Portsmouth, Hampshire ~ Photo's

[Steve G]

Okay, Jan, now that I'm a little fresher, I've been digging about a bit. Looks like it wouldn't have been the military hospital, on the hill above Portsmouth. Instead, it was a far smaller and long gone place down at Portsea.

Strange, that. Why would they have a whack off great Military Hospital at one end of the town. Then go build an inferior and poky little place down the other end?

Anyway, just so ye can provide yeself with a reference to the fact that this was so; Here's a link to a mention of the latter:

http://books.google.ie/books?id=_PUSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA212&dq=%22milldam+hospital%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

 Dug that out of The Great War Forum.

Of course, this now leaves us with the problem that I have nothing in particular to focus on. Had it been the QA / Military Hospital? I have many excellent shots of it. However, the Garrison and its hospital? Razed long ago, I shouldn't wonder. And no photographic records that I've ever come across.

 I do have shots of the Garrison Church, however.  That's a start. Perhaps if I sort of centre myself there and go walk about. I'll try to find 'period' stuff showing the scenery he might have been familiar with. How's that sound?

 If ye could PM me an email addy I can send a Zip Folder to. O'll blast some stuff over as soon as I have it together.
 

[janjim]

Hi Steve,
Great to hear back from you, I will PM you now.  Look forward to receiving a photo of the Garrison Church anyway.

Our Lawrence Ellison has been a bit of a mystery man, he was living in Manchester around 1830, and it seems after joining the 59th Regiment, he took his wife to Portsmouth around 1836, where he had another daughter, and later it seems his wife Judith was working in the Manchester Poorhouse by 1841 census.  He had been posted over to the West Indies for about 4 years and then returned to Portsmouth late 1844.

Lawrence Ellison died at the Hospital aged 46 years from TB in June 1845.   Have not been able to find where he was buried, wondering if you would know of the nearby cemetery attached to the Garrison.  Would really love to know more about the man.     

Wondering if you have any access to Parish Records to confirm more on his family at the time of his death.    We've not been able to find his daughter Maria's marriage or death, so we've hit a blank properly lately.    Probably need to see the Muster Records, if that's possible.

jan

[Steve G]

OK, Jan. I've just launched off a zipped folder with enough images in it to keep you busy till ye eyes bleed. Like I say in the attached mail; If any of them leave ye blank? Just return those ones and ask me what I reckon. Give their numbers. I'll go back into their original folders and revise them.

 This is because, like, you asked for the area around the Garrison? I've sat here, clicking through Hundreds of random images of that part of Portsmouth. I've simply dragged what ever caught my eye into a separate folder. That's generally how I do it.

 The images I have were all, originally, filed by their collector. Guy I bought them off. God knows what his system was. But, it was numeric. I'm gradually breaking them down into smaller and smaller districts / subjects. Shoving each into dedicated folders. And I label any I can recognise.

But, it's a lifes work yet. And I wanted to get a move on with your stuff. Thus I've sent a lot of un labelled stuff. Any of it ye can't work out? Ask 

[Tiki1962]

Hi Steve. My great x3 grandfather was married at St Thomas Church in Portsmouth in 1843. Do you have a photo of it please? Also any general shots in that era as I believe he grew up in Portsmouth. I am twiddling my thumbs waiting for the wedding certificate to come from England to find out further information. How I wish they would just email it! Thanking you in advance
Tiki from sunny but cold Australia

[janjim]

Hi Tiki.
You are right, it is quite cold here in Australia.
I managed to get some photos of St. thomas Church by googling, but mostly photos of latter days,
maybe Steve might be able to find some of that era in 1843.

jan

[Steve G]

Tiki; I've got a folder full of shots of that church!   PM me an addy and I'll shoot them through this evening ~ only, I'm just off out now.

 Now; Fact that they married there, and not St Marys, suggests they were from the Portsea end of town? So, yes, I can sort out some 'period' shots of the area they'd have been familiar with too.

 This'll be an easy one  

[janjim]

Steve,
I wouldn't mind a photo or two as well, have just found out that our Lawrence Ellison was buried at the Cathedral.  It would be great to have one for around that era.
Not sure if you've still got my address
Cheers Jan

[Steve G]

Shoot me the addy again, Jan. I might be able to sort ye out before I leave 

[Old Mother Reilly]

Hi Steve:
I wonder if you have any pictures of Kingston Crescent (not Road) in your collection?  The older the better!  Chances are that, as it was a largely residential street in the 1800s, it wouldn't have attracted a photographer - but I keep looking, hoping to find an image of the properties (now long-gone) where my gt-gt-grandparents and gt-grandmother were in service.
Thanks
Rachel