Person: YORK, William (1855-1931)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

William YORK

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

partner and proprietor of slide manufacturing business

Main period of activity

1870s-1900s

Relationships to other people

son of YORK, Frederick (1823-1903)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1855

born at

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

1870s-1896

~15

partner

York & Son

1881

resident

115 Golborne Road, North Kensington, London W, England

3 April 1881

~26

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/40.124.7
– occupation “Photographer”

1885

resident

164 Lancaster Road, Bayswater, London W, England

1890-1895

resident

22 St Quintin Avenue, North Kensington, London, England

5 April 1891

~36

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/24.12.16
– occupation “Photographic Publisher”

1897-1900

~42

owner

York & Son

1899-1900

resident

67 Lancaster Road, Bayswater, London W, England

1901

resident

75 Lancaster Road, Bayswater, London W, England

31 March 1901

~46

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/29.11.14
– occupation “Photographer”

1904

~48

partner

York & Sons

1911

resident

233 Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, London W, England

2 April 1911

~56

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/172
– occupation “Photographic Artist”

1931

~75

died at

Kensington, London W, England

References

‘Prominent men in the lantern world: no. XIII -- Mr Frederick York’ in OMLJ 8.102 (November 1897)
– taking over running of business

David Henry, ‘York & Son: part 1’ in NMLJ 3.1 (February 1984), pp. 12-17

Lucerna ID 6002229

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 July 2022

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Person: YORK, William (1855-1931)