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Derbyshire
Photographers' Profiles by Brett Payne, of Tauranga, New Zealand Thomas Bell of Eckington |
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photographer Thomas
Bell is known from a carte de visite (see below) dated tentatively
as having been taken in the early 1880s. The 1881 Census shows
two
potential candidates living in Eckington, both named Thomas Bell and
working
as grocers and drapers. Adamson (1997) describes him as a "grocer
and draper, agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants,
& photographer", with premises on the High street, Eckington in
1883. In an 1887 directory, he is shown only as a grocer, so
presumably the studio was short-lived. |
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Unknown
gentleman by Thomas Bell of Eckington Date unknown but probably taken in the early 1880s Format: Carte-de-visite Image © & courtesy of John Bradley Nothing further is known about this photo. |
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| References Images kindly provided by John Bradley 1861 Derbyshire Census - CDROM published by ArchiveCD Books 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1871 & 1891 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD International Genealogical Index - online from the LDS church North East Midland Photographic Record - Picture the Past Anon (1855) The Post Office Directory of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories White, F. & Co. (1857) History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby. Transcribed by Neil Wilson. 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 (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. |
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