on the messages written on the back of some of the photos, some
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BP: As the subjects of the first photograph appear to be aged
approximately in their late 20s or 30s, and my estimate is that it was
taken c. 1863-1867, it seems possible that they are members of your
Marsden family. Perhaps the woman is one of the two Marsden
daughters who remained behind in England and married the a Vickers
brother? If she married at around this time, then it would
have
been a suitable occasion for the portrait to have been taken. |
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Unidentified
woman by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the late 1860s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63.5 x 101 mm Photo 59 x 89.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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elderly man by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the early 1870s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63.5 x 102 mm (trimmed at base) Photo 57.5 x 92 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Unidentified
man by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1870s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63 x 105.5 mm Photo 60 x 96 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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young man by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1870s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63.5 x 104 mm Photo 60 x 96.5 mm Card mount by Marion Imp. Paris Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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young woman by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1870s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 62.5 x 102 mm (trimmed at base) Photo 58.5 x 93 mm Cameo Frame 52 x 73.5 mm Card mount by Marion Imp. Paris Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified girl by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1870s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 62 x 105.5 mm Photo 59 x 97 mm Cameo Frame 48.5 x 67.5 mm Card mount by Marion Imp. Paris Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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girl or young woman by Paul Turner of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1870s Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63 x 104 mm Photo 58 x 92.5 mm Cameo Frame 51.5 x 73 mm Card mount by Marion Imp. Paris Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Paul Turner of Wset Bars, Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1880s Format: Carte-de-visite Image © & courtesy of John Bradley Notes |
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| References
Images provided by John Bradley, Bill Horne and Brett Payne 1841-1901 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com FreeBMD International Genealogical Index - online from the LDS church Harrison, Harrod & Co. (1860) Directory and Gazetteer of Derbyshire, London. Anon (1870) Harrod & Co.'s Postal & Commercial Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Staffordshire. - from University of Leicester - Digital Library of Historical Directories. Anon (1879) White's Directory of Sheffield, Rotherham etc. - from University of Leicester - Digital Library of Historical Directories. Wright C.N. (1874) Directory of South Derbyshire, Third Edition, October 1874, Derby. 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 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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