Trove Tuesday: Werris Creek and Nurse Auld

Over the weekend a friend sent me an email asking if I had heard of a Nurse Auld from Werris Creek. Although I had no specific information on Nurse Auld in my database, the location of Werris Creek suggested a connection to David Auld who settled in Cassilis after arriving in NSW in 1853.

Using Trove, a simple search for "Werris Creek Nurse Auld" revealed a number of results...the first one titled Young Man's Death. Further investigation was required...

Source: YOUNG MAN'S DEATH. (1925, May 2). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 16.
Retrieved November 26, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16232548

The first section of the article was indeed about the death of a young man in Narribri, but further down was a section specifically on Werris Creek (see above). The first line of which was succinct and straight to the point:

Mr David Auld, of Paisley, Caroona, is dead.

David Auld and Lockhart Agnes Paterson

David Auld (son of David Auld and Agnes Adams) was born in High Paisley RFW SCT in 1825 and married Lockhart Agnes Paterson (daughter of Thomas Paterson and Lockhart Isobella Paton) in 1850. David and Lockhart had two children (David and Isobella) before migrating to NSW in 1853. Once settled in Cassilis they had a further nine children (Thomas, John William, Allan Henderson, Lockhart Helen, Jane, Hugh, Jeanette, Andrew & Elizabeth). David died in 1872.

David Auld, son of David and Lockhart Auld

Using the information on the Aulds in the Werris Creek article, the date of death for David Auld matched up with the son of David Auld and Lockhart Agnes Paterson I have on file.

Born in Paisley RFW SCT on 10 April 1850, David Auld married  Emily Jane Sophia Sherwood in Gulgong NSW. David and Emily had eight children (Edward, Millicent, Robert David, Margaret E., Lockhart Agnes, Elizabeth, Arthur William and Francis Irwin) between the years 1875 to 1892. David Auld passed away 29 April 1925.

Who was Nurse Auld?

Again, using the clues provided in the article, we know that Nurse Auld is referred to as Nurse L. Auld. Matching this information with the children of David Auld and Emily Jane Sophia Sherwood leaves us to conclude that Nurse Auld is Lockhart Agnes Auld.

unknown male by John Adamson & Son [carte de visite]

Photo details:

Title unknown male by John Adamson & Son Date 1872-73 Collection Georgina Auld nee Muir photo album Digital ID apc-000024 Photo Type Carte de visite Mount Size 64 x 105 mm Mount Thickness 0.670 mm Mount Colour Cream Mount Edges Straight Mount Corners Round Mount Border None Image Size 60 x 95 mm Technology Albumen Features Front Imprint Small text Back Imprint Medium sized, text and script

Front face Rear face

Front face:

unknown male by John Adamson & Son (front face) [Auld Photograph Collection apc-000024-s1]

Larger version on Flickr

Photographers imprint on the front face reads:

ADAMSON & SON GLASGOW & ROTHESAY

Rear face:

unknown male by John Adamson & Son (front face) [Auld Photograph Collection apc-000024-s2]

Larger version on Flickr

Imprint on rear face is medium sized and includes both text and script. Inscription of the text reads as:

JA&S [logo]
PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS
126 SAUCHIEHALL ST.
GLASGOW
John Adamson & Son [script on 45 degree angle]
AND
VICTORIA STREET
ROTHESAY.

See John Adamson & Son, Glasgow, SCT [Photographers] for more information on when John Adamson & Son operated their photographic studio in Glasgow, As discussed in that post, the documentary evidence based solely on the information provided on the back imprint dates the photo between the two year period 1872-73.

unknown female by John Adamson & Son [carte de visite]

Photo details:

Title unknown female by John Adamson & Son Date 1872-73 Collection Georgina Auld nee Muir photo album Digital ID apc-000023 Photo Type Carte de visite Mount Size 64 x 105 mm Mount Thickness 0.670 mm Mount Colour Cream Mount Edges Straight Mount Corners Round Mount Border None Image Size 60 x 95 mm Technology Albumen Features Front Imprint Small text Back Imprint Medium sized, text and script

Front face Rear face

Front face:

unknown by John Adamson & Son (front face) [Auld Photograph Collection apc-000023-s1]

Larger version on Flickr

Photographers imprint on the front face reads:

ADAMSON & SON GLASGOW & ROTHESAY

Rear face:

unknown by John Adamson & Son (front face) [Auld Photograph Collection apc-000023-s2]

Larger version on Flickr

Imprint on rear face is medium sized and includes both text and script. Inscription of the text reads as:

JA&S [logo]
PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS
126 SAUCHIEHALL ST.
GLASGOW
John Adamson & Son [script on 45 degree angle]
AND
VICTORIA STREET
ROTHESAY.

