Photographer James Burgoyne - Galbraith Connection?

[raidsala]

Hi, thx for having me!
The well known phographer James Burgoyne is my gt gt grandfather.
At some point the name Galbraith came to mean a lot to him, so much so that Galbraith appears as a middle name for most of his children, and more suprisingly carried on to some of his grandchildren!
The wider family has no idea why. I have not traced this person.
Do any members know of a Birmingham Galbraith, probably well off and/or prominent, say between 1860 and 1880?
Any help greatly appreciated!
Alasdair

 

[Astoness]

just looking at the 1871 census for james his wife (looks like miriam) and 4 of his children and none of them have the middle name of galbraith...the youngest annie is annie G M but no idea what the G stands for..this is of course if i have the correct family..

lyn

 

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Thread 'James Burgoyne photographic collection'

Jun 19, 2012

hi folks..thought it would be nice to start a new pic thread dedictated to the early 1880s photos that james burgoyne was commissioned to take by the the city council...i personally find them absolutely fascinating and they just prove how much birmingham has changed since then...over 100 where taken but i only have a few so will post them all as i can...

first off we have the white house pub..this stood where county hall is now...at the junction of brickiln lane and staniforth st.on the left..i will also post a map showing the extact spots of each of these first 3 pics...


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[raidsala]

just looking at the 1871 census for james his wife (looks like miriam) and 4 of his children and none of them have the middle name of galbraith...the youngest annie is annie G M but no idea what the G stands for..this is of course if i have the correct family..

lyn

Annie Galbraith..John Edgar Galbraith...etc. Too long for the small boxes on the census form. Common.