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ERIC BREEDON |
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This site was created 6 July 2004 and was last updated 6 July 2004 |
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Eric Breedon's grandfather Frederick was with the British Army in
India. Frederick's son Thomas emigrated to Tasmania, where he married
Sarah Walters and then he moved on to Sydney where his youngest son Eric
was born in 1891. Eric opened a photographic studio in Newcastle towards
the end of WWI.
Bibliography: Alan Davies and Peter Stanbury, "The Mechanical Eye in Australia", OUP, Sydney, 1988. Sandy Barrie, "Australians Behind the Camera, Directory of Early Australian Photographers 1841-1945", Sandie Barrie, Booval, Queensland, 2002. | ||
| Family History: 1. FREDERICK WILLIAM BREEDON b.c. 1825, Pangbourn, Berkshire, m. ELIZA b.c. 1824, Madras, India.. Children: i FREDERICK BREEDON b.c. 1851, India. 2.ii THOMAS EDWARD BREEDON b.c. 1855, Jersey, d. 1945, Manly, NSW. iii EMILY SARAH BREEDON b.c. 1860, St. Heliers, Jersey. iv WILLIAM BREEDON b.c. 1863, St. Heliers, Jersey. Second Generation 2. THOMAS EDWARD BREEDON b.c. 1855, Jersey, d. 1945, Manly, NSW, m. 12 Oct 1882, Tasmania, SARAH WALTERS b.c. 1860, d. 1943, (daur. of PHILIP WALTERS & JEAN). Children: i PHILLIP T. BREEDON b. 1883, Waterloo, NSW, d. 1885, Waterloo, NSW. ii DAISY E. BREEDON b. 1885, Waterloo, NSW. iii HAROLD BREEDON b. 1887, Waterloo, NSW. iv ROY BREEDON b. 1889, Waterloo, NSW. 3. v ERIC BREEDON b. 1891, Waterloo, NSW. Third Generation 3. ERIC BREEDON b. 1891, Waterloo, NSW, m. 1929, Newcastle, ELAINE X. MAWKES.. | ||
| Family tree Information sourced from the
1871 and 1881 English censuses and the IGI. Anyone with further information about Eric Breedon, his photography or his family is welcome to contact me. | ||