Biography on alfred burton
- Alfred Henry Burton is a nineteenth-century New Zealand photographer.
- Alfred Henry Burton was the eldest of four sons of John Burton and his wife, Martha Neal.
- Alfred Henry Burton (c.
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Dr. Alfred Henry Burton
There is an article about Dr. Burton in the Dutch magazine “Bode des Heils in Christus” 83 (1940), pages 175-179. After this article there is “EEN PERSOONLIJK WOORD OVER Dr BURTON” (=A Personal Word About Dr. Burton) written by JNV (= J. N. Voorhoeve). Neither Dutch nor English being my mother tongue, I give a translation by google.translate (with a few corrections) below. This might help to understand AHB’s position in his later years.
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A PERSONAL WORD ABOUT Dr. BURTON
In early 1908, I had the privilege of accompanying and translating Brothers Burton and Hutton on a journey across our country. Their vivid testimony of the Savior, whom they loved so much and to whose service they devoted themselves, is still in my memory. Brother Hutton had then spent 24 years serving as a missionary in China, and had come into contact there with a faithful officer from a British warship, who had conversations with him about gathering in Jesus' Name, and recommended to him the writings of Darby and Kelly. A month later, Hutton cam
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Burton, Alfred Henry
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Alfred Henry Burton was the eldest son of John Burton and his wife, Martha Neal. He was born in Leicester, England 1834. John Burton had founded the photography firm of John Burton and Sons which was patronised by Queen Victoria and other members of the Royal Family.
In 1856 Alfred emigrated to New Zealand, and was employed in Auckland as a printer for about three years. After a similar period spent in Sydney, Australia, he returned to England. He married Lydia Taylor at Ramsgate, Kent, on 15 November 1864, while he was manager of the Nottingham branch of John Burton and Sons.
In 1868 Alfred joined his brother Walter John Burton in Dunedin. Walter had immigrated to Dunedin in 1866 and set up the Grand Photographic Saloon and Gallery in Princes Street The firm became known as Burton Bros and was very successful. Alfred travelled extensively taking photographs or 'views' to be sold and Walter looked after the portrait studio. The brothers did not always get on and in 1877 their partnership came to an end. Alfred c
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