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Seat of the Casement family (as in Roger Casement), per Lord Belmont

Still there, location on Google maps

The Casements at home in 1901.

The block at right is from 1875, we are a few years at least after that.

If that's John Casement who had that block built, it's latest 1902 when he died.

Or it could be the Roger from the census above, and the band could be for John in 1902 or his mother Charlotte in 1909.

That
Roger and wife Susanna are living here in 1911.

I'll guess this is Roger in 1909.

L_ROY_10132 of the Diamond in Ballycastle shows a Pratts Motor Spirit sign, consistent with a 1909 date, not so much 1902, certainly not before 1900.

10133 is Portrush Post Office. The DIA says Tenders invited Jun 1907.

Defined in 1894 by James Parker Esquire, (Latin: armiger, French: escuyer): a title of a gentleman of the rank immediately below a knight. It was originally a military office, an esquire being (as the name escuyer, from escu, a shield, implies) a knight's attendant and shield bearer
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May or may not be the same J Pemberton.
Evening Herald (Dublin) - Tuesday 26 March 1907:

CITY BURGLARY.
£2O in Gold Gone.
Last night or early this morning a burglary was committed at the works of Messrs. J. Pemberton and Sons, 23 Charlemont street. The office was broken into, the desk forced open, and £20 in gold and notes taken. and a considerable amount of damage was done.

A small ad in the Irish Independent - Wednesday 26 July 1893, indicates that anyone interested in either of 2 houses for sale should contact "J Pemberton & Son, builders, Charlemont St"

John Spooner Here’s a J. Pemberton, builder,

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Rathmine...

Too young, perhaps the ‘son’

At the funeral of Benjamin B. Pemberton, builder, in August 1906, the chief mourners were listed as:
John T. Pemberton and W. H. Pemberton (sons)
Wm Pemberton and Joseph Pemberton (brothers)
Joseph W. Pemberton, Victor P. Pemberton, Robert T. Pemberton, Christopher W. Pemberton , Frederick Pemberton , James W. Pemberton (nephews)
(Evening Irish Times - Saturday 18 August 1906)

So is it Joseph Pemberton Esquire, I wonder?

More on the many Pemberton builders here: www.dia.ie/architects/view/4318/PEMBERTONFAMILY*

"The Pemberton family had connections with the building trades in Dublin at least from the mid-eighteenth century until the mid-twentieth century. "

Suck Diesel John Spooner Thanks for all the work so far. We are still missing the link to Waterford. There were no Pembertons in the 1901 census but we find Albert and Olive there in 1911, Could there be a connection? They are Wesleyan and from England?
Also, looking in the archive he had quite a few photos taken on the same date by Poole.

To add to Mr Diesel's Esq. definition and the idea of "escuyer" as a shield, " it was also a title of office. The people (men, really; women didn’t hold office in the early days) who served in public capacities were also called “esquire.” Barristers at law were included… and so were sheriffs, sergeants at arms and — among others — justices of the peace." www.legalgenealogist.com/2012/01/09/esquire/

National Library of Ireland on The Commons he might have been a visitor, or in between census years. Pembertons also included many land surveyors and such who worked on railroads throughout the 1800s. One such Pemberton surveyed much of Vancouver Island before settlers (eg. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/6361)

Looks about 1910, the PO has public phones, no cars though

A woman down the street is in an ankle length dress, earlier part of the date range, I'd say.

Hettie Mary J. Steel, Draper, in 1911

Probably taken after James McNeill left his job at the post office. and started his business at the Bridge End Bar

I thought Meta (Hettie's domestic) had a really rare name, maybe even a mistake or a nickname, but there are nearly 250 Metas in the census.

Streetview

maps.app.goo.gl/AyBSztWkL8CHxPi58?g_st=ac

Known as "sociable tandems" or "companion bicycles". Made by niche manufacturers like Wolf and Punnett Cycle Company, these "courting tandems" allowed two people to sit next to each other for sociable rides before fading from popularity after the turn of the century due to the rise of motorcycle sidecars. But, I have only seen photos with one front wheel, perhaps this was a kit used to connect two ordinary bicycles?

Carol Maddock I would love to find more about the name Meta?

Niall McAuley The bicycle thingy looks later than 1900, perhaps 1910?

Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo RB.193 thrust vectoring turbofan engine developed for the VFW VAK 191B Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) fighter.

See:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce/MAN_Turbo_RB.193

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFW_VAK_191B

I suspect there is a typo in his name. The American Folklife Center catalog has lots of occurrences of Carlie Tart recordings. See, for example, www.loc.gov/item/afc9999005.22429/

Thanks swanq. I looked at the photo and it does say "Carlie Tart". We'll fix the spelling in the catalog record.

