William Vick (1833,

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– 15 April 1911, Merton) was an English photographer active in

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, Suffolk from 1868 until the 1890s. William was baptised in

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on 25 August 1833. He was the son of a millwright. His first marriage was to Joyce Webb in 1858 and his initial career was as a teacher in

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, Gloucestershire. Joyce bore William three sons before dying, and William remarried Mary Ann Aga in 1865. In 1868 he bought the photographic business of William Cobb of Ipswich and the family settled in London Road, Ipswich. Cobb had been the photographic assistant to

Richard Dykes Alexander Richard Dykes Alexander (15 August 1788 – 1865) was a businessman and Philanthropy, philanthropist based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Family life He was the son of Dykes Alexander (junior), Dykes Alexander (1763–1849) and Hannah Brewster. His paren ...

, the prominent banker and pioneer photographer who had lived across the road from Cobb at Alexander House until his death in 1865. Vick described himself as a "photographic artist" in the 1871 and 1881 censuses, but subsequently simply used the term "photographer".

Gallery

Vick (1890) Curson Lodge.jpg,

Curson Lodge Curson Lodge is a 15th century, Grade II* listed building at 45 and 45A St Nicholas Street in Ipswich. It was restored in 2007 with funds from the Ipswich Building Preservation Trust, a loan from the Architectural Heritage Fund and grants from and ...

1890 W. Vick (1880) Stoke Bridge and Stoke Mill, Ipswich.png,

Stoke Bridge Stoke Bridge in Ipswich carries Bridge Street ( A137) over the point at which the River Gipping becomes the River Orwell. It carries traffic into Ipswich from the suburb of Over Stoke. The bridge consists of two separate structures and is ju ...

and

Stoke Mill, Ipswich Stoke Mill was an historic watermill located in Ipswich, Suffolk. It was located on the north bank of the River Orwell next to Stoke Bridge. It was on Bridge Street where there is now a skate park A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-bu ...

1880

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vick, William 1833 births 1911 deaths 19th-century English photographers 20th-century British photographers Artists from Ipswich Photographers from Suffolk