Carte de Visite of a family by Crowe & Rodgers

Alexander Crowe

Professional Photographer: Stirling in 1860s

Exhibitor: PSS Exhibition, Edinburgh, Dec 1861

Alexander Crowe

Alexander Crowe was also an exhibitor in the Photographic Society of Scotland Exhibition in December 1861.

He was a photographer based at 33 Murray Place, Stirling.  He appeared in the trade directories at this address from 1860 until 1870.  His home address was 18 Friars Street, Stirling, 1865-66, then 4 Abercrombie Place, Stirling, 1868-69.  He died in 1912.

The carte de visite of Alexander Crowe at the top of this page comes from the studio of Crowe and Rodgers  They were based at 57 Murray Place, Stirling from 1878 until 1914 or later.

Richard Torrence believes that the partnership of Crowe & Rogers was probably established between 1857 and 1859.

The thumbnail image below is of Alex's wife, Mary Crowe, née

Mary Crowe

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Source of above addresses:  Photographers in Central Scotland to 1914 [D Richard Torrance].

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Laurie Richards

Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand

Thank you to Laurie Richards who wrote:

Alexander Crowe

"Alexander Crow(e) was a cousin of my great grandfather of the same name. The E was added to look better at the foot of his photographs!

His parents, James and Mary Crow, are buried at Auchenbrae, Fordoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, beside a large informative tombstone of his parents and family."

Laurie Richards, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand: May 20, 2012

Message to Laurie Richards?

Laurie tells me that he has more information about the Crow family, and that he'd like to make contact with anybody else who has an interest in the family.

If you'd like to contact him, please email me, then I'll pass on his email address to you.

            Thank you.

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh:  May 20, 2012

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Laurie Richards

Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand

Thank you to Laurie Richards who added:

Alexander Crowe

"I have a diary of my great grandfather Alex Crow, who returned to Scotland in 1888 for a holiday. During the holiday, he stayed with his cousin, the photographer Alexander  Crowe, who was then retired and living in Blairgowrie.

I published the diary some years ago. There are copies of it in the libraries on George IV Bridge, at Montrose and I think Dundee or Perth

My rather agnostic great grandfather, did remark in his diary that his cousin, photographer Alexander Crowe, was very involved in church committees in this retirement period. That's about the only comment in the diary about Alexander Crowe as a person."

Laurie Richards, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand: May 20+21, 2012