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Grave of Engineer Anthony Hall and His Wife, Dorothy, Unmarked English Albumen Carte de Visite, Circa 1870

This CDV shows the grave of Engineer Anthony Hall, who died in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, on 3 May, 1856, and his wife Dorothy Lonsdale Hall (b. 1804). The couple were married 30 September, 1828, Saint Nicholas, Newcastle.

 

Anthony Hall was born 18 August, 1803, To Thomas Hall and Dorothy Johnson Hall, and baptized

Baptism: 18 September, 1803, at Saint John, Newcastle.

 

The couple were married 30 September, 1828, Saint Nicholas, Newcastle.

 

The Halls appear on the 1851 Census of Westgate, Northumberland, the family including Anthony and Dorothy, eldest son Thomas, Born in 1830 who was also an engineer; Sarah, born in 1833; twins Margaret and Dorothy, born in 1838; Elizabeth, born in 1841; and Jane, born in 1842. All but the elder two children were born in Blagdon, Somerset. The others, and both parents, were born in Newcastle.

 

Dorothy Hall died in early 1868. This photograph was likely taken on behalf of the couple's children after the placement of the headstone or the addition of Dorothy Hall's name and details.

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