Wigan Album

Great photo . I have an old family photo of an unknown relative (probably a Kilshaw) from Crippin & Co and wondering do you know between what dates this photographers existed?

Sorry haven't been here for awhile....Two + years later.
At 213A Broad Street Pendleton in 1901 was a William Frost, a tobacconist, living with his three daughters and one son. By 1911 however there was a photographer at the address, who was Stanley Crippin, b:1886 Wigan, and his wife Edith. Stanley Crippin was the son of Edward Robert Crippin b:1856 Manchester, a carrier's agent in 1891 and a licensee of the Dog and Partridge in Wigan in 1901. Edward Robert Crippin had a long standing interest in photography, first as an amateur, then as a professional. The Wigan Observer and District Advertiser listed him as an officer of the Wigan Photographic Society on 18 May 1888. There are a number of newspaper reports mentioning Crippin taking photographs at events between between 1893 and 1900. In March 1894 Edward submitted to Stationers' Hall for copyright purposes a 15 x 12 photograph of the 'Bolton Wanderers Football Team'", copyright owner of work: Edward Robert Crippin, Spring Bank, Pemberton and Elizabeth Crippin, Spring Bank, Pemberton, Copyright author of work: Edward Robert Crippin, Spring Bank, Pemberton. (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9351105) This National Archive entry suggests that Edward's wife was involved in the Crippin photographic business. When he was initiated into the Lodge of Antiquity No 178 at Wigan on 16 September 1896 Edward gave his occupation as photographer. On 9 March 1900 The Wigan Observer reported that Messrs Crippin and Co of Spring Bank Pemberton had published a series of photographs of principals who took part in performances the previous autumn by the Wigan and District Operatic Society of the Mikado and Iolanthe. Crippin was employing others. On 14 Sept 1900 a rival firm, The Pemberton Photographic Company, opened a studio at Spring Bank Pemberton advertised as "under the management of Mr Skewse (late with Crippin and Co)". On 10 January 1903 the firm advertised: "The Mayors Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball - parents desiring photographs of children in fancy dress should make arrangements with Messrs Crippin and Co Ltd - all photos will be taken under the personal supervision of Mr Crippin himself. Appointments can be made at the Dog and Partridge Hotel next door to the Post Office". On 30 July 1904 Crippin and Co advertised the opening of their new Borough Studio, Market Square Wigan. "Come and see the new Electric Light Photography. For one month Messrs Crippin and Co will present to each customer ordering 1 doz Platinotype photographs, a nicely finished enlargement in sepia or black and white. At Crippin's studio daylight is not essential. Studio hours 9 am to 6 pm, after 6pm sittings by appointment. Market Square, Wigan and Meek's Buildings, Wallgate". Advertising by Crippin and Co last appeared in the Wigan Observer and District Advertiser in 1906.

Manchester Archives in their catalogue item 1927 "Photographs related to Mr and Mrs Butler and family" http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/8abf73aa-6a9b-420c-8d4a-e7c88fbcebc5 state "Dora Crippin (born 1882) was the eldest of 3 children of Mr. ? Crippin and his wife Elizabeth. Mr. Crippin was a studio photographer in Pemberton near Wigan. Dora's two brothers Stanley and Will took over the business on their fathers death but subsequently quarrelled, parted and went their own ways. Stanley finished up as an optician in Pemberton." Could it have been Stanley Crippin's first name used in the firm's name? 1910 was the year that Hawley Harvey Crippen, the murderer, was arrested and tried in a case which generated enormous publicity, so a photographic firm called "Crippin and Co" might suddenly have found themselves with a toxic brand name almost overnight. From 1910 there was a chiropodist, not a photographer, operating from Borough Studio, Market Square, Wigan.

Stanley Crippin, photographer, died on 23 May 1916: his address at the time was 213A Broad Street, Pendleton, Lancs. In 1911 Stanley's brother, Will Mather Crippin, b:1888 Wigan, was boarding at a lodging house at 113 The Grove Ealing - he was single and his occupation was shown as a water colour artist, not a photographer.

Barry fairhurst. I've got a margaret kilshaw nee taberner,widow who married my g.g grandfather James Alker in 1848 ,lived sledbrook farm.pembeton