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The firm of Stuart & Co. [sic] first appears in Buxton trade directory listings in 1895 (Kelly), although another directory of the same year (Bulmer) gives Harry Stewart. Both are shown with premises at 6 The Quadrant in Buxton which, until 1891, belonged to B.W. Bentley. Kelly's 1899 directory shows the firm of T. Stewart & Co. at this address, and a cabinet card from the 1890s (see below) has a slightly different spelling. It seems likely that these are all the same family, and that the Stewart/Steward firm took over the business soon after the death of B.W. Bentley's widow in 1891. Unfortunately, no census entries have been found for any Steward family in Buxton. By 1912, the firm had moved to premises at 51 Spring Gardens in Buxton, while the studio at 6 The Quadrant was being operated by another photographer, W.T. Hosler. |
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young man by T. Steward & Co. of 6 The Quadrant, Buxton Undated but probably taken c. 1895-1900 Format: Minette or Midget Card Image © & courtesy of Nigel Aspdin Notes: |
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woman by T. Steward & Co. of 6 The Quadrant, Buxton Undated but probably taken c. 1898-99 Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of David Simkin Notes: |
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Two
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couples by T. Steward & Co. of 6 The Quadrant, Buxton Undated but probably taken c. 1898-99 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 107 x 166.5 mm Photo 102.5 x 143.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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References Images provided by Nigel Aspdin, Brett Payne & David Simkin 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 (1899) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. |
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