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Title: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Monday 14 January 13 14:55 GMT (UK)
Trying to find information on three photographers who seem to be at the
Glendale Studio in Maldon Essex

John Rayne –around 1880 - 1899
Walter Wren Gladwin - around 1886 – 1890
Hazeltine Frost- around 1910

Apart from mentions of photographs they had taken in National Archives, can find no reference to them living in Maldon or their families

Any leads most welcome ;)
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: despair on Monday 14 January 13 15:34 GMT (UK)
www.historicaldirectories.org has:-

Kelly's Directory 1894   John Rayne  Photographer 8 Market Hill Maldon

Kelly's Directory 1914   Hazeltine Frost Photographer  8 Market Hill Maldon

Regards
Roger
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: antiqueone on Monday 14 January 13 15:45 GMT (UK)
1901 census Has John Rayne, Photographer living at 8 Market Hill, Maldon. He was born in Scarborough in about 1864, His wife Josephine was born in about 1865 in Liverpool. His Mother in Law born in about 1844 in London was living with them, her name was Elizabeth Stodare.
1911 census Has JohnRayne...*

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Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Monday 14 January 13 16:18 GMT (UK)
Thanks Roger - have Kellys entries.
Thats a help antiqueone - thanks
 ;)
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: despair on Monday 14 January 13 16:43 GMT (UK)
1891 census for 8 Market Hill has Anna Gladwin,born 1860 Cousley Wood Sussex ,photographic artist,married with family,but no husband present.Also listed are Frederick(photographic artist,born 1867 Hammersmith) and Clara Southwell.

Regards
Roger
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Monday 14 January 13 17:58 GMT (UK)
John Raine / Rayne marriage to Josephine Caroline Stodare, shows her father as Joseph Stodare - Actor. I'm wondering if this is Joseph Colonel Stodare  (28 June 1831 in Liverpool – 22 Oct 1866) a famous Victorian magician?
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: despair on Monday 14 January 13 18:55 GMT (UK)
1881 census has Walter(photographer) and Anna Gladwin at 23 Station Road,Croydon.Walter s given as born 1856 Tunbridge Wells.

Regards
Roger
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Monday 14 January 13 21:04 GMT (UK)
Thanks Roger
Again very helpful. All I have to do is find 'Hazeltine Frost'
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: despair on Monday 14 January 13 21:37 GMT (UK)
As it appears such an unusual first name,perhaps the Kelly's Directory entry is a business partnership name between Mr Hazeltine and Mr Frost.

Regards
Roger
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: despair on Monday 14 January 13 23:00 GMT (UK)
The only other possibility I can think of is that the name reflects a marriage.There is an 1849 marriage of William Frost to Hannah Hazeltine.Perhaps they had a son who used his parents names as a business name.The timescale seems just about possible.

Regards
Roger
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: krismania on Tuesday 15 April 14 14:32 BST (UK)
Good Afternoon, Bob,
                                I have a little more on Mr Gladwin, which I'll send you, but I'm afraid I've lost your e-mail address!  Hopefully you still have mine, so drop me a line - I've heard from Maldon District Museum.

Regards

Chris
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Thursday 17 April 14 01:18 BST (UK)
Re Hazeltine Frost- around 1910

Now found his name is William Hazeltine Frost (b: abt 1852 in Cavendish Square, London)
Married to Edith Eleanor Page (b: abt 1877 in Maidstone, Kent).
His father was William Blackman Frost, who died before his sons marraige in 1892.

Still trying to find family prior to marriage - Any leads ?
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Eyesee on Thursday 17 April 14 01:41 BST (UK)
Grays Inn Road Holy Trinity
1861 Jan 20
Eva Hannah, d/o William Blackman & Hannah FROST, 5 Guildford Street, piano Forte maker, born 1859 Feb 9
Eliza, d/o ditto, born 1850 Aug 6
Henry Blackman, s/o ditto, born 1856 Aug 18
William, s/o ditto, born 1852 Apr 13

William Blackman FROST married Hannah HAZELTINE 23 Oct 1849 St James Westminster.

WBF death registered Apr 1859 Islington, London

Ian C
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Eyesee on Thursday 17 April 14 01:56 BST (UK)
1871 - RG10/215/75/2
5 Guildford St, St Pancras
Hannah FROST, head wid 57, Lodging house keeper, born Surrey
William FROST, son unm 18, Photographer's clerk, born London
+ lodgers

1881 - RG11/1787/16/26
13 Mersea Rd, Colchester
William FROST, head mar 29, Photographic artiste, born Middlesex, London
Emma FROST, wife mar 26, born Yorks, Bradford

1891 - RG12/419/93/5
37 Gipsy ??, Norwood
William FROST, Lodger s 39, Photographer (Master), born London Marylebone

Wonder what happened to Emma. His 1892 marriage has him as a bachelor

Ian C
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Eyesee on Thursday 17 April 14 02:29 BST (UK)
Hannah FROST was at 5 Guildford St in 1861, but with only two of the four children, Eliza and Henry. In 1881 she was at 5 Guildford St, with Eliza now married with children living with her.

William and Hannah were in Alfred Villa in Battersea in 1851. He was a Piano forte maker. Eliza aged 8mths was with them.

