Search

Contact us

 

Slide sets

Slides

Other images

People

Organisations

Events

Locations

Hardware

Texts

Keywords

Collections

Person: WEST, Alfred J., F.R.G.S.  (1857-1937)

Biographical summary of this person
Full name
Alfred John WEST  F.R.G.S.
Gender
male
Relevance of this person

photographer, cinematographer and partner in photographic business

Main period of activity
1880s-1900s
Relationships to other people

son of WEST, George  (c.1816-1885)

brother of WEST, George  (1841-1906)

brother of WEST, William J.  (1849-1905)

Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
1 August 1857
born at
1880s-1913
~22
partner
3 April 1881
23
census record
1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/1165.47.14
– occupation “Photographer”
5 April 1891
33
census record
1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/874.28.11
– occupation “Photographer”
31 March 1901
43
census record
1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/989.56.26
– occupation “Photographer”
10 January 1937
79
died at
2 March 1937
archive entry
National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1937 p.390
References
Our Navy web site
  –  an excellent account of the activities of Alfred West and his business
Stephen Herbert and Luke McKernan (editors), Who's who of Victorian cinema: a worldwide survey (London: British Film Institute, 1996), pp. 149-150
  –  biography and account of his film work
‘Notes’ in OMLJ 6.76 (September 1895)
  –  photos of America's Cup yacht race
‘Notes’ in OMLJ 10.126 (November 1899)
  –  'Our Navy' lantern shows at London Polytechnic
Notes

Many thanks to David Clover for information about his great-grandfather Alfred West and his work.

Lucerna ID  6003225

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 20 July 2014

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 6003225. Accessed 29 March 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.