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Portrait of member of Whitby family

Portrait of a bewigged man in a brown buttoned-up coat and white shirt. Portrait of a member of the Whitby family of Haywood Abbey, Great Haywood in a circular painted surround. Gilt picture frame. Thomas ...

Portrait of Michael Thomas Bass, (1760-1827)

He lived in the Bass Town House, 136 High Street, which was purchased by his father, William Bass, in 1777.

Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,

The lace blouse and vignetted head and shoulders portrait is typical of the 1890s.

Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,

Miss Vernon is wearing leg-of-mutton sleeves and narrow skirt, fashionable in the mid-1890s.

Portrait of Mr and Mrs W.M. Hilliard, Leek

William Michael Hilliard was the son of Francis Hilliard, a bookseller, printer and stationer in the town. Francis Hilliard moved from Bristol to Leek in about 1760, and became the earliest known printer ...

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 Mr Benjamin Barlow, Leek

Mr Barlow was the organist of St. Edward's Church, Leek. He died in 1873, aged 60.

Portrait of Mr Critchlow, Leek area

Portrait of Mr Ross Hughes, Surgeon, Stafford,

Portrait of Mr. Gilbert Wardle with falcon, Leek

Gilbert Charles Wardle was born in 1862, and was one of the fourteen children born to Sir Thomas and his wife Elizabeth. He was their second son, but the first surviving boy, his elder brother Herbert ...

Portrait of Mr. Tatler, Church Street, Leek

Mr Tatler was born in 1826, and died in 1895. His father was proprietor of the George Hotel on Church Street, Leek.

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 Jane Ridgway, Hednesford

Studio portrait of Mrs Jane Ridgway in the uniform of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. She is wearing a grey dress with white collar and cuffs, a white apron with the cross of St. John on the bib, and ...

Portrait of Mrs Jane Ridgway, Hednesford

Studio portrait of Mrs Jane Ridgway wearing her ARP (Air Raid Precautions)Warden's uniform during World War II. She wears a great coat with ARP badge, and a felt hat with metal badge on front.

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 Edith Watson, Leek

Mrs Watson was born in 1858, the daughter of William Challinor the lawyer, of Pickwood Hall. In 1881 she was recorded as living at home with her father, and their three servants. She married Charles Watson, ...

Portrait of Mrs R. Whitby

Portrait of a woman wearing a white dress and a blue stole. Portrait of Mrs R. Whitby of Haywood Abbey, Great Haywood in a circular painted surround. Gilt picture frame. Thomas Whitby (1531-1621) ...

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 ...