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Person: YORK, Frederick  (1823-1903)

Biographical summary of this person
Frederick York in 1897

Portrait photo from OMLJ, November 1897

Full name
Frederick Arlington Viler YORK
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
photographer and proprietor of slide manufacturing business
Main period of activity
1870s-1900s
Relationships to other people

father of YORK, William  (1855-1931)

Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
11 August 1823
born at
30 March 1851
27
census record
1851 Census of England and Wales, HO107/1941.339.27
– occupation “Chemist”
1870s-1896
~46
partner
3 April 1881
57
census record
1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/40.124.7
– occupation “Photographer”
5 April 1891
67
census record
1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/24.12.17
– occupation “Photographic Publisher”
31 March 1901
77
census record
1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/29.11.14
– occupation “Gentleman”
17 December 1903
80
died at
9 January 1904
archive entry
National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1904 p.280
15 January 1904
archive entry
London Gazette, p.359
– occupation “Optical Lantern Slide Manufacturer”; call for creditors of his estate to contact executors
Slides showing image of this person
slide image -- He told his story to the Clergyman and to the Mayorslide image -- He told his story to the Clergyman and to the Mayorslide image -- The Hole under the Noseslide image -- 'The Villagers close round the grave'slide image -- On 'Changeslide image -- On 'Changeslide image -- David in churchslide image -- David in churchslide image -- Ethel rides Jerryslide image -- Ethel rides Jerryslide image -- Mr Fortescue chastises the donkey boyslide image -- Mr Fortescue chastises the donkey boyslide image -- Preaching on the sandsslide image -- Preaching on the sandsslide image -- The walk along the beachslide image -- The walk along the beachslide image -- Mrs Brown divulges the secretslide image -- Mrs Brown divulges the secretslide image -- Mrs Drummond and Charlieslide image -- Mrs Drummond and Charlieslide image -- The Guard had been 'tipped' to look after meslide image -- A Group of Everyday Heroes
Slide set references

image appears in: Everyday heroes (recitation: York & Son, 7 slides, in/before 1906)

image appears in: Friendless Bob: or, kindness to animals (story: York & Son, 18 slides, 1880s)

image appears in: Gabriel Grub, a Christmas story: or, the sexton who was stolen by goblins (story: York & Son, 17-19 slides, c.1875)

image appears in: John Ploughman's pictures (lecture: York & Son, 38 slides, 1880-1887)

image appears in: Marley's ghost: a Christmas carol (story: York & Son, 24 slides, 1884)

image appears in: The Old Curiosity Shop: the wanderings of Little Nell and her grandfather (story: York & Son, 24 slides, 1881)

image appears in: Ten nights in a bar room (story: York & Son, 24 slides, in/before 1891)

image appears in: A trap to catch a sunbeam (story: York & Son, 15 slides, in/before 1888)

image appears in: A true story of the old coaching days (story: York & Son, 10 slides, 1882-1888)

References
David Henry, ‘York & Son: part 1’ in NMLJ 3.1 (February 1984), pp. 12-17
Lucerna ID  6002230

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 July 2022

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