What a Shame Wednesday: From the Sallows Studio, Goderich, Ontario, Circa 1880s

What you see is what you get.  There aren't any markings whatsoever on the back of this cabinet card.  I had high hopes for this one, because it was created by Reuben R. Sallows, a well-known Ontario photographer.

The Huron County Library has created a wonderfully informative site, dedicated to Mr. Sallows, his life and his work that is certainly worth checking out.  The Reuben R. Sallows Digital Library is one of the best online image galleries created for an individual photographer that I've seen.  Unfortunately, I did not find our mystery man in their collection. 

If you have any leads for us, please leave a comment. 

The Weatherald - Marwood Connection: Ontario and Yorkshire, 1860s

Last week I posted a photo of Maud Weatherald (1866-1882) from Goderich, Huron County, Ontario.  I found two other identified cdvs in the same careless pile of photographs at the antique store.  This one was marked "Mr. Marwood.  Thos. Weatherald's Uncle."  The photo was taken by D. Campbell in Goderich, Ontario. 

Having looked into the life of Maud Weatherald I knew that her father's name was Thomas Weatherald born 1834 in England.  I found one Thomas Weatherald b. 1834, Yorkshire in the England census for 1841, living with his parents Thomas and Ann Weatherald.   I found their marriage record from 21 Jul 1831 which lists Ann's maiden name as Marwood.

I found Ann Marwood on Familysearch.org in the England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, born 12 December 1797 in Whitby, Yorkshire, daughter of Matthew and Jane Marwood.  I then went in search of Ann's siblings.  She had two full brothers:  Isaac Marwood, b. 1796 and John Marwood, b.1793.  I believe she also had two half brothers since Matthew Marwood seems to have married a second time in 1803 to Ann Gray.  They had two sons together: Matthew Marwood, b. 1804 and George, b. 1806.

As I mentioned earlier I found two additional cdvs at the shop.  The second is a photo marked "John Marwood," taken in Liverpool at the Vandyke and Brown Studio.

Both cdvs are likely from the 1860s.  I am guessing that the first photograph is of Isaac Marwood, b. 1796, but there's a chance it could be Matthew or George Marwood as well.  The second image is probably John Marwood, b. 1793.

UPDATE September 17, 2014:  All of the Weatherald/West/Marwood family photos have been reunited with a direct descendant in Saskatchewan.

The Short Life of Maud Mary Weatherald, Goderich, Ontario, circa 1882

I found this lovely, but sad, carte de visite photograph today at the antique shop in a nearby town.  Sad, because of the inscription on the reverse of the photograph that reads, "Maud Mary Weatherald, Died Dec 19th 1882, aged 17 years & 8 mos."  Sad, because this young girl did not live much past the time this photograph was taken.

I had a quick look at the 1871 Census of Canada, for Huron South and found Maud living in Goderich, Huron, Ontario with her parents Thomas and Maria Weatherald, and her siblings Thomas, age 9; Anne, 8; Edith, 4; and Fanny, 2.

I also found her death record in Ontario Deaths, 1869-1938 and discovered that the cause of death was listed as diabetes.

Maud is buried in Maitland Cemetery, Goderich.   Her gravestone has been photographed and placed on the Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project site.  The stone provides us with her birthdate:  May 11, 1865.

Along with this photograph I also found cdvs of Maud's grand-uncle, Mr. Marwood, as well as of John Marwood, which I will post later.   These Marwoods were originally from Whitby, Yorkshire, England.

I don't know if there might be something about the Marwoods and Weatheralds in The Township of Goderich History book. If anyone has a copy, I'd really appreciate it if you could have a look and see if these families appear.


UPDATE September 17, 2014:  All of the Weatherald/West/Marwood family photos have been reunited with a direct descendant in Saskatchewan.