Ian C
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Thursday 17 April 14 12:00 BST (UK)
Ian you are a star - Thanks so much for the detailed information. Did I miss something as I can't find when/where William Blackman Frost was born (I think his father was also a William).
Regards - Bobfilm :)
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Archive Jack on Wednesday 08 April 20 10:46 BST (UK)
Hi There
I'm a newbie to this site. I'm interested in researching my family (my name Archive Jack is a joke with my cousin), and also early film-making in Hove.
I have a copy of a family photo, taken around 1903 (from the apparent ages of the children in it and the knowledge of their birth years). I was researching it and came across this thread. I don't know if this info is useful or new to you - it's nothing to do with Maldon, but here goes:
The reason I came across your thread is that the name on the photo frame is:
Hazeltine Frost - and the address is: 1, Princes Avenue, 72, Royal Parade, Muswell Hill, N. (see attachment if I've done  it right!)
I'd be confident that the name reflects either or both a marriage and a business partnership - and that they had more than one studio - with the Malden one run by a manager, hence no record of a Hazeltine living in Malden?
(My particular interest, Esme Collings, had up to 5 studios in different places, and partnerships with various people over time, including William Frieze-Green.)
There is a website I found for London photographers - but I'm afraid I couldn't find Hazeltine in it - https://www.photolondon.org.uk - and the contact page seems not to be working. I did find a similar directory for the whole of the UK but stupidly forgot to note it down.
Best wishes!


Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Archive Jack on Wednesday 08 April 20 11:21 BST (UK)
Me again
One more thing - link to Alamy library image with information, taken of All Saints Church Malden "Photographed by Hazeltine Frost, Glendale Studio, Maldon"

https://www.alamy.com/towns-of-new-england-and-old-england-ireland-and-scotland-connecting-links-between-cities-and-towns-of-new-england-and-those-of-the-same-name-in-england-ireland-and-scotland-containing-narratives-descriptions-and-many-views-some-done-from-old-prints-also-much-matter-pertaining-to-the-founders-and-settlers-of-new-england-and-to-their-memorials-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic-malden-massachusetts-117-photographed-by-hazeltine-frost-glendale-studio-maldon-kindness-ian-forbes-robertson-esq-all-saints-church-maldon-essex-england-in-the-graveyard-of-this-church-ue-the-remains-of-image338384497.html

Gives a business name and a studio name. Hope these physical items are of interest.
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: bobfilm on Thursday 09 April 20 13:02 BST (UK)
Thanks for updated information and link
Regards - Bob
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Archive Jack on Thursday 09 April 20 13:42 BST (UK)
Hi Bob

One last thing (off topic) - I notice your interests, and here is the website and book I find very useful for Sussex/Brighton - very early moving pictures - 1896:

Lots of info
https://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/index.htm

https://www.brightonfilm.com/

Info-rich, compendium book by David Fisher
https://www.brightonfilm.com/cinema-by-sea/index.htm

(Esme Collings filmed the world's first blue movie in Hove.)

Brilliant 30 minute 1960 TV programme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHv3ucZvHqo

Best wishes

James
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: Archive Jack on Thursday 09 April 20 14:00 BST (UK)
Hi Bob

One last thing (off topic) - I notice your interests, and here is the website and book I find very useful for Sussex/Brighton - very early moving pictures - 1896:

Lots of info
https://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/index.htm

https://www.brightonfilm.com/

Info-rich, compendium book by David Fisher
https://www.brightonfilm.com/cinema-by-sea/index.htm

(Esme Collings filmed the world's first blue movie in Hove.)

Brilliant 30 minute 1960 TV programme. (Wrong link initially)
https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=VN6JXvmNIqXjxgPg9J6ADg&q=%22James+Williamson%22+hove+death&oq=%22James+Williamson%22+hove+death&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoCCAA6BAgAEA1KCQgXEgUxMi02MUoICBgSBDEyLTZQoYABWMmHAWCiiQFoAXAAeACAAUKIAdsCkgEBNpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj5h_els9HoAhWlsXEKHWC6B-AQ4dUDCAs&uact=5


Best wishes

James
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: missmuddle on Saturday 04 July 20 10:04 BST (UK)
Hi,
8 Market Hill Maldon is now a very old fashioned cobblers, just big enough for 1 person to enter, the house looks quite large, front door in the middle windows either side, the cobblers is attached to the right of the property, I could just see it as a photographers.
It's called Frostick TJ & is on Google if you want to have a look.

Missmuddle
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: missmuddle on Wednesday 03 May 23 10:33 BST (UK)
I visited this shop on Saturday, the current owner said after the Photographers it was a gun shop for a while, & now a cobblers. Lovely shop to go in proper old fashioned with lots of memorabilia. On the wall he had a letter from Hazeltine Frost dated July 1908 about his handing over the business to John Rayne Photographer who in a previous employ had been photographer to the King.
I hope I have attached correctly.
Title: Re: Trying to find photographers in Maldon, Essex
Post by: whodean on Wednesday 26 July 23 14:45 BST (UK)
Hello,

I am trying to locate a photograph or photographs taken by Walter W. Gladwin of the balloon that Joseph Simmons and Sir Claude de Crespigny crossed the English Channel in on 30 July 1883.  According to the newspaper advert he sold these at his studio in Maldon. 

Thanks in advance.