family picture - who is this man ???
 

I have a family picture here probably taken 1920 - 1930 by Moffitt art studio Accrington?

My wife's Gran held this photo dearly and it could have been her father/ step father/ guardian but alas we do not know the name of the man pictured or get to know who her parents were

Does anyone from Accrington recognise this man please ?

Thanks
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index...h=447151;image

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Was he the mayor? Or a mason or something?

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I believe it could be Alderman Rawson the Mayor of Accrington partner of the men's outfitting Smith & Rawson which was next to the Midland Bank

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Sorry, Alderman Rawson was later than that, Try Alderman Constantine.

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Richard Ingram Constantine

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https://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/the-mayors-office/7/ list them and their dates of office.

So you have a choice of:
1919 – 1920 : David Walton Muffit
1920 – 1922: James Waddington
1922 – 1923 : Edward Woolley
1922 – July 1925: Frederick Lord. Died in Office, July 1925
July 1925 – 1927 : Charles Wilkinson
1927 – 1928 : T E Higham
1928 – Feb 1930 : Richard Watson. Died in office, Feb 1930

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Richard Ingram Constantine was in Mayoral office from 1931-1933.

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In the Accrington Jubilee Souvenir book there is a photo of the town council in 1928 and the the image of R. I. Constantine doesn't resemble the gentleman in the photo in question. The only man who resembles the photo is Ald. A. S. Bury sorry if I have mudded the waters more.

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Thank you for all your kind help members

Can I see a picture of Ald A.S. Bury please

What does Ald stand for ?

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The Maiden name of my deceased relation is Boardman , but please note this man may certainly not have the same name ??

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And stands for Alderman.
An alderman is next in status to the Mayor.

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Thanks Margaret x

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You are welcome.
I have been looking for pictures of the two aldermen....R I Constantine...and AS Bury....but I cannot find any pictures.
Maybe they are just in the Jubilee book.

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I would have expected that a formal mayoral portrait would be taken wearing civic robes. The drop on the end of the chain looks rather small. I wonder if he is chairman of one of the UDCs which surrounded Accrington borough.

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I'll try and scan the photo for you but it will be tomorrow. If I remember correctly there was a thread about the Bury family on Accy Web but it was several years ago.

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...rea-32534.html

Might that be the thread?

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ree-62546.html

Or maybe this one.
All worth a look if it turns out that this man is a Bury rather than a Constantine.

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Thanks for all your help so far
I think a member of Accrington Uban district council would be a good hunch ??

Would anyone have any idea how to search records or photo banks

The name our family were given of this man is George William Boardman, but please be cautious that this name may have been made up or be factually incorrect

Hope someone out there in Accrington can help me

I’ve been searching and researching now for about 4 Years without success.

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I think that a descendant of the Burys is a member on here. I'll try to contact him

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Thank you Bob

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Hi Accyborn

Thanks for your kind help on this

May I ask how you seem to know who this person is, or is it just a guess ?

How certain are you the pictures is Richard Ingram Constantine ?

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The attached photo is of the Accrington Council in 1928. I agree with Bob Dobson as to the chain the man in question is wearing and it is definitely not the Accrington mayoral chain and in all the photos of mayors in the Jubilee book they are all wearing mayoral robes.

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In the photo on my last post R. I. Constantine, who is third from left on the middle row, could be the man in question if the original photo later in the 30s than suggested and his hair had gone grey. Constantine was first elected to the council in 1919 and Bury in 1901.

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Thank you so much for this

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Unfortunately I don’t see much of a resemblance to any of these gentleman

To me the nearest is Front row – second to far right Ald. G.H Ellis , but sadly I think he is not on here !!

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Had a closer look - agreed A.S Bury or G.H Ellis are the nerest matches
Maybe A.S Bury is the match
Would we know what the Christian initals A.S stand for ??

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Arthur Smith Bury

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I've informed the bloke who was enquiring - Henry Bury.

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This thread had no responses - till I replied to it and now look at it now!!!:)

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Thanks very much Bob

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Thanks for posting- you’ve started it all off

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Hi Black December, no it was not a guess entirely, I remember seeing Constantine in later years, and I thought the photo reminded me of him. I realise now that whoever he is, and looking at that photo, he was not the Mayor of Accrington because the fob on the chain is not big enough. You say the photo was taken by Moffitt so it is likely he could be somebody local, Chairman, maybe of Church or Clayton Urban Councils.

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Thanks for your post Accyborn.The mystery continues ......

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Mystery is the salt and vinegar of life.