son of BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911)
son of BAMFORTH, Mrs Martha (1843-1894)
brother of BAMFORTH, Harry (1867-1930)
brother of BAMFORTH, Walter (1869- ? )
brother of BAMFORTH, Fred (1871- ? )
brother of BAMFORTH, Frank (1872-1947)
brother of BAMFORTH, Lizzie (1875-1956)
brother of BAMFORTH, Jane (1878-1963)
father of BAMFORTH, Derek (1919-2010)
model: Ora pro nobis (song: Bamforth & Co., 8 slides, 1897) – slide 6, as the man in the bowler hat at far right
Edwin Bamforth took over the running of the Bamforth business from his father in or before the early 1900s, and was Managing Director after the company became a limited company in 1910.
As a boy and young man he appeared as a model in numerous slide sets and postcards.
Occupations from Census records:
1891 Photographer's assistant
1901 Magic Lantern Slide Maker
1911 Photographic Fine Art Publisher
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 11 February 2020
How to cite this record: all the information in Lucerna is freely available for use for any legal non-commercial purpose. If you use any of the information or any images from this page, please credit Lucerna in the following (or an equivalent) style:
Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource, lucerna.exeter.ac.uk, item 6002381. Accessed 25 April 2024.
All Lucerna data is published in good faith as the latest known version of the information, but without any guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. If you can correct or add to our information, or supply any images, please Contact us.