'Naturalist' in the 1865 entry was a term used for taxidermist at the time, when having stuffed animals and birds in glass cases was a must for 'sporting' landed gentry. At one time there were a lot of stuffed animals in Cardiff museum. This advert from a contemporary in Swansea conveys the nature of the business: 03 March 1876 T. ANDREWS, NATURALIST, GORSE LN., SWANSEA. STUFFER OF BIRDS, ANIMALS ETC. SKINS MADE INTO RUGS FOR CARRIAGE OR HOUSE.P1 The skills with leather and glues would have been relatively similar to those of a bookbinder. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Leiderman" <leiderman@gmail.com> To: <GLAMORGAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [GLA] William Gale - Cardiff Marriage - 1850s > Thanks Jeff, > > I have a ton of Gale's info but his private life (wife, etc) was never > covered in the sporting pages of newspapers. > Gale left Wales in 1881 (Went to the US. Died there in 1905), so a lot > happened between 1855-1880 while in Wales. >>From city directories and accounts, I know that in that lapse he worked as >>a > photographer, a publican and a butcher ... While in the US he worked as a > Taxidermist. Before settling in Wales, he worked as a Book Binder... (talk > about random jobs!). > The only mention of his wife Mary I had was from the 1861 census... > > Best, > > Jim > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Jeff Coleman > <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com>wrote: > >> There was an item about him in the 'Cambrian', the Swansea newspaper, in >> 1855 >> >> SPORTS AND RECREATION, ATHLETICS 21 December 1855 SUPERINTENDENT >> TATE,BERNARD KENE,MARINER ST & WILLIAM GALE THE PEDESTRIAN. >> >> And here is another one: >> >> SPORTS AND RECREATION, ATHLETICS 07 September 1855 MR GALE OF >> LONDON,WALKED >> OVER SEVEN MILES IN UNDER AN HOUR AT NEATH. >> >> If someone has access to the 'Western Mail' online via NLW there may be >> other items, if he was based in Cardiff. >> >> If we have the exact date of the 1880 feat in New York that may also be >> useful to discover other accounts which may have details of his life in >> Wales. >> >> Jeff >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Leiderman" >> <leiderman@gmail.com> >> To: <GLAMORGAN@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:50 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [GLA] William Gale - Cardiff Marriage - 1850s >> >> >> This is the fellow I'm researching in case interested in seeing an 1870s >>> picture: >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/baseballimagery/5365045106/in/photostream >>> >>> I've been able to find lots of info on his life but his marriage, >>> progeny >>> ? >>> have been quite difficult to track down. >>> >>> Jim >>>
Excellent points Jeff. I didn't know what that 'naturalist' bit in the 1865 directory was. If anyone's interested, I've uploaded a couple of interesting newspaper clippings, a signed taxidermist bill and the directories bits I've found so far here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/85078449@N00/sets/72157626961196456/ Jim On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jeff Coleman <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com>wrote: > 'Naturalist' in the 1865 entry was a term used for taxidermist at the time, > when having stuffed animals and birds in glass cases was a must for > 'sporting' landed gentry. At one time there were a lot of stuffed animals in > Cardiff museum. > > This advert from a contemporary in Swansea conveys the nature of the > business: > 03 March 1876 T. ANDREWS, NATURALIST, GORSE LN., SWANSEA. STUFFER OF BIRDS, > ANIMALS ETC. SKINS MADE INTO RUGS FOR CARRIAGE OR HOUSE.P1 > > The skills with leather and glues would have been relatively similar to > those of a bookbinder. > > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Leiderman" <leiderman@gmail.com> > To: <GLAMORGAN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:37 PM > > Subject: Re: [GLA] William Gale - Cardiff Marriage - 1850s > > > Thanks Jeff, >> >> I have a ton of Gale's info but his private life (wife, etc) was never >> covered in the sporting pages of newspapers. >> Gale left Wales in 1881 (Went to the US. Died there in 1905), so a lot >> happened between 1855-1880 while in Wales. >> >>> From city directories and accounts, I know that in that lapse he worked >>> as a >>> >> photographer, a publican and a butcher ... While in the US he worked as a >> Taxidermist. Before settling in Wales, he worked as a Book Binder... (talk >> about random jobs!). >> The only mention of his wife Mary I had was from the 1861 census... >> >> Best, >> >> Jim >> >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Jeff Coleman <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com >> >wrote: >> >> There was an item about him in the 'Cambrian', the Swansea newspaper, in >>> 1855 >>> >>> SPORTS AND RECREATION, ATHLETICS 21 December 1855 SUPERINTENDENT >>> TATE,BERNARD KENE,MARINER ST & WILLIAM GALE THE PEDESTRIAN. >>> >>> And here is another one: >>> >>> SPORTS AND RECREATION, ATHLETICS 07 September 1855 MR GALE OF >>> LONDON,WALKED >>> OVER SEVEN MILES IN UNDER AN HOUR AT NEATH. >>> >>> If someone has access to the 'Western Mail' online via NLW there may be >>> other items, if he was based in Cardiff. >>> >>> If we have the exact date of the 1880 feat in New York that may also be >>> useful to discover other accounts which may have details of his life in >>> Wales. >>> >>> Jeff >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Leiderman" < >>> leiderman@gmail.com> >>> To: <GLAMORGAN@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:50 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: [GLA] William Gale - Cardiff Marriage - 1850s >>> >>> >>> This is the fellow I'm researching in case interested in seeing an 1870s >>> >>>> picture: >>>> >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/baseballimagery/5365045106/in/photostream >>>> >>>> I've been able to find lots of info on his life but his marriage, >>>> progeny >>>> ? >>>> have been quite difficult to track down. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> > >