John Flavelle b. c.1816

  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Although he trained as an optician, John Flavelle apparently had the aptitude to earn his living as a photographer, watchmaker, jeweller and general importer. Flavelle appears to have continued working until well into his seventies in his jewellery business, which survived him in the care of his nephews.
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Name
John Flavelle
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Proprietor of a photographic studio (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • Watchmaker (ANZSIC code: 2419)
  • Importer (ANZSIC code: 3800)
  • Jeweller (ANZSIC code: 2591)
  • Optician (ANZSIC code: 8532)
Birth date
c.1816
Birth place
Dublin, Ireland
Death date
June 1899
Death place
Wellbank, Concord, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1842 - 1891
Arrival
  • c.1842
Residence
  • Wellbank, Concord, Sydney, NSW
  • 1850 - 1891 George Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1848 - 1850 George Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1846 - 1848 King Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1844 - 1899 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1842 - c.1844 St John Street, Launceston, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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