Monday, May 24, 2021


 Photo by F. J. Seaman of Doncaster. Frederick Joseph Seaman  12 March 1874- 2 April 1953. Father was also a photographer. Newspaper reports, suggest photography as a business for the family, had it's ups & downs.  Frederick Joseph of 2 South Street, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire & lately of Heanor & Matlock was declared bankrupt Sheffield Daily Telegraph 16 November 1901. Moved to Torquay in 1950 in his life time he had opened 12 shops in the North & Midlands,  Derbyshire Times & Chesterfield Herald 24 November 1950. 
Brother Albert Edward Seaman of Chesterfield was declared bankrupt in 1910, Derbyshire Courier 13 July 1915. Up to June 1900 Albert Edward Seaman had assisted his father. When his father moved to Sheffield Albert Edward took over the Chesterfield business. In 1905 Albert Edward had opened a study in  Brighton but high rents, 2 bad seasons & other liabilities led to this study being closed, Sheffield Daily Telegraph 10 July1915. 

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