Person: PRICE, J.W., F.R.G.S. (1874-1953)

Person summary Slides created

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

John Walter PRICE F.R.G.S.

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

engineer, geographer and photographer of slide sets

Main period of activity

1910s

Relationships to other people

associated with HALLIDAY, Rushworth (1875-1967)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

10 November 1874

born at

Chester, Cheshire, England

1891-1897

resident

56 Peter Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/3237.66.15
– occupation “Draughtsman's Apprentice”

1897-1953

~22

member

Manchester Geographical Society

1901

resident

5 Ash Grove, Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire, England

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/3684.17.25
– occupation “Mechanical Draughtsman”

1921

resident

21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England

6 March 1923

lecturer

In the heart of Afghanistan (lantern lecture, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 6 March 1923)

26 February 1924

lecturer

Life and scenes in India (lantern lecture, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 26 February 1924)

20 October 1931

lecturer

Some Indian problems (lantern lecture, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 20 October 1931)

31 March 1936

lecturer

Development of a Manchester suburban area (lantern lecture, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 31 March 1936)

1939-1953

resident

Glenallen, 13 Charlton Drive, Sale, Cheshire, England

29 September 1939

archive entry

1939 England and Wales Register, LFTR 445/3
– occupation “Consulting Engineer”

25 March 1953

died at

Manchester, Lancashire, England

21 November 1953

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1953 N-R p.589

Slide sets linked to this person

photographer: [J.W. Price Collection: photographs of Afghanistan] (lecture: privately made, at least 196 slides, c.1910)

photographer: [J.W. Price Collection: photographs of India] (lecture: privately made, 69 slides, n.d.)

photographer: [J.W. Price Collection: photographs of Siam] (lecture: privately made, at least 1 slide, n.d.)

slide maker: [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: maps -- India, Afghanistan etc.] (lecture: privately made, at least 36 slides, n.d.)

Lucerna ID 6004357

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 June 2021

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Person: PRICE, J.W., F.R.G.S. (1874-1953)