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Thomas Frost
was born in Nottingham in about 1871, one of nine children of a
blacksmith's forger Charles Frost and his wife Frances.
According to Craven (1993), he trained with Gervase
Gibson & Sons
- this could have been in Nottingham, or at their premises in Derby,
which operated at 30 St Peter's St from at least 1895 until 1900 -
before taking over the studio of William
Pearson
at 26½ St. Peter's St. This is supported by the
CDV shown
below which states, "Late with Gibson
& Son."
Thomas Frost and his wife
Rose went to America in the early 1890s, where their first daughter
Rose was born, before they returned to Derby in about 1896. A
further two children, Charlotte Agnes and Albert Edward were born in
Derby in 1898 and 1901. The 1901 Census shows Thomas Frost's
younger brother Robert Ernest Frost
(b. 1877) living in Normanton, Derby, and working as a photographer's
agent, perhaps for Thomas. Adamson (1997) shows Thomas Frost
operating from a studio at 92 St. Peter's Street in 1903. Photo envelope printed for T. Frost of
Victoria Studio, 26½ St. Peter's Street, Derby
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Frederick
G.A. Beeston also worked from
this address in the mid-1900s, perhaps only briefly, and probably took
over from Frost shortly after 1903. A cabinet card using one
of
Frosts card mounts, with a label showing Beeston's name pasted over
that of Frost is known. There appears to be no connection between the brothers Thomas & Robert Ernest Frost of Nottingham & Derby, and the Robert Frost (b. c.1857 Cullompton, Devon) who had a studio in Loughborough from c. 1887 to at least 1900. |
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The
Holmes family by T. Frost (late with Gibson & Son) of Victoria Studio, 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. March 1901 Format: Cabinet card Image
©
& courtesy
of David
Lamb Notes: Standing at the back are: John William (1879-1948) and Ernest Reuben Holmes (1881-1967). Seated are: John's wife Selina Holmes née Bull (1876-1937), who is holding their daughter Florence May, born at Derby on 22 May 1900 (d. 1956). Next are Reuben Holmes (1855-1929) and his wife, Ellen Holmes née Alton (1856-1937). Seated at the extreme right is Ethel Holmes (1887-1975), and at the front is Arthur Holmes (1891-1948). see Photo-Sleuth article |
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Lucy
Saddington (b. 1884) by T. Frost (late with Gibson & Son) of Victoria Studio, 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1898-1900 Format: Carte de visite Image
©
& courtesy
of Kevin
Rhodes |
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Unidentified
young man by T. Frost (late with Gibson & Son) of Victoria Studio, 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1898-1900 Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 62 x 101 mm Image
©
& courtesy
of Marilyn
McMillan Notes by MM: This was, according to my mother, the boyfriend of Thurza Barrett Hirst, the younger sister of my grandmother Eliza Barrett Statham. |
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Unidentified
young woman by T. Frost (late with Gibson & Son) of Victoria Studio, 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1898-1903 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: Mount 64.5 x 104 mm Photo 48.5 x 80.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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John
Thomas Bull (1882-1964) by T. Frost of Victoria Studio, 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1898-1903 Format: Carte-de-visite Image © & courtesy of Martin Jackson Notes (MJ):
John Thomas Bull was born at 80 Parliament Street, Derby on 8 March
1882 (for further details, visit Martin's web
site).
He married Lucy Isabel Robinson at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on 29
December 1909. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
during the Great War, having emigrated to Alberta, and died at
3226 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, British Columbia on 11 February
1964. |
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Eliza
Statham née Barrett (b. 1876) by T. Frost 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1898-1902 Format: Carte de visite Image
©
& courtesy
of Marilyn
McMillan |
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Eliza
Statham née Barratt (b. 1876) by T. Frost 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1898-1902 Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 62 x 103 mm Image
©
& courtesy
of Marilyn
McMillan |
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Unidentified
woman with mandolin by T. Frost of 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1902-1903 Format: Carte-de-visite, dark green with bevelled gilt edge Size: Mount 63 x 104.5 mm Photo 58 x 90 mm Image © & courtesy of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Unidentified
young woman by T. Frost of 26½ St Peter's Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1903 Format: Cabinet card Size: Mount 107.5 x 165.5 mm Photo 93 x 136 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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References
Images provided by David Lamb, Marilyn McMillan, Kevin Rhodes, Brett Payne & Martin Jackson 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1841-1901 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD International Genealogical Index - online from the LDS church 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 (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Derby Electoral Registers 1868-1900 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. Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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