Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

Clegg, Joseph[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33]

Male 1875 - 1961  (86 years)


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  • Name Clegg, Joseph 
    Birth 17 Mar 1875  Manchester, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [34
    Gender Male 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1900  Broughton, Lancashire, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [35
    Bride: Clara Orange 
    Business Address/Year 1915  Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Business Address/Year 1918-1919  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Business Address/Year 1920  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Clegg and Company
    Port Alberni, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1921-1945  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 22 Mar 1961  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [34
    Burial 23 Mar 1961  Memorial Gardens, Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [34
    Association Clegg and Company (Relationship: Partner) 
    Association Clegg Studio (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Clegg, Alice (Relationship: Assistant) 
    Association Clegg, Lucy (Relationship: Assistant) 
    Association Clegg, Alice (Relationship: Daughter) 
    Association Clegg, Lucy (Relationship: Daughter) 
    Association Clegg, Eva (Relationship: Assistant) 
    Association Clegg, Eva (Relationship: Daughter) 
    Person ID I2235  Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial; Photo supplies.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Due to ill health, he emigrated with his family to Vancouver Island and settled in (Port) Alberni. His death registration record notes he had been in Canada and Port Alberni for 49 years (1912). In 1920 he was the senior partner in Clegg and Company (also known as Clegg and Collinge). He also operated under the name Clegg Studio and Clegg's Studio. Clegg sold his business in 1945.
    • FORMATS: Postcards.

  • Sources 
    1. [S66] COLLECTION: BPAM.
      Prints

    2. [S169] COLLECTION: UWL.
      Special Collections, Prentice Bloedel photograph collection, 1880s-1950s

    3. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1920, 1933, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Port Alberni

    4. [S793] HENVIC10, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1911).
      Alberni: not listed

    5. [S796] HENVIC12, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1912).
      Alberni and Port Alberni: not listed

    6. [S798] HENVIC13, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1913), 102.
      Alberni: Clegg Joseph sign painter

    7. [S745] HENVIC14, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1914), 755.
      Alberni: Clegg Joseph painter

    8. [S802] HENVIC15, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1915), 692.
      Alberni: Clegg Joseph photogr

    9. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918), 359.
      Port Alberni: Clegg J photographer photo supplies
      Alberni: not listed

    10. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919), 495.
      Port Alberni: Clegg J photographer and photo supplies

    11. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 504.
      Port Alberni: Clegg & Co (Jos Clegg Thos Collinge), Photographers and Photo Supplies, Amateur Finishing and Enlarging, Local Views

    12. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921), 525.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Joseph photographer and photo supplies

    13. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922), 573.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Joseph photographer and photo supplies

    14. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 477.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Joseph photographer and photo supplies

    15. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 271.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    16. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925), 255.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    17. [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926), 272.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    18. [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927), 273.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    19. [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928), 451.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    20. [S762] WRI29, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1929), 506.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    21. [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930), 497.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    22. [S764] WRI31, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1931), 443.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    23. [S765] WRI32, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1932), 431.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supplies

    24. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 543.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supps

    25. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935), 665.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supps

    26. [S774] SUN40, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1940), 267.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supps

    27. [S778] SUN44, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1944), 240.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supps

    28. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 263.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos photog and supps

    29. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 291.
      Port Alberni: Clegg Jos retired

    30. [S706] Nanaimo Free Press, 28 Oct 1959, 9.
      About Mrs. Clegg

    31. [S288] Daniel Francis, Francis (1996), (Saskatoon, SK: Fifth House, 1996), 77.

    32. [S397] Glen C. Phillips, Phillips (1997), (London, Ont.: Iron Gate Publishing, 1997; 2nd printing, 2002).

    33. [S303] Peter Grant, Grant (2002), (Victoria, B.C.: TouchWood Editions, 2002).

    34. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1961-09-004048 (microfilm B13251); digital facsimile URL (accessed 26 Aug 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2f381728-a4ec-4747-9c96-c1c53f24bfb6

    35. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      JOSEPH CLEGG [family tree]
      URL (accessed 26 Aug 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/59930803/person/330025133376/facts; death date of 1950 is incorrect