Workman Family Collection
Item set
- Alternative Title
- Workman/Evans Family Collection
- Description
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The Workman Family Collection is an extensive set of materials, primarily photographic, documenting the personal and social life of the Samuel and Frances Workman (née Evans) family and their connections in both Southern Africa and the UK.
Key Thematic Areas
Family History and Genealogy: The collection provides deep insight into the Workman and Evans lineages, including parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins (e.g., Apperly family connections). Key individuals documented are Samuel Workman, Frances Workman (née Evans), and her father, Walter Evans.
Life Events and Celebrations: Significant family milestones are documented, most prominently the Golden Wedding Anniversary (1952) of Samuel and Frances, but also weddings and birthdays (e.g., Samuel Workman's 80th birthday).
Geographic Span (Southern Africa and UK): The material reflects transnational life, covering residences and travels in:
Southern Africa: Port Elizabeth, Oudtshoorn, Hanover (Northern Cape), Adelaide, Johannesburg (The Chalet, Parktown), and Grahamstown (Wesleyan High School for Girls).
United Kingdom/Ireland: Kent (Bebelauds Bidborgh), Rodborough Court, Brimscombe Court, Belfast (Queens University), and Ballymoney, Ireland.
Social and Leisure Activities: The collection captures daily life, including tennis parties, picnics (e.g., at Beachy Head), holidays, family gatherings at Christmas (e.g., at Handsworth), and scenic views.
Church and Education Ties (Implied): While focused on personal life, the family's connection to Methodism is evident through mentions of church buildings, such as Glen Thorn Church and Oudtshoorn Church (and its dedication), as well as educational institutions like Wesleyan High School for Girls in Grahamstown and Grahamstown Training College. - Type
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Items
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Photograph of Sir Alfred and Lady Apperly. -
Photograph of Sir Alfred Apperly. -
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Photograph of Stanley Mills, one of the best-preserved relics of the Industrial Revolution of the late 1700s. The mills is in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. -
Photograph of the Stringfellow Street Cottage (presumably beloning to the Workman family). Two men can be seen standing on the porch, while a woman waters the garden. -
Photograph, in black and white, of a sunset over the ocean. -
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Frances, Vida and Rodney Workman photographed on suspension bridge. -
Photograph of people playing tennis. -
Photograph of a tennis party showing Samuel and Frances Workman with family while on holiday about 1913 in Johannesburg, South Africa. -
Photograph of a tennis party showing Samuel and Frances Workman with family while on holiday about 1913 in Johannesburg, South Africa. -
Photograph of the Bear Inn (probably in the United Kingdom). -
Photograph of bothers Walter, Rodney and Evan Workman. -
Photograph of the home of Walter and Fanny Evans (the parents of Frances Workman) in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The house was built at about 1894. -
Photograph of the home of Walter and Fanny Evans (the parents of Frances Workman) in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The house was built at about 1894. -
Photograph of the Neuman family, showing eleven adults and two children posing on the lawn. -
Photograph entitled "The Patersons at Hill Church of Port Elizabeth" showing old friends of the Traill family at the 1946 wedding of Walter Workman and Blanche Traill. -
Photograph of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ballymoney where the Workman family worshipped. Helen Workman is the granddaughter of Reverend Samuel Workman. -
Photocopy of a photograph of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ballymoney where the Workman family worshipped. -
Photograph of Arthur Dowglass. -
Photograph entitled "Uncle Authur, Aunt Annie and Margaret" showing members of the Dowglass family. -
Photograph of the Dowglass family, including Authur, Renald, Margaret, Anne, Pollock, Dorothy and Genar. -
Photograph entitled "Uncle Cooper" showing David Cooper Apperly, brother of Frances Apperly who married Walter Evans, and an unidentified woman.