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Hi Orrishmeres, I am a photographic historian and I have been researching the Freemans and photographers connected with them. James FREEMAN was bap. 30 Aug 1815, St Augustine-the-Less, Bristol, Gloucester and died 22 Oct 1870, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, His first wife was Martha, b. c.1819, d. 5 Sep 1848, Bath, Somerset. They had a daughter Lucy FREEMAN b. c.1843 in Bath. I have quite a deal more info and would love to correspond further. Cheers! Marcel, Brisbane, Australia.

Hi Gaye, I am doing some research on Alexander Bassano, the London photographer. There is an exhibition of his work planned for October 2013, the sesquicentenary of his death. Please feel free to get in touch. I see you have already had exchanges with my friend Brett in Tauranga. Cheers! Marcel, Brisbane.

There is yet another Coxhead family that went to NZ. Three of the children became NZ photographers hence my interest. I have prepared a tentative tree:

1. WILLIAM COXHEAD b. 1795, London, d. c.1860, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, m. 27 SEP 1814, St. Mary, Islington, Middlesex, ELIZABETH ANN BOLDEN.
    Children:
    i HENRY COXHEAD b. 26 APR 1817, bap. 14 JAN 1818, Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London.
    ii ELISABETH MARTHA COXHEAD b. 4 MAY 1815, bap. 4 AUG 1815, Saint Luke Old Street, Finsbury and 14 JAN 1818   Saint Leonards, Shoreditch,     London, d. 24 SEP 1891.
    iii WILLIAM EDWARD COXHEAD b. 28 MAR 1816, bap. 14 JAN 1818, Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London.
    iv CHARLES SAMUEL COXHEAD b. 6 DEC 1818, bap. 29 JAN 1819, Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London.
    2.v FREDERICK COXHEAD b. c.1821, London.

Second Generation

2. FREDERICK COXHEAD b. c.1821, London, m. (1) 24 JUN 1845, Epsom, Surrey, SARAH BARNARD, m. (2) <1852 MERCY ?. F. Coxhead with 6 children sailed aboard the"Palmyra" from London 28th October 1857 arriving in Dunedin February 14, 1858.
    Children:
    i FREDERICK MANSFIELD COXHEAD bap. 23 AUG 1846, Saint Magnus The Martyr, London.
    ii HARRY COXHEAD b. c.1847, d. 3 MAY 1885, Timaru, New Zealand.
    iii EDWARD COXHEAD
    iv MARY A. COXHEAD b. 1850 London, Middlesex.
    v FRANK ARNOLD COXHEAD b. 1852, City of London, London, Middlesex, d. 1908, California, USA, m. 1876, Invercargill, Otago, New Zealand, ANNIE MARIA BAKER b. 1857, Tasmania.
    vi ARTHUR COXHEAD
    vii POLLY (KATE) COXHEAD
    viii ELIZABETH ANN COXHEAD

Some of this info comes from Rootsweb:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a18263&id=I0124

Frank was the most prominent photographer who took many landscapes in NZ as well as operating a portrait studios. He emigrated to the USA in the 1890s. With his brothers Frank and William they operated as Coxhead Brother. Between them they operated studios in Dunedin, Timaru, Oamaru and Invercargill.
Other branches of this family preceded Frank to America.

I would be happy to here from any relatives of the above.

Cheers!

Marcel
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Marcel Safier (Photographic Historian)
Brisbane, Australia