Eason, Arthur Ephraim
Birth date
03/01/1856
Biography
Arthur Eason was a photographer who ran Eason & Co., a studio at 16 Dalston Lane between 1875 and 1893. There were also branches at 24 Dalston Lane (1875-1876) and 9 Cornhill Road (1878-1879. This is thought to be because Eason's family ran an estate agents (at 16 Dalston Lane).
Arthur's father, John Eason (1814-1887), was also a photographer and a Salvation Army preacher. He has close connections to the founders of the Salvation Army, William and Catherine Booth. John Eason's photography business was left to Arthur's brother, Henry (Harry) Robert Eason, but Arthur ran the studios after his father's death.
In c1880, Arthur went to China as a missionary. He married Minnie Southall in Shanghai and had a son, John Stephen Eason. They also adopted a daughter in China, Mae Eason. The family appear to have returned to London in the mid-1880s to continue the family business.
In 2000, 2,000 glass plates were found at the old Parochial School on Wilton Way. They revealed portraits taken by Eason & Co. showing Victorian families and individuals.
Arthur's father, John Eason (1814-1887), was also a photographer and a Salvation Army preacher. He has close connections to the founders of the Salvation Army, William and Catherine Booth. John Eason's photography business was left to Arthur's brother, Henry (Harry) Robert Eason, but Arthur ran the studios after his father's death.
In c1880, Arthur went to China as a missionary. He married Minnie Southall in Shanghai and had a son, John Stephen Eason. They also adopted a daughter in China, Mae Eason. The family appear to have returned to London in the mid-1880s to continue the family business.
In 2000, 2,000 glass plates were found at the old Parochial School on Wilton Way. They revealed portraits taken by Eason & Co. showing Victorian families and individuals.
