Edinburgh Photographers
Alexander Hutcheson & Son
William J Hutcheson
R C Hutcheson
William J Hutcheson was listed as William J Hutchison in
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The
Hutcheson Family
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The
Hutcheson family were based in Colinton, South of Edinburgh, now within the
Edinburgh boundary.
In
1922: Alexander Hutcheson was Stationer
and Newsagent
William J Hutcheson [his
son?] was Photographer.
1925-58: Alexander Hutcheson & Son
were: Stationers, Photographers, etc.
1959-66:
Alexander Hutcheson & Son
were: Stationers Photographic Dealers,
etc.
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Alex
J Hutcheson
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However, Alexander Hutcheson appears to have been producing photographs
many years before he first appeared in the Edinburgh trade directories
in 1922.
Below
is one of several post cards views of Colinton that he produced.
This card by A Hutcheson was published by JR Russell, Edinburgh and has
a post mark dated 1905.
Post
Card

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Copyright:
For
permission to reproduce, please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk
View
of Water of Leith near Colinton
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Alex Hutchison
Questions
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1. There
was a photographer, Alexander Hutchison, bases at 29 Cockburn Street
. He produced portraits on his cartes de visite. He advertised on the back of them:
Tombs,
Monuments &c. photographed
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Question 1
Was this the same man as Alexander Hutcheson of Colinton?
Here are two of his cartes de visite.
I have not found any mention of of this photographer in the
trade directories, so do not know when his studio at 29 Cockburn Street
operated.
Perhaps somebody with a good knowledge of 19th century
fashions will
e-mail me and suggest a date for these photos.
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All the images above are reproduced with acknowledgement to the
Scottish Genealogy Society
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Question 2
The photos above is
from an album that has been donated to the Scottish Genealogy
Society. The
inscription on the front of the album reads 'AG Fraser,
Edinburgh, 1889'.
Most of the photos
in the album are from studios in Edinburgh. A few are from
studios in Musselburgh, Leven, Walthamstow and Forfar &
Kirriemuir.
Here are more photos
from the same album.
Do you have any
idea which family this album might have belonged to? If so,
please e-mail me, then I'll pass your message on to the Scottish
Genealogy Society.
Thank you.
- Peter Stubbs: January
14, 2007.
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Was Alex J Hutcheson of Colinton related to the earlier Edinburgh
photographer, RC Hutcheson who had a studio at 4 West Maitland Street,
close to the West End of Princes Street, in 1891?
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