All the photographs in this section and the associated places section come from the Oram family archives.
As well as commercial and very amateurish photographs the archive includes work of three good family photographers. Diarist John’s eldest son John Samuel Oram 1847-1913 emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio where he built up a successful business. In 1887 he was able to visit his parents in England and later often visited Wilford. The archive includes his interior and outside photographs. John Samuel’s sister Lily, younger by 22 years, was also a very competent photographer and there are photographs she took 1900-1914. The third photographer was diarist Arthur’s son Arthur Oram 1885-1965 who was on long leave from the Indus Valley around 1920 when his mother Catherine died.
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Burrishoole Farmhouse
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Home of Arthur & Catherine Oram after their marriage in 1881. Birth place of their offspring John, Arthur “Attie”, Margaret “Gretta”, twins James and Emily and Isa.
The best of the many photographs in the family archive are shown in five slide shows below. Exterior and interior photographs of Wilford are in the places section .
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Home to James “Tom” Hunter, his wife, daughter (later Mrs Weddell) and son.
From a photograph album of John Oram’s daughter Lily, taken c1914.
Prospect Lodge
Slideshow of the Deverell family:
Home to six of Arthur Oram’s in-law: James Cowan and five members of the Anderson family
Brees or Brize house was home of Matthew Anderson 1784-1867 and his son John Anderson 1811-1874 from their move from Northumberland in the mid 1850s until about 1870. Birthplace of John and Margaret Anderson’s six daughters including Arthur Oram’s wife Catherine.
Father of Catherine Love Oram nee Anderson
Arthur Oram’s father-in-law
Home to the Dick family from the mid 19th to mid 20th centuries.
Arthur Oram’s sister-in-law Isabella “Bella” nee Anderson married Robert Dick
Slide Show of images of the Dick family:
Stumbled across your website when I was looking for matters relating to my family, you mention Rimpton, where my family have lived since the 1840s’ and Little Weston where the King Brains, who are cousins of mine still live. I have enjoyed pottering around your relatives whilst thinking they may have known mine.
Thank you for your message. About 18 months ago I was in your area staying at South Barrow and visiting the old family villages including Rimpton plus a couple of days at the Taunton archives. I have heard of the King Brains. You will be interested in John Oram’s diaries, when UCD publish them on their digital library website (they are currently fourth in the queue) as they continue when he returned to Somerset to Lovington then Little Weston.
Hello!
I am fascinated by your wonderful website, which I have stumbled across while looking for information on Robert Vesey Stoney, my great grandfather, who built Rosturk Castle.
Some time between March 1848 and March 1851 his family moved to Rossyvera – as you know, just a stone’s throw from Wilford Lodge. I wonder if there are any mentions of the Stoneys in your family journals? Robert Vesey’s father was James Butler Stoney, and there was a cousin, William Baker Stoney, who was rector of Newport and Castlebar in the 1840s and 50s – I have yet to pin down his dates and career.
Robert Vesey left Rossyvera in 1856, for Australia and India (railways) and started building in the 1870s. I am at a very early stage in my researches.
Yes, members of the Stoney family are occasionally mentioned in both John and Arthur’s diaries. The images of the diaries are gradually working up the list of the UCD Digital Library’s forthcoming collections, so may be available later this year.
Whilst looking through your family website I recognised a photo of my ancestor, Marshall Bartlett! I have really enjoyed working out the connections and been able to put names to a few of the unknown portraits in our family album. Many thanks.