People Gallery

Sheffield Association in aid of the Adult Deaf and Dumb, sign language (I am thine, O Lord), 1908

Sheffield Association in aid of the Adult Deaf and Dumb was established in 1862 with the aim of promoting the wellbeing of the deaf and dumb and assisting them in obtaining employment. Originally using premises in Division Street it moved to purpose built premises in Charles Street in the 1890s. Demolished 1966.The font, made by a member of the Association, was installed at the Institute's premises in 1911.Image from Sheffield Association in aid of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Jubilee Souvenir, 1861-1911 (Local Studies 362.42 SST)

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Wightman family Victorian picnic, Yorkshire, 1893

Arthur Wightman (1842 - 1924) is the figure on the far left of the photograph, partially obscured by a young lady in front of him, who is thought to be Annie Maud Wightman (1854 - 1940), one of Arthur's sisters. Arthur's wife Edith Wightman (1850 - 1943) can be seen fourth from the left, wearing a dark-coloured coat and hat. The two gentlemen in the centre of the photograph, sat towards the back, wearing caps and with cigars in their mouths, are possibly Benjamin Arthur Wightman (1873 - 1937), Arthur's eldest son and Henry Temple Wightman (1866 - 1920), Arthur's youngest brother, respectively.
Original at Sheffield Libraries: arc02535

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Wightman family and friends group of 14 individuals in unknown garden setting, c. 1910

The identifiable figures are thought to be as follows:
Back row (stood left to right):
1. Benjamin Arthur Wightman (1873 - 1937), eldest son of Arthur Wightman (1842 - 1924);
2. 'Mr Harland' possibly possibly Charles Cecil Harland (1888 - 1946) one of the sons of the Rev. Albert A. Harland (1839 - 1921), vicar of Harefield, Middlesex. Charles Cecil Harland was also younger brother of Albert Harland (1869 - 1957) who became Sheffield MP for Ecclesall. Around the time of this photograph Charles Cecil Harland was living in Sheffield at 10 Psalter Lane where he was a law student, articled to Colonel Hebert Hughes C.B., C.M.G (1853 - 1917). Charles Cecil Harland went on to serve as an army Second-Lieutenant and later Captain in the First World War, in Gallipoli and in France, where he wounded four times, mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Military Cross and Croix the Guerre. He later become a director of Joseph & Henry Wilson Ltd, snuff manufacturers, Sheffield and later lived at Westbrook, Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield. Note: the fourth figure on the back row, who looks very similar to this gentleman, may actually be Charles Cecil Harland instead or one of his brothers;
3. Alfred Edward Thompson (1865 - 1955), managing director of Joseph & Henry Wilson Ltd, snuff manufacturers, Sheffield, who lived at the time at Westbrook, Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield;
5. Denis Conway Wightman (1876 - 1933), Arthur Wightman's third son;
6. Thomas Wilson Mappin (1877 - 1916), son of Sir Wilson Mappin J.P. (1848 - 1925) of Abbeydale Grange, who lived at the time at 26 Oakholme Road, Sheffield.
Front row (sat left to right):
2. Florence Ethel Broughton Thompson (nee Noon) (1863 - 1939), wife of Alfred Edward Thompson above;
4. Possibly Charles Edward Thompson (born in Sheffield in 1902), son of Alfred Edward Thompson (1865 - 1955) and Florence Ethel Broughton Thompson (nee Noon) (1863 - 1939) above;
5. or 6. One of these two ladies is probably Constance Mary Wightman (nee Lockwood) (1877 - 1944), wife of Henry Temple Wightman (1866 - 1920), Arthur Wightman's youngest brother;
7. Edith Wightman (1850 - 1943), wife of Arthur Wightman;
8. Violet Maud Mappin (1883 - 1948), wife of Thomas Wilson Mappin above, who married in 1906.
From an original at Sheffield Librarries: arc02573

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