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Home / Personal Collections / Charles Streatfeild James Album 55
This is an album compiled by Charles Streatfeild James (1859-1937) and donated by Adam James.
Charles Streatfeild James was born in 1859, the first son of Herbert Henderson James of the 10th Bombay Native Infantry. Charles’ grandfather, Charles Butler James went to Bombay as a cadet in 1802 and served with the Bombay Army until his retirement in 1853. Four of his sons and many of their offspring along with a variety of cousins all had India connections.
Charles was educated at Trinity School Stratford-upon-Avon and then at Coopers Hill Engineering College from 1877 to 1879. He was appointed to the Indian Telegraph Department in January 1879 and spent his working life in the Department, retiring as Director of Telegraphs for Oude and Agra. He married Elizabeth (Bessie) Ellen Mackenzie (1st May 1886), daughter of Nicholas William Mackenzie, a banker. They had two children, Dorothy Place James (died young) and Ralph James DSO who died in 1916 at Morval on the Western Front.
The photographs start in England around 1878 and then show Charles’ journey out to India via Palestine, Egypt and Colombo. Most are stock pictures, so he may not have visited Jerusalem. Then come a series of stock photos of Calcutta and some of railway bridges. He was based at Surat and Barrackpore where he met and married Bessie Mackenzie. The album has several photographs of prominent government buildings, local views and family and social events.
- 1877 College School Masters Stratford on Avon
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Charles was educated at Trinity School Stratford-upon-Avon and then at Coopers Hill Engineering College from 1877 to 1879 - 1877 probably - Major Oak (Notts) and Carshalton (Surrey)
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The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. Carshalton is a town in south London, England. Historically part of Surrey. - 1877-8 VIth Form at Stratford or Coopers Hill students
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Charles was educated at Trinity School Stratford-upon-Avon and then at Coopers Hill Engineering College from 1877 to 1879 - 1879 Autumn Bridge north of Ratlam
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Bridge over the Doowas Nullah north of Ratlam - 1879 Autumn Gungait Bridge
1835 hits
Bridge between Ratlam and Neemuch - 1879 Autumn Melaine Bridge
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Bridge between Ratlam and Neemuch - 1879 Naini Bridge at Allahabad
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The Old Naini Bridge is one of the longest and oldest bridges in India, located in Allahabad it runs across the Yamuna river. - 1879 Cairo general view
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Charle’s journey out to India went via Palestine, Egypt and Colombo - 1879 Calcutta Entrance to Govt House
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Government House, now the Raj Bhavan the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal - 1879 Calcutta Govt House from the north
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Government House, now the Raj Bhavan the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal - 1879 Calcutta Govt House from the south
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Government House, now the Raj Bhavan the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal - 1879 Calcutta Museum
2753 hits - 1879 Calcutta Paper Currency Office
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Located on Hare Street and Dalhousie Square - 1879 Calcutta Post Office etc
3096 hits - 1879 Calcutta St Pauls Cathedral
2634 hits - 1879 Calcutta Telegraph Office 1
2740 hits - 1879 Calcutta Telegraph Office 2
2717 hits - 1879 Calcutta Tipu Sultan Mosque
2758 hits
Located at 185 Dhartamtalla Street. - 1879 Calcutta looking north from Telegraph Office
2672 hits - 1879 Calcutta looking south from Telegraph Office
2596 hits - 1879 Colombo bazaar
1703 hits - 1879 Coopers Hill Chapel
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Charles was educated Coopers Hill Engineering College from 1877 to 1879. - 1879 Coopers Hill Engineering College
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Charles was educated Coopers Hill Engineering College from 1877 to 1879. The Royal Indian Engineering College (or RIEC) was a British college of Civil Engineering run by the India Office to train civil engineers for service in the Indian Public Works Department. It functioned from 1872 until 1906. - 1879 January Colombo Galle Face
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Charle’s journey out to India went via Palestine, Egypt and Colombo. Galle Face is now a luxury hotel. - 1879 January Colombo
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Charle’s journey out to India went via Palestine, Egypt and Colombo - 1879 January Colombo breakwater and double boat
1694 hits - 1879 January Colombo Buddhist temple
1642 hits - 1879 January Colombo looking towards Lighthouse
1669 hits - 1879 January Colombo-Kandy railway
1915 hits - 1879 January Egypt - Moses fountain
1295 hits
Situated near St Catherines Monastery Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - 1879 January Egypt - Port Said Breakwater and Lighthouse
1937 hits - 1879 January Egypt - Port Said
1622 hits - 1879 January Egypt - Sphinx and pyramid
1622 hits - 1879 January Egypt - Suez Canal map
2015 hits - 1879 January Egypt - Suez Canal
1607 hits - 1879 January Egypt - Suez scenes
1620 hits - 1879 January Jerusalem
1566 hits - 1882 Floods at Navsari
1786 hits - 1882 Surat Telegraph Office
1731 hits - 1886 Church at Serampore
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St Olav's Church Serampore - 1886 Flag Staff from top of Govt House Barrackpore
1682 hits - 1886 Govt House Barrackpore from bridge
1383 hits - 1890 approx Mountain panorama
1404 hits - 1890 approx Road and village in the mountains
1319 hits - 1890 approx Road in the mountains
1366 hits - 1891 The Mackenzie Family
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Charles Streatfield-James married Bessie McKenzie in 1886. She is in the middle and family resemblance indicates that at least one sister is in the shot. Bessie is probably holding Ralph James. - After 1886 Agra - CSJ at Taj Mahal
1824 hits - St Bartholomew's Church Barrackpore
2145 hits - Cricket XI
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Charles James lower right - Government house location unknown
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