My subject for Sepia Saturday this week is a Cobbler or Bootmaker.
My maternal grandmother's uncle, Thomas Fitzherbert Morgan 2nd, was a very well known and highly respected man in the small Victorian township of Euroa.
He was one of Euroa's earliest bootmakers
Thomas was born in Euroa in 1868, the second eldest son of thirteen children to parents Thomas Fitzherbert Morgan and Mary Ann Pike.
He was born with a club foot. Perhaps that was a contributing factor for him choosing the bootmaker trade.
I really like Tom Morgan's sense of humour in this newspaper advert.
Thomas was a member of the Ancient Order of Druids at Euroa.
He married Sarah McNay in 1894 and they had eleven children all born at Euroa.
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Well done on achieving a post which is so on theme. Having pictures of an ancestor who was actually a bootmaker will make you the envy of the other Sepians! But you still have word verification switched on :(
ReplyDeleteThat advertisement was both humorous & clever. I think I would have been swayed to his business by such a whimsical ad. :))
ReplyDeleteMarvellous photos! I'm away this week so not blogging, but I have previously posted about an English ancestor's bootmaker shop.
ReplyDeleteIt would be very practical for someone with a club foot to be able to make and repair his own custom shoes.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and bang on theme. If Thomas hadn't been a bootmaker you might say it was a 'shoe in.'
ReplyDeleteThe first photo of Tom Morgan in the doorway of the cobbler's shop is excellent, demonstrating how effective doorways can be at framing the subject and displaying character. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteMarvellous photos - parituclarly that first one. Very droll remark Mr Scotney - very droll.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post. I really enjoyed it. How wonderful that you have that newspaper article and poem!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fantastic photo Kerryn, just perfect for the theme. And the poem just adds a different touch with its witticisms.
ReplyDeleteExcellent ad! Do people repair shoes anymore? There are a couple shops near where I live, but I never bother repairing worn heels although I remember doing so in the past.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. We have a local shoe repairer who always seems to be busy but he doesn't get much business from me these days. An uncle of mine married a Euroa girl so perhaps she had used the Morgan shop.
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