This photo shows my Great Grandmother, Mary Josephine Dobbyn , known as Moira. Her younger sister, Maud is in the middle. Their mother died young and they were brought up by their Aunt Johanna, the older lady on the right

Clare Trowell Thank you very much! Lovely to hear from you. Personal information such as "known as Moira" is priceless to us, because official records can only tell us so much.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Some elements of that place are still standing such as the old elevator shafts and the railway line which served it. Sadly I was too young to see it in its prime, but you can visit the site as it is now home to new industrial units.

Lloyd Nelson Lamble (8 February 1914 – 17 March 2008) was an Australian actor who worked in theatre, television, radio and film. He lived and worked for most of his life in the United Kingdom.

Lloyd Lamble was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to William Henry Sylvester Lamble and Francis Alma Spencer Lamble (née Potter). He was the youngest of four children, all boys. His father William Lamble was a viola player in the Sisserman String Quartet and in symphony orchestras in Melbourne; secretary of the Musicians' Union of Australia; a music teacher, pianist, organist, choirmaster and composer. His grandfather was a music professor.

Lloyd was married three times in Australia. His first marriage in 1937 to Marjorie Ellerton Barrett (1913-1978) ended in divorce in 1943. His second marriage in 1945 to (Doris) Barbara Smith (1911-2010) also ended in divorce in 1948, though they had two children together. His third marriage was in his early thirties to actress Lesley Jackson. Lloyd and Lesley adopted two children and remained together for over 60 years.

Lamble was president of Actors Equity of Australia from 1942 to 1948.

In the early 1950s, Lloyd could not get acting work. After a year of selling clothing door-to-door to survive, he left Australia to live the rest of his life in Britain.

He donated a copy of his 1994 unpublished autobiography to the National Library of Australia. The book reveals that he was not satisfied with his personal or professional achievements, despite his obvious talents and successes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Lamble

Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies 👍

LANGRIDGE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL CULTURE.
For almost 30 years people from all parts of the Commonwealth have flocked to the Langridge School of Physical Culture in Sydney, for advice and physical exercise. To meet the growing demands, to add to the convenience of our country clients, and to save them unnecessary travelling expense, Mr. Langridge has decided to start a correspondence course. These courses are planned to suit the individual figure and your own particular requirements and includes advice on diet, hygiene and other health matters. The prescribed exercises can be done in the privacy of your own home. 'Get fit and keep fit.'

11/09/2025, 14:43 01 Dec 1943 - LANGRIDGE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL CULTURE.
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-article1930... 1/1

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Gutes Foto

Just as I remember it..I sat on those orange chairs, I ate in that Restaurant and I bought snacks in that little shop. I miss those days!

Great architecture photo.

King.

6915 Bayers Road

Thanks for this identification, Ryan Tucker! It looks like you're right! We've updated the description in our database to reflect the location.

Here's a 2012 Streetview
The old fire escape ironwork on 158 Mott St was replaced between 2014 and 2016. The building was still there in the Nov 2024 Streetview

See also

Erratics? Still there.
maps.app.goo.gl/qiYzWCBtt3tE8i5w7?g_st=ac

"F. BONUGLI" appears in this 1910 Whitehead Directory - www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Whitehead3.php

He had another shop in town. I think it says "FEDELE BONUGLI" ?? - www.facebook.com/100066416921231/posts/the-promenade-whit...

Also seen (vaguely) in - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000332406

Fedele Bonugli made his own 'High Class Ginger Beer' in Stranraer - www.facebook.com/100066869574614/posts/fedele-bonuglis-bo...

Via Trove, drama for the Bonugli family in 1911 to do with Sunday trading - " ... his brother Fedele, who has Ice-cream establishments in Larne, Ballymena, and Whitehead ..."
See - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112406525?searchTerm=W...

Imagine not being able to buy an ice cream during a Sunday stroll.

beachcomber australia I see a Fedeli Bonugli, Italian confectioner, visiting stroke city in the 1911

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Col...

If you’ve never experienced a Black Sunday in the north, then be thankful.
I remember the children’s swings in the park were chained up to prevent any merriment on the Christian Sabbath

“The Wren’s Eggs are actually glacial erratics, large rocks that were transported and deposited in the region by glaciers some 10,000 years ago. These erratics are composed of various rock specimens that differ from the surrounding bedrock. This was a clue for researchers that the rocks were not originally from this region”

www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-wrens-eggs

No ‘Benuglis’ in the 1901, so a recent immigrant?
After 1901?

After 1901, yes. I see Bonugli is a Confectioner and a Presbyterian in 1911, one of which seems rather unlikely.

Another pic of them here

Thanks swanq, we'll update the catalog records.