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yoller #960657 7th Sep 2015 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by yoller
I can't see the attachments on Bert's posts on this topic. The 'Click Me' link tells me permission is denied to non-registered users. But, as far as I know, I am registered. Can anyone help?


The History Information Request forum introduction explains you need a Registered Account and A User Plus Account to view the Attachments in Our History topics. Ive got alot of work in progress and not had time to make it more obvious, as ive been distracted with a Google Issue thats taken priority. Apologies for the inconvenience.

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It's the same for me Mark, I am a registered user and never had any trouble before, something's wrong I think. Thanks

Admin Note : You also need a User Plus Account in the History Section.

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Ah, that explains it, Mark. It wasn't made very clear.


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By pure co-incidence, I came across this entry from the 1906 Kellys Directory, indicating that he had become a sexton of the church.


Taylor George J. hair dresser, 49 Market street
Thexton Thomas, sexton & photographer, 4 Alderley road
Thompson John E., M,B,physician & surgeon, 21 Market st
Tomes Mabel (Miss), boarding house, 70 Alderley road

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Hi guys,sorry for not replying. I did know that he was a sexton of a church from the census information.

Whats interesting is that he moved from Westmorland and thanks to him, we have many generations of our family here, all stemming from him.

He was an interesting character, as some of his offspring are living with step parents in the 1911 census, as well as him having more than one wife which I am sure at that time was a scandal, plus he was a man of god!

Would be great if I could get an image of the shop

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One of the pictures he took in the birkenhead shop is in the National Potrait Gallery, he took a picture of a:

Sir Edward Cust, 1st Bt

Not sure who this person is?

What I would love to know is why did he move to Birkenhead from Westmorland to be a photographer?

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Originally Posted by BennyBoy
What I would love to know is why did he move to Birkenhead from Westmorland to be a photographer?


Birkenhead was one of the richest, most progressive and prettiest places at one time.


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Originally Posted by BennyBoy
Hi guys,sorry for not replying. I did know that he was a sexton of a church from the census information.

Whats interesting is that he moved from Westmorland and thanks to him, we have many generations of our family here, all stemming from him.

He was an interesting character, as some of his offspring are living with step parents in the 1911 census, as well as him having more than one wife which I am sure at that time was a scandal, plus he was a man of god!

Would be great if I could get an image of the shop


He never had more than one wife at the same time,

Married Frances Thornton, 1874, she died 1885.
Married Alice Mary Birkett, 1890, died, 1902.
Married Elizabeth Margaret Canevali, 1908, died 1918

remarrying was never classed as a scandal.


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Hi Bert

Do you have any more information on him?

I would be interested to find out more about him .

We have a picture which is my daughter, me, my father and my grandfather. Then there is a desperate picture of my great grandfather, my great great grandfather, and my great great great grandfather

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Hi Benny,

It depends on what you need, I don't want to repeat what you already know and have information on.

Are you stuck on anything in particular we might be able to help with?


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Sir Edward Cust MP one time resident of Leasowe Castle Wallasey:-

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1282228190

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Hi Bert

To be honest other than what I have read from official documents I don't know much about him.

With him being so far down my family line I don't have much info him. He is just very important as he started our family line on the wirral.

I would like to know more about his business and of him if there are a y newspaper articles or news about his business etc.

Anything you can get your hands on or any places you can point me in the right direction of would be great

Thanks


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