Henry Norman b. 1809

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer, watchmaker and jeweller. He established himself as a watchmaker and jeweller and later on set up a photography side to his business which was run by his children.
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professional photographer, watchmaker and jeweller, was born in Wandsworth, London, son of Abraham John Norman. At West Winch, Norfolk, he married Harriet née Chapman; they had four sons and a daughter. Harriet died at Norfolk in March 1847 and Henry subsequently married Sarah Cason at Kings Lynn (Norfolk), who accompanied him and his children to Australia in the early 1850s. After spending some time in Victoria (presumably on the goldfields) the family moved to Mount Gambier, South Australia, where Henry established himself as a watchmaker and jeweller. A carte-de-visite from 'H. Norman / Photographic Artist’ (R.J. Noye Collection, Mortlock Library) states that the photography side of his business was established at Mount Gambier in 1860. Ennis included four of Henry Norman’s cdvs (c.1867-c.1877) in Mirror with a Memory. Most of the children worked in the business, with Abraham , William , Harriet and Henry junior (1833-96) each for a time running the photography studio while Norman returned to full-time horological activities. The Norman photography studio continued to operate at Mount Gambier into the twentieth century {Ennis says to 1899} although Henry Norman is not known to have been involved beyond the mid 1860s. He died at Mount Gambier on 14 March 1887.

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1992
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2011

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