See John Adamson & Son, Glasgow, SCT [Photographers] for more information on when John Adamson & Son operated their photographic studio in Glasgow, As discussed in that post, the documentary evidence based solely on the information provided on the back imprint dates the photo between the two year period 1872-73.

Trove Tuesday: Parisian High Fashion

With the running of the Melbourne Cup this afternoon I thought I would post something Cup related for Trove Tuesday.

The year is 1911 and two Western Australian based ladies, Miss McBeath and Miss Auld, become the proprietors of a high-class millinery business in Melbourne. In order to attract business from their existing clientele, they advertise locally in Western Australia.

CONCERNING THE MELBOURNE CUP. (1911, October 7). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 12 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80188550

Advertising. (1911, October 13). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 3 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80188741

Interestingly Miss McBeath and Miss Auld advertised the latest in Parisian and London models. Given the Melbourne Cup winner for that year one wonders if the ladies had an insight into the outcome of the upcoming race. The 1911 Melbourne Cup was run on Tuesday 7 November and headlines of the day after the race read "THE MELBOURNE CUP OF 1911. VICTORY FOR THE PARISIAN" [Source: The Brisbane Courier, p5]

CUP CANDIDATES. (1913, September 19). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 11.
Retrieved November 5, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7236245

John Adamson & Son, Glasgow, SCT [Photographers]

This post is a continuation in a series of posts looking at late nineteenth century photographers. By using the information on the rear imprint, our aim is to use this information as a guide to helping us narrow down a date range of when the photograph was taken.

John Adamson & Son - 126 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

On the back of one of the carte de visite photographs in the Georgina Auld nee Muir album is a photograph by Scottish 'Photographic Artists' John Adamson & Son. The Adamson studio is listed as 126 Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, as well as Victoria Street in Rothesay.

Example rear imprint for photographers John Adamson & Son
[Auld Photograph Collection apc-000023-s2]

Using the Scottish Post Office Directories

Researching through the Scottish Post-Office Directories for Glasgow, there is no listing for a John Adamson & Son in the 1871-72 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory under the name Adamson in the General Directory or alternatively under the list of Photographic Artists in the Trades Directory section.

The 1872-73 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory has several entries for John Adamson & Son. Under the General section of the directory there is a listing under the surname Adamson. The father and son team are listed as photographic artists at 126 Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow.

1872-73 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory, p50

In the Street Directory section under "SAUCHIEHALL STREET", the above information is confirmed with a listing at number 126. Here John Adamson & Son are listed as artists, as opposed to photographers.

1872-73 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory, p533

In the Trades Directory section there are two listing, one under "ARTISTS", and another under "PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS". Extracts follow:

Trade Directory: Artists
1872-73 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory, p558

Trade Directory: Photographic Artists
1872-73 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory, p658

There is no listing John Adamson & Son in the 1873-74 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory. In fact, according to the Street Directory section at 126 Sauchiehall Street, the photographer John Stuart is now operating from these premises.

1873-74 Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory, p548

John Adamson & Son - Victoria Street, Rothesay

Currently the Scottish Post-Office Directories have available to view online the Bute County Directories for 1889-1912. Searching the first available directory, the 1889-90 Bute County Directory, which includes the areas Rothesay, North Bute, Kingarth, Port-Bannatyne, reveals John Adamson & Son are still operational in 1889. They are listed under the "Part II - Householders - Parish of Rothesay" section of the directory, and although they now no longer have their studio in Victoria Street, it clearly shows the pair are still operating their photographic studio at this time.

1889-90 Bute County Directory, p.33

Dating the photograph based on the evidence

The documentary evidence based solely on the information sourced from the Post Office Directories, dates the photo to between 1872 and 1873. Further research may be able to narrow the date range down further.