ERIC BREEDON
Early Photographer of Newcastle, NSW

This site was created 6 July 2004 and was last updated 6 July 2004



Cabinet photo - type 1


 

Cabinet photo - type 2

ADDRESS OF OPERATION DATES ACTIVE NOTES incl. types of photographs produced
     

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.


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