Portrait of Christina Russell, Leek
A studio portrait of Christina Russell (nee Bell) originally from Dysart in Kircaldy Fifeshire, Scotland. Her husband was one of the partners in the Leek silk manufacturing firm of Ellis, Russell and ...
Portrait of Dr Christopher Greatrex, Eccleshall,
Dr Greatrex arrived in Eccleshall from Birmingham in 1818 at the age of 26. He lived in Stone Road.
He became Eccleshall's principal doctor for over sixty years and died in 1880.
Portrait of Dr Masfen, Surgeon, Stafford,
Dr Masfen was born in 1831. He graduated from London University in 1853, where he won the University Scholarship and the Gold Medal.
He took over his father's practice in Stafford in 1854 and worked ...
Portrait of elderly lady, Cannock area
Portrait of Ellen Vernon, Milwich,
Ellen Vernon died in 1915.
Portrait of Izaak Walton
Photograph of an oil painting of Izaak Walton by Jacob Huysman, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete ...
Portrait of John Poole, Murdered near Eccleshall
John Poole was an excavator by trade, a job which took him all over the country. He had worked in the USA for a period, and as a result had the nickname 'American Jack'.
In 1866, he was lodging with ...
Portrait of Joseph Vernon, Milwich,
Joseph Vernon of Milwich (1830 - 1907).
Farmer of Summer Hill
Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,
Miss Vernon is wearing leg-of-mutton sleeves and narrow skirt, fashionable in the mid-1890s.
Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,
The lace blouse and vignetted head and shoulders portrait is typical of the 1890s.
Portrait of Mr Ansell, Stafford,
'Old Ansell' was an inmate of the Union Workhouse, Stafford.
He was 100 years old when this photograph was taken.
Portrait of Mrs Hambleton, Cheddleton
Mrs Hambleton was born Sarah Hall on June 1st 1810 at a farm called High Street, about one and a half miles from Cheadle. She was one of eight children, having four brothers and three sisters. The family ...
Portrait of Mrs Mary Ashton, Church Eaton
Portrait of Mrs Mary Ashton who lived at Little Onn Hall. She died at the age of 48 in 1893.
Mrs Ashton is wearing a silk dress with narrow sleeves and a lace collar, with a bustle (a pad or frame ...
Portrait of Mrs Mary Broster, Leek area
Mrs Broster was the wife of William Broster, the owner of Waterloo Mill. Mr Broster employed 63 women and 40 men in 1881. The business was taken over in the second half of the 20th century by Lux Lux ...
Portrait of Mrs Sarah Flower, Leek
Mrs Flower, wife of Joseph Flower who built Portland House in Leek. Their children were Joseph Henry Flower (born 1862) who died aged 22 years of tuberculosis, Alfred Flower (born 1864) who had livery ...
Portrait of Mrs Tudor and Mary Ann Tudor, Lapley
Black and white glass positive photograph of Mrs. Tudor and Mary Ann Tudor, her daughter. They lived at Lapley Fort, Lapley. Mrs Tudor was the wife of Major Tudor of Lapley Fort, who spent all of his ...
Portrait of the Ashton Sisters, Standon,
Studio portrait of the Ashton sisters who lived at Standon Bridge.
They were dressmakers and worked in Eccleshall.
Portrait of young man with bicycle, Cannock area
This unidentified young man is pictured standing with his 'Sunbeam' bicycle manufactured by John Marston Ltd. of Wolverhampton. Note the carbide front light. The oil-bath chain case contains oil which ...