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John
Westmoreland was
born in 1820 at Rothwell, Yorkshire, son of William Westmoreland and
his
wife Ann Shackleton. He married Mary Ann (surname unknown,
but
born
c. 1818 at Hunslett, near Leeds in Yorkshire) in the early
1840s.
After having two children in Hunslett, they moved to Derby in about
1846-1847,
and were living in Kensington Street, Derby St. Werburgh's at the time
of the census in April 1851.
Craven (1993) states that John Westmorland operated as a photographer in Derby in the late 1850s, but that he mainly worked for John Davis & Son, a firm of opticians, mathematical & mining instrument makers and photographic equipment suppliers in Irongate. He was primarily employed as an optician, although CDVs by him from the period 1855-1861 are known, and a photograph of Peace Celebrations taken by him in 1856 is shown below. White (1857) shows Westmoreland at 47 Elms Street, but he later lived in Milton Street until at least 1891. By 1895, he was shown living at 44 Gerard Street. By 1901 he was retired, although still living in Derby. His eldest son Thomas Westmoreland also became an optician for a while, although had followed his younger brother William into the fitting and turning trade at the Midland Railway works by 1901. |
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Celebration
Arch,
Rotten Row/Corn Market, by John Westmorland of Derby taken in 1856 Format: Unknown Image © & courtesy of Picture the Past Notes from Picture the Past: Peace Celebrations in 1856 after the Crimean War, Rotten Row (off Derby Market Place) and Corn Market, Derby, showing a celebration arch to celebrate the peace after the Crimean war (1854-56). The 95th (Derbyshire Regiment) of the Sherwood Foresters were involved in fighting in the conflict with Russia in the Crimea, and Lt General Sir Drury Curzon Drury Lowe of Locko Park also saw distinguished service there, as did another Derbyshire personality, Florence Nightingale. The banner mentions the Battles of Inkerman (5th Nov 1854) and Balaklava (25th Oct 1854). |
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John
Froggatt by Westmorland of Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early 1860s Format: Carte de visite Image ©
& courtesy
of Derby
Local Studies Library Notes: |
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Stereoview by J. Westmorland
of Derby Undated, but probably taken in the 1860s Format: Carte de visite Image ©
& courtesy
of John Bradley |
References Images kindly provided by John Bradley, Derby Local Studies Library & Picture the Past 1851 Census of Derby St Werburgh's - kindly extracted by Geoff Mather 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1891 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD North East Midland Photographic Record - Picture the Past Bagshaw (1846) History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire. Collection of Brett Payne. Anon (1855) The Post Office Directory of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories White, F. & Co. (1857) History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby. Transcribed by Neil Wilson. Harrison, Harrod & Co. (1860) Directory and Gazetteer of Derbyshire, London. Harrod & Co. (1870) Postal & Commercial Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Staffordshire. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Wright C.N. (1874) Directory of South Derbyshire, Third Edition, October 1874, Derby. Anon (1881) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1887) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. 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 Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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