John Arthur Draycott of London, Birmingham, Northampton & Walsall took this photograph of Carlito. It's a Cabinet photograph size 16.5 x 10.5 cms. Northampton Mercury 03 September 1887 has Mr Draycott taking 11 Gold Street on lease. By 1905 Draycott has added studios in Liverpool, Leamington & Southport. Leamington Spa Courier 28 April 1905 has a Public Notice advising that the Receiver for the Debenture Holders invites offers for the undertaking of the Company. Leamington Spa Courier 15 June 1906 declares John Arthur Draycott bankrupt, he had started his business in 1881 in Sutton Coldfield.
John Arthur Draycott was born in 1856, Derby, Derbyshire. In 1879 he married Fanny Lloyd in Aston, Warwickshire, who he later divorced. Can't find a 2nd marriage & a daughter by a '2nd wife' doesn't have a mother's maiden name listed which suggests the couple weren't married when she was born in 1898.
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