Thanks to contributions from a descendant of Alf Beatty we now have several nineteenth century photos of James Beatty and family members and have identified everybody in this 1892 family photo. We have two copies of it which have aged and been damaged in different ways, so both are included here.
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- Beatty family 1892. l to r Alf (4), James senior (50), Kathleen (9), Emma (17), Marcella (40), ill-fated baby Rupert, Jim (18), Archie (15) and Charles Gordon (7)
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- Beatty family, Melbourne 1892
The following are the earliest family photos we have and were very likely taken about when James Beatty and Marcella Constance Paget were married in Dublin in May 1873. The first, larger photo of James from this period has the Dublin photographer’s details, and the two miniature photos of James (worn by Marcella in a locket and a pendant) show him apparently wearing the same suit and were possibly all taken on the same day. The last two photos of James and Marcella both from the same pendant also appear to have been taken at the same time.
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- James Beatty, by Chancellor, 55 Lower Sackville street, Dublin
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- James Beatty, probably Dublin about 1873? From Marcella’s locket.
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- James Beatty, possibly at the time of their wedding, Dublin, May 1873. From round pendant owned by Marcella. Pencilled note on reverse “C.P.C 5012”
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- Marcella Beatty nee Paget possibly at the time of their wedding, Dublin, May 1873. From round pendant owned by Marcella. Pencilled note on reverse “C.P.C 501[rest cut off]”
The following later photos were taken after the birth of children, and all but one after arrival in Melbourne, Australia.
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- James and Marcella Beatty with James, Emma and baby Archie in Dublin late 1877. Photo by William Lawrence, 5 7 7 Upper Sackville St. Dublin
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- The four eldest Beatty children, Melbourne, Victoria about 1884: James, Kathleen and Emma above. Archie seated on ground.
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- Marcella Constance Beatty with baby, probably Alf, so 1888
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- Marcella Constance Beatty about 1895 going by the sleeves
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- Annotated “Marcella C. Beatty 25/7/95” Photo by Talma studios, Melbourne
These photos were taken for or from a presentation photo of the Choir of Christ Church South Yarra about 1897.
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- Archie Beatty about 1897
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- Choir of Christ Church South Yarra about 1897. Archie Beatty towards bottom right, probably Charles Gordon Beatty top left.
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- Probably Charles Gordon Beatty in Christ Church South Yarra choir about 1897
Other photos of Archibald, Charles Gordon and Alf Beatty:
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- Archie Beatty 2nd from right, Melbourne about 1896. Others unknown. House fairly new at the time.
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- Archie Beatty aged 31. Back of photo dated “1908”
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- Cricketers about 1900. Looks like Archie about 5th from right in white shirt, probably South Yarra
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- Archie Beatty (about 1913?)
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- Alfred Joseph Beatty and Ethel May Cross on their wedding day at Yetman, New South Wales, 1 Mar 1916
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- Charles Gordon Beatty with first wife Gertrude Claudine Fairbridge and their eldest child Gordon Edward Beatty, 1916
The document referring to James’s drapery business came from Ireland with the family. I’ve included the dedication in Archie’s Bible as it is another example of James’s own words and handwriting. I’d love to hear from any relations with other photos or documents of this family from the nineteenth century.
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- 1876 Agreement between James Beatty and William Lennox re Ballina drapery business. Page 1
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- 1876 Agreement bn James Beatty and William Lennox re Ballina drapery business. Page 2
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- 1876 Agreement bn James Beatty and William Lennox re Ballina drapery business. Page 3
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- Certificate of right of burial in the St. Kilda General Cemetery. James Beatty 1879
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- Message from James Beatty to his son Archie on flyleaf of Bible 1889
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- Back of St. Kilda Cemetery Right of burial document
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