Comments on: C.A.Mathew, Photographer

By: Kate card

Kate card — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:31:29 +0000

Charles Arthur Mathew was my first cousin 3x removed. I have some information on him on my ancestry page. You can contact me if you still want any extra information.

By: Simon Yip

Simon Yip — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 19:33:36 +0000

The young girl and the middle aged woman in the picture taken from Crispin St (with Duval Street, previously known as Dorset St.. aka ‘the worst street in London’..) seem slightly different from the majority of the other local people seen in the photos.

I do know that Duval Street/Dorset Street was one of the few remaining non Jewish streets in Spitalfields and the two women look likely to have been two of the ‘gentile’ residents of Duval Street, which is immediately behind them.

A brilliant group of photos, and I only wish that more come to light in the future.

By: Kathryn card

Kathryn card — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:02:50 +0000

Just as a note, if the author of your reflection of his life is interested i have a photograph of his Uncle Edwin which she might be interested in as there could be a resemblance. let me know and il send it if she would like.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Sun, 01 May 2016 10:12:01 +0000

Makes me feel like I wish I could go back just for a day.

By: David Ruderman

David Ruderman — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 07:01:59 +0000

What a great blog so much history and wonderful photographs. My great grandfather Baruch lived in Hanbury Street in the late 1880’s at number 71 where he ran a newsagents.

http://libcom.org/history/street-where-god-did-not-strike-down-feigenbaum

I was wondering if you were aware of any photographs of this property?

By: m.hardie

m.hardie — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:21:54 +0000

Wonderful pictures.
The cannons have long gone.

By: Geoff Radnor

Geoff Radnor — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:48:04 +0000

Is it possible that C. A. Mathew came back to his boyhood haunts? It is a common thing to do.
He was with his family at 35 Wentworth Road, Mile End Road Old Town, when he was 6 years old. If that is Wentworth Street, and it seems as if that is most likely, then he lived next to Middlesex Street (Petticoat Lane). The family moved around East London quite a bit and Charles Arthur was still living at home when he was 26. He finally got married in 1896 to Ellen May Mann when he was 32. His house at 158 Tower Street is one of the very few still standing. I think it is the one with the Blue Door. There must be family descendents although Charles and Ellen did not have any children.
Great to see his work, only wish i could come and see the exhibition, but it’s a bit of a long trip from Ottawa.

By: geoff. Radnor

geoff. Radnor — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:10:42 +0000

The 1911 census has Charles Arthur Mathew and his wife Ellen Amy living at 158 Tower street in Brightlingsea, Essex. No children listed. He was aged 46 and Ellen was 49, she was born in Southampton. ( Is it Tower or Lower Street?)

By: C Curry

C Curry — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:39:22 +0000

Where have all the children gone?

By: Derek Benning

Derek Benning — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 10:08:28 +0000

My great great grandfather Frederick Christopher Brinkman was the publican in residence at the Cheshire Cheese public house in West Road, Spitalfields from 1871-9. Neither the pub nor the street seem to have survived. He had emigrated from Germany in 1853 and initially worked in the sugar refining industry in the east end of London.