LaubachPhilipp Laubach andWilhelm Christian Laubach- William Laubach [in some directories] - Herr Kilhelm Laubach [in 1865 directory] |
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A.Photographers |
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Wilhelm and Philip The Photographers in the Laubach family were: - 1865-76: Wilhelm Laubach - 1868-69: Philip Laubach Here is a carte de visite produced at Wilhelm Laubach's studio at 8 Great Junction Street between 1872 and 1876. The subject of the photo is not named.:
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B.Musicians |
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Ten Musicians As well as being photographers, Philip Laubach had an Instrument and Music Wareroom. Wilhelm, Philip and many other members of the Laubach family were musicians. There are listed below.: The last of the musicians in business in Edinburgh was HJ Laubach. He continued as Teacher of Music until 1916.
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Programme and Letterhead Thank you to Jim Dawe for allowing me to reproduce the Laubach family musical matinee programme and letterhead below. Please click on these to enlarge them: Acknowledgement: Jim Dawe, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada: June 6, 2009 |
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Conrad Laubach As well as being photographers, Philip Laubach had an Instrument and Music Wareroom. Wilhelm, Philip and many other members of the Laubach family were musicians. There are listed below.: The last of the musicians in business in Edinburgh was HJ Laubach. He continued as Teacher of Music until 1916.
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Programme and Letterhead Thank you to Jim Dawe for allowing me to reproduce the Laubach family musical matinee programme and letterhead below. Please click on these to enlarge them: Acknowledgement: Jim Dawe, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada: June 6, 2009 |
C.Questions |
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C William Laubach was a photographer in Manchester in 1881. Was he a member of the same family? |
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1. 'Yes'. Thanks to Pat Laubach who reports (below) that C William Laubach (Manchester) was in fact the same person as the Edinburgh photographer Wilhelm Christian Laubach. The Laubach family moved from Edinburgh to Chorlton, Lancashire around 1877. William appeared in the Manchester trade directories as a photographer. 2. Thank you, also, to Sharon and David Donaldson who report (below) that in the late 1880s Wilhelm Christian Laubach and his family moved from Manchester to Newcastle upon Tyne. I have found no evidence*** of William continuing his photographic business in Newcastle. The PhotoHistorian Supplement 'Professional Photographers in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland 1873-1920' does not list him. *** Evidence now found. Please see Answer 2 to Q1. below |
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1. It appears that W Laubach did, in fact, continue his photographic business when he moved to Newcastle. Thank you to Gordon Brown who wrote to tell me that: - he has an old photo with a faded stamp on the back reading:
- he has another photo from the same address, but with a different name on the back, i.e. Edward G Brewis. Acknowledgement: Gordon Brown, Saltburn by the Sea, North Yorkshire, England: 20 December, 2015 |
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2. I don't have much knowledge of Newcastle Photographers, as most of my research has been restricted to the history of photography in Edinburgh. However, I do have a booklet published by the Royal Photographic Society Historical Group, titled: The PhotoHistorian Supplement 'Professional Photographers in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland 1873-1920' . This booklet makes no reference to any Laubach photographic business being based at 10 New Bridge Street, Newcastle, but it does refer to other photographers who were based at this addres, i.e.
Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: 20 December 2015. |
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Q2 |
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Wendy Dighton wrote on June 19, 2007: "I am looking for a Great-Grandfather, Richard Louis Laubach from Edinburgh, born 1869. Is this the same family?" Wendy added on June 20, 2007: "I meant to tell you, before, that Richard L. Laubach's Father kept a Music shop in Princes Street around 1869 when Richard was born." |
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Considering the second message that you sent me (above) it seems to me very likely that Richard L Laubach would have been from the same family as the other Laubachs listed above. If anybody knows what relation Richard L Lauback might have been to the other Laubachs, please e-mail me and I'll pass on your message to Wendy. Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: June 20, 2007 |
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Thank you to Jim Dawe who replied to the comments above. Jim wrote: "The Laubachs are rare, and rarer still in Edinburgh. Richard L Lauback is indeed of the same family. Richard is Eugene Richard Ludwig 'Lewis' Laubach, b.8/9/1868 m.16/1/1893 to E. Annie Forder. That is all I have on him and his descendants. I would love to get the descendant line of his family and their photography or musical talents. (As they are Laubachs, it is highly likely they are either involved professionally or on an amateur level in the arts.) Richard is the second eldest son of Wilhelm Christian Laubach." Jim Dawe, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada: June 6, 2009 |
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Larry Sargent wrote: "I have a clarinet 'C' from my great granduncle who played in the City Artillery (I think) and fought with the Canadian forces in WW1. He was Sgt EWE Russell. The name on the clarinet is Laubach and Sons, Edinburgh. Do you have any information on the music business?" Larry Sargent, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: May 28, 2009 |
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Jim Dawe wrote from Canada, referring to a Franklin Ludwig Laubach page on the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan web site. Jim wrote: "The provenance of the clarinet may have been equipment supplied by Ludwig Franklin Laubach (1857-1923). He was Bandmaster for the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI. He joined the 68th Battalion, CEF in 1915 and his band played on the Atlantic troop ships but made a brief tour of Edinburgh and London. I am guessing the clarinet was supplied by Mr. Laubach as the family music store in Edinburgh may have been non-existent during the first World War, but if it did exist then, the clarinet and other musical instruments could have been purchased on that tour, perhaps. Other than that, there were other Canadian Laubachs as well as their English and Scottish cousins involved in the war who could have been the source - anyone's guess I suppose. Pat: was the music store still in existence 1915?" Jim Dawe, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada: June 1, 2009 |
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Pat Laubach replied: "The Edinburgh music store would not have been in existence at the beginning of the war as Philipp died in 1892, and by then all his children were musicians in London (mainly the Carl Rosa Opera Co.) However, the clarinet almost certainly originated at Philipp's store at Greens Place. I assume it arrived in Canada with an immigrant, so perhaps a little work on the family tree might help find an answer." Pat Laubach: June 1, 2009 |
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John Cooper wrote: Question Census Records "The 1911 census records Richard Laubach age 43 born in Edinburgh, Scotland. It records his wife as Annie age 41. They reside at 13 York Road, Kings Cross, London, England. It also records his first two children being born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This suggests this may well be the Richard Louis Laubach recorded on the web site. The 1911 census records a further 5 children born in London England. Are you able to confirm if this is the same Richard Laubach and do you have any further information on the family whilst in London during 1911? John Cooper, London: January 11, 2011 |
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Reply to John? It's some time since I last looked at the Laubach family, and I currently don't have the time to research the families of individual photographers, so unfortunately, I'm not able to investigate the question above, myself. However, if you have any info that you think may be of interest to John, please email me, then I'll pass on your message to him. Thank you. Peter Stubbs: January 14, 2011 |
D.Dates and Addresses |
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Thanks, again, to Pat Lawback who has carried out further research into the Laubach family history, and now (April 03) provided the following details.
