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Gervase
Gibson
was born in about
1839 at Radford, near Nottingham. He married Elizabeth Dexter
at
Radford in 1860, and they had four children before she died in
1866. Gervase married a second time three years later, to
Annie
Reynolds, and they had a further three children. An outline
of
the Gibson family is shown below, with those members who are known to
have worked in the business highlighted in bold type.
Heathcote & Heathcote (1979) show Gervase Gibson at 16 Osmaston St, Nottingham in 1881, and at 73 Willoughby Street, Nottingham in 1883. Presumably these entries were extracted from trade directories, which were probably compiled late the previous year. By the time of the April 1881 Census, Albert Gibson is shown as a photographer, with the family were living at the Provision Shop, 73 Willoughby Street, Lenton, Nottingham. However, Gervase's profession is hown as "lace maker." As G. Gibson & Son they had a succession of premises in Nottingham, including the Willoughby Studio at 8½ Peck lane (off South parade) (where they followed Alfred Gadd, from 1885 to 1895, and were followed in turn by John Parkin) and the Borough Chambers at 8a King street (1895-1904). The business "G. Gibson & Son(s)", comprising Gervase, Albert, and later second son John, was operating from premises at 30 St. Peter's Street, Derby between 1895 and 1900 (Adamson, 1997). The Derby Electoral Registers for 1898-1900 show John Gibson with a studio in St. Peter's Street, while he lived first at Colyear Street, then in Drury Lane. By April 1901, however, the census shows that John had returned to Nottingham. In 1904 son Arthur Reynolds Gibson, who had previously worked as an assistant in his father's shop (1891) and as a music teacher, was operating his own business at the Town Club chambers, Wheeler gate, Nottingham. However, he does not appear to have kept this studio open for long, as by 1910 he was working as an artist, from premises at 65a Long row west. The contribution of Gervase's daughter Annie Gibson, who was shown as a photographic assistant in both the 1891 and 1901 Censuses, appears not to have been acknowledged in the name of the firm! Gervase probably retired from an active role in the business after 1904, as subsequent directory entries show the business as either the Nottingham Photographic Works (briefly from c. 1913-1914) or "A. Gibson & Son" at the Royal Chambers, 30 Bridlesmith gate, Nottingham until at least 1916. Albert appears to have brought his eldest son Albert Claude into the firm from about 1910. Adamson (1997) shows "Gibson & Sons" with a studio at 92 St Peter's St, Derby from 1903 until 1907, although it is not clear which family members were active in this studio during this period. |
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Unidentified
young boy and girl by G. Gibson & Son of The Willoughby Studio, 8 Peck Lane, Nottingham Undated, but probably taken in the early 1890s Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108 x 167 mm Photo 103.5 x 146.5 mm Image © & courtesy of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Class
portrait, including boys, master & mistress, St Chad's Church
Schools, Derby, 1895 by Gibson & Sons of 30 St Peter's St., Derby, 8 Peck Lane, Nottm. Dated 1895 Format: Large format Size: Mount 216 x 165.5 mm Photo 199 x 135.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: According to Kelly's 1895
trade directory, St Chad's School in Gordon Street, Derby was a mixed
school erected in 1888 for 450 boys and girls, and 230
infants.
By 1895 it had an average attendance of 600. Thomas George
Seymour (1865-) was master, while Mrs. Ada Sarah Atherley (1860) was
the infants' mistress. The 37 boys shown in this photo only
include a small proportion of the total boys in the school at that time
(presumably about 300). Unfortunately there is no sign
showing
which class or classes are represented. It is possible that
the
gentleman standing at left is Mr. Seymour, and that the lady on the
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Ethel
Clara Constance Haseldine (1884-1963) & Fred Allsopp Haseldine
(b.
1882) by G. Gibson & Son of 8 Peck Lane, Nottingham & 30 St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1891-1893 Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Jane Porter Notes by JP: Ethel Clara
Constance Haseldine was born on 13 Dec 1884 at 950 Oxford St, Derby and
died on 13 May 1963 at Derby. She was buried with
her
parents, Jane and Frederick John Hasledine, at Littleover graveyard,
Derby. Fred Allsopp Haseldine was born in 1882 at
Derby. He
married May Butting at Boulton Lane, Derby in 1908. Fred and
Ethel were my great-grandmother Dorothy's brother and sister. |
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Unidentified
young child by Gibson & Sons of King St, Nottingham & St. Peter's St, Derby, Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s Format: Cabinet Card Reverse: plain grey with pencilled ref. "10771" Size: Mount 109 x 168.5 Photo 94 x 137 mm Negative No. 10771 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Unidentified
young man by Gibson & Sons of King St, Nottingham & St. Peter's St, Derby, Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108.5 x 168.5 Photo 93.5 x 137 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Unidentified
young woman by Gibson & Sons of King St, Nottingham Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s or early 1900s Format: Carte de visite, card with embossed pattern Reverse: plain white with pencilled ref. "16803" Size: Mount 62 x 104 mm Photo 42 x 68 mm Negative No. 16803 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Dorothy
Ada Haseldine (1897-1977) by Gibson & Sons of King Street, Nottingham & St Peter's St, Derby Undated, but probably taken in late 1898 or early 1899 Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Jane Porter Notes by JP: My
great-grandmother Dorothy Ada Hasledine was born on 13 Nov 1897 at
Wilsow, Derby. She died on 26 Apr 1977 at the Derwent
Hospital
Derby. She married Hugh Baker and they had two children,
Madge
Baker (my gran - born on 09 Apr 1920 at Derby, died on 06 Aug 1987 at
her home), and Kathleen Hazel Baker (born on 22 Jun 1924 at Derby). |
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Unidentified young
lady, by Gibson & Sons of St. Peter's St, Derby, Undated, but probably taken c. 1903-1907 Format: Cabinet Card Mount: stiff, medium card, with impressed detail Reverse: plain grey with pencilled ref. "22540" Size: 168 x 108 mm Negative No. 22540 Image © & courtesy of David Hutchings Notes by
David
Hutchings: Subject may be from Hutchings, Cockbill or Malin
families?
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Unidentified
young child by Gibson & Sons of Nottingham & Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1900s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 65.5 x 105 Photo 38 x 67.5 mm Negative No. 23343 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Unidentified
young woman by Gibson & Sons of King St, Nottingham & St. Peter's St, Derby, Undated, but probably taken in the mid-1900s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 63 x 104 Photo 51.5 x 82.5 mm Negative No. 30827 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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| References
Images provided by Jane Porter, Brett Payne & David Hutchings 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1871-1901 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD North East Midland Photographic Record - Picture the Past Anon (1885) History, Gazetteer & Directory of Nottinghamshire. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1894-95) Wright's Directory of Nottingham. 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 (1898-99) Wright's Directory of Nottingham. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1899) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co. Limited, London. 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 (1910-11) Wright's Directory of Nottingham. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Anon (1913-14) Wright's Directory of Nottingham. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1915-16) Wright's Directory of Nottingham. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories 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 V. & Pauline F. (July 1979) Nottingham Photographic Studios in Victorian Times, publ. by 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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