My Illustrious Ancestors
A family canon full of countless artists, a watchmaker, musicans, and all-round illustrious people - and the most famous ancestor in my entire family canon is Nipper, the dog that belonged to my grandfather's cousins, Mark and then Francis Barraud - who painted the picture. Never mind. Click on Nipper to find out his story.
Francis Barraud painting HMV
William and Henry Barraud Paintings
One of the Barraud brothers as far as I'm aware, is my great-great-great grandfather. I'm not sure which of them is the father of Sophia Emma Barraud - my great-great grandmother. The painting here is not of them, but by them, and if you click on the painting, you can go to a larger reproduction and some information about them at the Wehle Gallery's homepage. Be sure to click on the other links to see more paintings!
`Barraud the watchmaker
"You're sure it doesn't simplify them?" observed Holmes. "What did you find in his pockets?"
"We have it all here" said Gregson, pointing to a litter of objects upon one of the bottom steps of the stairs. "A gold watch, No 97163, by Barraud of London. Gold Albert chain, very heavy and solid...."
A Study in Scarlet by A Conan Doyle, chapter 3, "The Lauriston Garden Mystery"
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I don't know much about this branch of the Barraud family but they're definitely on our family tree. A search on the Internet brought up this Sherlock Holmes quotation which nearly had me dying of shock - the Barrauds even made it to being mentioned in a literary classic! There is a Barraud chronometer of 1811 in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum which I try to have a look at every time I'm there.
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