Charles Pelham Browne (1840 – 25 May 1916) was a prominent photographer in the Gisborne, New Zealand district operating between the years of 1876 and 1901. Many examples of his work are held by the Tairawhiti Museum.
Biography
C P Browne was born circa 1840 England, reg. Dec 1840 (as Charles Pelham Brown), baptised 4 June 1842 Mellor, Mellor, Derbyshire, England. [1]
C P Browne established a photographic business in Gisborne in 1876 after spending some time in Thames and Auckland. [2]
On 20 September 1878, Browne married Catherine Rebecca Morse. [3] They had no children.
In 1895, Browne joined the Lodge Abercorn at Gisborne, [4] and remained a member until his death on 25 May 1916. [5]
Working Life
Browne's work consisted mainly of studio portraiture. Oil colouring and photo-enamelling by Browne was highly regarded in commentaries from the local newspaper. [6] [7]
By 1883 Browne was advertising as 'Gisborne Photographic Studio'. [8] In 1891 his studio in Gladstone Road, Gisborne was extended for greater capacity. [9]
Catherine Browne was known to work with C P Browne on photographic expeditions and in the studio. [10] [11]
Browne sold his business to Benjamin Shatford Cox in 1901. [12]
References
- ^ Engaland Births, December quarter, Macclesfield vol. 19 page 89
- ^ "Sun, Volume III, Issue 718, 30 May 1916". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ NZ Births, Deaths & Marriages. Central Registry. folio 1878/2532
- ^ Tairawhiti Museum, Browne ref. VSL 32138. Individual Papers Series 8 Item 70
- ^ "Gisborne District Council Cemetery Database".
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald".
- ^ "Poverty bay Herald".
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald".
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald".
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald".
- ^ "Times" Jubilee Handbook. Tairawhiti Museum Library: The Gisborne Publishing Company. 1927. p. 85.
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald".