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E.Family Details |
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Comment 1. Many thanks to Pat Lawback for providing the information below. Pat wrote: |
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Laubach Family - Wilhelm was the youngest of 3 brothers from Mottau, Duchy of Nassau, who married and settled in Edinburgh 1855, and 1865. - Wilhelm appears in the 1861 census, living with his brother Philipp's and his family. - Madam W Laubach is Wilhelm's wife Emily née Brown. - The 3 brothers were Conrad, Philipp and Wilhelm. - Alfred and Walter were sons of Philipp. - F. is Franklin, son of Conrad, who emigrated to Canada in 1904, and founded what is now the Regina Symphony Orchestra. - H.J. is Herbert Ivo, son of Conrad. - Mina is Alfreda Wlihelmina, daughter of Wilhelm. - C. William is Wilhelm Christian. - The family moved to Chorlton, Lancs in around 1877. - He was a French horn player and teacher as well as being a photographer. - In 1881, he was living at 64, Denmark Rd. Chorlton, Manchester |
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Pat is also looking for information to confirm the details below, and is also looking for musical photos of the following Military bands: - QERVB Midlothian Rifles - City Artillery - 9th Highlander's Battalion Royal Scots - 1st.City of Edinburgh Royal Garrison Artillery *** - Kinneil Bo'ness Band (1874-86). If you can help with this request, please email me, and I'll pass on the details. Thank you. Peter Stubbs
Peter Stubbs: March 18, 2012 |
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Comment 2. William Christian Laubach moves to Newcastle Many thanks to Sharon and David Donaldson for further information on the Laubach family. David is great grandson of the photographer Wilhelm Christian Laubach, Teacher of Music and Photographer. Sharon and David advised me that: |
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- William Christian Laubach married Emily Brown in 1865. |
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- William moved his family from Manchester to Newcastle upon Tyne in the second half of the 1880s, following the deaths of three baby daughters in succession when they lived in Manchester. |
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- William' s daughter, Gertrude Emily Bessie Laubach married Charles Henry Donaldson at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1891 |
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Comment 3. William Christian Laubach and Descendants Thank you to David Haw, whose wife is a great-granddaughter of William Christian Laubach for sending me the pictures and comments below. [Please click on the pictures to enlarge them.] David wrote: |
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"I have attached a copy of a copper etching of Wilhelm Christian Laubach" W C Laubach |
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"Wilhelm Christian Laubach's daughter, Edith Emily Christina was born in 1879 at 64 Denmark Street Chorley. On the 1 August 1900 she married Robert John Allen Wilson a Greengrocer of Felling Co, Durham. Prior to her marriage she was living with her sister and brother in law at 65 Gilesgate Durham." Edith's Wedding |
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"Following the Marriage Edith moved to 36 Holly Hill Felling. Her Daughter Theodosia was born 1908."
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Edith Emily died in 1911 in Hospital at Leith, Edinburgh. Thedosia is my wife's mother." David Haw: August 14, 2006 |
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Comment 4.
William Christian Laubach Thank you to Valerie Walton for leaving a message in the EdinPhoto guest book, telling me: "I have been doing the family tree. Eugene Richard Louis Laubach was my great grandfather." Valerie Walton, Boreham Wood, London |
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Comment 5. Laubach Family HIstory Research Thank you to Celia Janering who wrote: |
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Wilhelm Christian Laubach "My great grandfather was Wilhelm Christian Laubach and my Grandfather was his son Heinrich Victor Lohr. I've been researching my family tree and would really like to contact other Laubachs. I didn't know that Wilhelm was a photographer but knew that he had moved to Edinburgh from Germany with his two brothers, Heinrich Conrad and Johann Philip." Celia Janering, West Sussex, England: July 8, 2015 |
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Reply to Celia? If you are a member of the Laubach family and would like to contact Celia Janering, please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on her contact details to you. Thank you. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: July 12, 2015 |
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Comment 6. Wilhelm Laubach and his Descendants Thank you to Sheila Gibson who wrote: |
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Wilhelm Christian Laubach "Wilhelm Laubach was my great great grandfather. His daughter, Edith Emily Christina, was my Great Grandmother. I'd love to hear from more of Wilhelm's descendants. I live in Newcastle upon Tyne, not far from where Wilhelm lived and died. I have lots of info!" Celia Janering, West Sussex, England: July 8, 2015 |
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Reply to Sheila? If you'd like to contact Sheila, concerning the Laubach family, please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on her contact details to you. Thank you. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: July 12, 2015 |
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Comment 7. |
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Thank you to George Robinson who wrote: Laubach at Heriot's School "I was very interested in the details on the Laubach family. A member of the family was band instructor at Heriot's." George Robinson, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh: 11 December 2015 |