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Emmanuel
Nicolas/Nicholas
Charles was born c. 1827 in France. After marrying Sarah Ball
(born
c. 1831 Walcote, Leicestershire), he lived in Nottingham and Leicester
before moving to Derby. E.N. Charles and his wife Sarah had
two
sons,
Alexis (b. c1840 Nottingham) and Amson (b. c1843 Leicester).
He
established
a studio in Station Street, Derby in 1855, under the partnership
"Charles
& Morris" [Derby
Telegraph, 24 November 1855,
page 1, col
5].
It is not clear how long the partnership lasted, but by 1857 (White),
Charles
was listed alone, with a studio at 2 Midland Road, Derby. He
continued
as a photographer in Midland Road, Derby until his death in 1864.
His widow Sarah Charles then ran the studio with the help of his former assistant Walter William Winter. She married Winter in about 1867, after which he took over the studio. A modern photo of the original premises occupied by E.N. Charles is shown on the Derby Photos web site. |
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Unidentified
woman by Monsieur E.N. Charles of 2 Midland Road, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1862 Format: Carte-de-visite Image © & courtesy of David Simkin Nothing further is known about this photo. |
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Unidentified
man by Monsieur E.N. Charles of 2 Midland Road, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1862 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 63 x 98 mm Photo 57 x 90 mm Negative No. 774 Image © & courtesy of Nigel Aspdin Notes |
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Unidentified
woman by Monsieur E.N. Charles of 2 Midland Road, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1862 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 62.5 x 100.5 mm Photo 57.5 x 89.5 mm Image © & courtesy of Nigel Aspdin Notes |
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References Images kindly provided by Nigel Aspdin and David Simkin 1861 Derbyshire Census - CDROM published by ArchiveCD Books 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church FreeBMD White, F. & Co. (1857) History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby. Transcribed by Neil Wilson. Heathcote, Bernard & Pauline (2002) A Faithful Likeness - The First Photographic Studios in the British Isles, 1841 to 1855, Courtesy of David Simkin Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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