Photographer. Born in 1830, married Mary Birchall in 1857 and established studio at 135 Fenchurch Street, London in 1858 and operated until 1872, when studio was moved to 129 Fenchurch Street, London, but ownership passed to Andrew & George Taylor in 1874. There is some uncertainty around the date of death.
Newcombe, Charles Thomas, 1830-1912?
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Album of official and family portraits
Date: [ca 1860s-1880s]
From: Johnston, Henrietta Charlotte, 1814-1878: Photograph albums relating to the Johnston family
By: Baillie, Gordon, 1827-1875; Barraud, Herbert Rose, 1845-1896; Bartlett, Robert Henry, 1842-1911; Batchelder & Company; Batt & Richards (Firm); Carnell, Samuel, 1832-1920; Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901; De Jongh, Edouard, 1823-1886; Elliott & Fry (Firm); Ferranti, Cesare Zani de, 1831-1903; Freeman Brothers & Prout (Firm); Grillet & Cie (Firm); Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Company; Keith, William, 1829-1883; Newcombe, Charles Thomas, 1830-1912?; Notman, William, 1826-1891; Ralston, William, 1841-1911; Sarony, Oliver Francois Xavier, 1820-1879; Stuart, John, 1831-1907; Swan & Wrigglesworth (Firm); Swan, George Henry, 1833-1913; Thomson, John, 1837-1921; W & D Downey (Firm); Webster, Hartley, -1906; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Wrigglesworth, James Dacie, 1836-1906
Reference: PA1-q-1184
Description: Family photograph album thought to have belonged to Henrietta Charlotte Johnston, wife of John Johnston. Images are chiefly photographic portraits of family members and public figures, including Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert, in carte de viste and cabinet card format, taken circa 1860s-1880s by a range of photographers. Also includes two photographs depicting building exteriors in landscape settings. Some of the portraits are partially hand-coloured. Many of the subjects are named in pencil captions inscribed on album pages at a later date, with some of this information most likely taken from inscriptions on reverse of photographic mounts. Includes portraits of Sir William Fox and Sir Edward Stafford. Photographer and studio imprints include: - [John] Stuart, 120 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. - W & D Downey, 9 Eldon Square, Newcastle on Tyne. - Wrigglesworth & Binns, Wellington. - W H Davis, Wellington. - Elliott & Fry, 55 Baker Street, Portman Square, W[est London]. - R H Bartlett, Auckland. - De Jongh, "Photographe a Beau Séjour d'en Bas", Lausanne. - Barraud & Jerrard, 96 Gloucester Place, Portman Sq[ua]r[e] W[est] London. - Ralston & Sons, 73 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. - Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co., 3 Bourke Street East, Melbourne. - Grillet Jne. "Photographe du Roi" S[ant]a Lucia, No. 28, Naples. - J D Wrigglesworth, Wellington. - W Notman, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto & Halifax. - H Webster, Queen Street, Auckland. - S. Carnell, Napier. - T & J Holroyd, Esplanade House, Harrogate [Thomas and James Holroyd]. - Sarony & Co. Sarony Square, Scarborough. - Batt & Richards, Wellington. - G. Baillie, Cuba Street, Wellington. - J. Thomson, Rosslyn. - Swan & Wrigglesworth, Wellington. - G H Swan, Wellington. - Freeman & Prout, 141 Castlereagh St, Sydney. - H X Harcq, 36 Chaussee d'Ixelles, Ixelles. - Batchelder's, 41 Collins Street East, Melbourne. And others. Inscriptions: Album page - [Pencil on first free endpaper] This Album would appear to have belonged to Charlotte Johnston wife of John Johnston as several of the photos are marked C. J. The book came from Fitzherbert Terrace, Wellington, N.Z. Quantity: 1 album(s) 69 photographic prints. Physical Description: Album with 25 gilt-edged leaves bound in embossed brown leather with brass clasp, containing 62 cartes de visite, 6 cabinet cards, and one loose unmounted albumen print, 29.5 x 23 cm. Provenance: Donor is a descendant of Henrietta and John Johnston of Wellington.