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Rudolph Leonhardt
was born c. 1858 in Germany, and probably emigrated to England some
time
in the early 1890s. In 1899 he married Catherine Whitt at
Nottingham.
She was born in 1858 in Nottingham, daughter of a tailor
Frederick Whitt
(1821-1893) and his wife Elizabeth. E.R. Leonhardt
operated a studio with Lewis Leonhardt - perhaps his brother - at 8
High Street, Eckington, Derbyshire from about 1893. According
to
Adamson (1997), Rudolph ran the business alone from 1898 until 1900. At the time of the census at the end of March 1901, Ernest was living with his wife in Nottingham and described himself as a photographer. Heathcote & Heathcote (n.d.) show Leonhardt at 2½ or 3a Exchange Walk, Nottingham from 1900 until 1903. By 1903, however, he was living at 124 Bosworth street, Leicester, and had opened a new studio at 7 Horsefair street in that city. A 1904 Nottingham trade directory showed him still with a studio at 8 Albert street, Nottingham which, according to Heathcote & Heathcote, remained in operation from 1904 until 1907. His premises in Horsefair street Leicester remained listed in directories until 1914, and then by 1916 appear to have moved to 41 Granby street, Leicester. It is not known how long he remained in business. |
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Unknown
child seated
on a wicker chair, by R. Leonhardt of Eckington, Undated, but probably c. late 1890s Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Caroline Boston Nothing further is known about this photo |
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Unidentified
young man by R. Leonhardt of Eckington, Undated, but probably taken in the mid- to late 1890s Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Peter O'Driscoll Nothing further is known about this photo |
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Unidentified
young man by R. Leonhardt of 8 Exchange Walk, Nottingham Undated, but probably taken c. 1900-1903 Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 62.5 x 104 mm Photo 58 x 89.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
young man by R. Leonhardt of Leicester & Nottingham Undated, but probably taken c. 1902-1904 Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 66 x 105 mm Photo 40 x 73 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
| References Images provided by Brett Payne, Peter O'Driscoll & Caroline Boston 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1891 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD 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. Anon (1895) History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire, T. Bulmer & Co. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith Anon (1903) Wright's Directory of the County Borough of Leicester. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1904) Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1906) Wright's Directory of Leicester. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1908) Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1909) Wright's Directory of Leicester. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1911) Wright's Directory of Leicester. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Anon (1914) Wright's Directory of Leicester. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1916) Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1917) Chesterfield Year Book & Directory for 1917, Printed by The Derbyshire Courier, Chesterfield, Dec 1916 - by kind courtesy of Rita Effnert Anon (1932) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1932, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. 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. Heathcote, Bernard & Heathcote, Pauline (n.d.) Pioneers of Photography in Nottinghamshire, 1841-1910, Nottinghamshire County Council. Heathcote, Bernard V. & Heathcote, Pauline F. (July 1979) Nottingham Photographic Studios in Victorian Times, The Royal Photographic Society Historical Group. Heathcote, Bernard V. & Heathcote, Pauline F. (1982) Leicester Photographic Studios in Victorian & Edwardian Times, The Royal Photographic Society Historical Group. Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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