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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

1.

Horsburgh
 Family History

Horsburgh Family Tree - John Horsburgh and his immediate family ©

Family Tree - 1

Horsburgh Family Tree - John Horsburgh and a few other members of his family ©

Family Tree - 2

   John Horsburgh family photos ©

Family photos

Early family history

Studio Addresses

1841 Census

1861 Census

1871 Census

1881 Census

1891 Census

 

2.

FATHER

John Horsburgh

1835 - 1924

Engraver, Photographer, Painter

John Horsburgh 1835

Photography

Voyage to America

 Christmas Photo Obituary

Photo: Princes Street

Princes Street - Looking North from The Mound - c.1865 ©

Queen Victoria

   Queen Victoria ©

Self Portrait

A Painting of John Horsburgh, probably a self-portrait ©

List of Paintings
and
Comments on Paintings

Painting by Horsburgh - Which Horsburgh? ©

Cartes de Visite

   A carte de visite by John Horsburgh - man with stick and top hat ©

Cartes de Visite: backs

   The back of a carte de visite from John Horsburgh's studio at 131 Princes Street - Camera ©

Cabinet Prints

   Cabinet Print - J Horsburgh ©        A Portrait of Horatius Bonar by J Horsburgh ©

Carte de visite

self-portrait

   Carte de visite - believed to be a self-portrait of John Horsburgh ©

A page from the Family Register in John Horsburgh's family Bible - Details of the marriage between John Horsburgh and Agnes McIntosh ©

Marriage

A page from the Family Register in John Horsburgh's family Bible - Children ©

Children

John Horsburgh - Document relating to the transfer of ownership of West Princes Street Gardens to Edinburgh City Council in 1876 ©

Princes St Gardens

John Horsburgh - Letter to members of his family - 1923 ©

Letter to Family

 

3.

SON

John Alfred Horsburgh

b.1862

Photographer, Painter
John A Horsburgh

Photo: 3 Boys

John A Horsburgh - Photograph of three boys - c.1910 ©

List of Paintings

John Horsburgh & Son

 

4.

Another Horsburgh Family

Take care not to be confused (as I was).  There is also another Horsburgh family that includes engravers.

This other family has engravers named John Horsburgh, born 1791 and 1819.  They are not related to the John Horsburgh photographers above, born 1835 and 1862 .

 

Other Edinburgh Photographers

 

 

Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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