A view of Cattaneo Silversmith(became Collingwood Jewellers) showing a man standing in the doorway, and a lady by the lamp post outside. 
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A view of Cattaneo Silversmith(became Collingwood Jewellers) showing a man standing in the doorway, and a lady by the lamp post outside.
whereabouts on the high street was this please.
My Gx2 grandfather was Anthony Cattaneo who came to England from Cavallasca after Waterloo. I wonder if the V Cattaneo was his son, Vincent? I was saddened to hear of the family’s demise – I hadn’t come across it until now. I live in SA and have been trying to locate and buy a barometer, unsuccessfully, but would be thrilled to have anything from my family. If anybody hears of anything reasonably priced (the Rand is worthless!), please would you let me know.
Hi Denise, I am also related to Anthony and Vincent. (Gx5 and Gx4 Grandfathers I think) I am from Teresa’s first sons line. You may be able to help me connect some dots? Thank you.
Hi, good to hear from you. I have a few things I could tell or send you. Would really need your email. If you don’t want to publish it, try pick me up on FB and send a message. My profile picture is jacaranda trees, not the lady with the child who is my sister in law. Best wishes, Denise
Hi There, I am john Quin married to Harry Thomas Watchmaker’s sister daughter Doreen Castelow. Harry sold me this Silver Pocket Watch around 1964 and told me all the history of the watch which I still have in good working order signed by Cattaneo Stockton-on-Tees. Regards John Anthony Quin.
JOHN QUIN, MY WIFE DOREEN CASTELOW, AND UNCLE HARRY THOMAS WAS A WATCHMAKER. HARRY THOMAS KNEW THE CATTANEO FAMILY MOST OF THE FAMILY GOT TB AND DIED, AND CATTANEO BUSINESS FAILED. MR CATTANEO GOT DEPRESSED AND WENT AND HUNG HIMSELF ON THE GAS LAMP OUTSIDE HIS SHOP. A WHILE LATER HARRY THOMAS GOT THIS THIS SILVER POCKET WATCH FOR CLEANING AND WHEN THE PERSON RETURNED FOR THE WATCH, HARRY THOMAS MADE REFERENCE TO THE RARE POCKET WATCH. THE PERSON SAID IT’S FOR SALE, SO HARRY PURCHASED THE WATCH AROUND 1923. I CAME ON THE SCENE, JOHN QUIN AROUND 1956 HUSBAND OF DOREEN CASTELOW ASKING HARRY IF HE HAD ANY RARE SILVER POCKET WATCHES AND REPLIED YES I HAVE ONE MADE IN STOCKTON-ON -TEES AND IT’S FOR SALE. I PURCHASED THIS 1889 OLD SILVER POCKET WATCH AND IT’S IN MINT CONDITION AND I WIND IT ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND ITS TIME TO MOVE IT ALONG, JUST BEFORE I MOVE ALONG MYSELF. BEST REGARDS JOHN ANTHONY QUIN IRELAND 30/01/2023
Hello John, thank you for your reply. My line was Anthony Cattaneo in York and Malton. Unbelievably I got the inner workings of a fusee pocket watch inscribed A Cattaneo York, on eBay in the USA. Very special. Best wishes, Denise.
Hi John
That was a great read , I’ve been collecting Cattaneo watches for a while. Anthony Cattaneo is my 4x grandfather same as Denise from previous messages and from the Silversmith family’s I believe
All the best
Steve Cattaneo
HI STEPHEN, I AM JOHN QUIN FROM LIMERICK IRELAND, IF YOU CONTACT PICTURE STOCKTON AT pictures@stockton.gov.uk THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MY E-MAIL. Steve I must have had this Cattaneo for the last 60 years It’s an 1889 silver pocket watch in good working order stamped on the inner brass casing Cattaneo Stockton-on-tees and I have written to a few people regarding Cattaneo watchmakers in Stockton-on-tees with no records that could make the watch more valuable. All other 1889 pocket silver watches were chain-drivin’ a first for this Cattaneo with his new movement at his time. Regards John Anthony Quin.,
Hello Denise
My grandfather x4 was Antonio Cattaneo (my relatives then follow Vincenzo; Giuseppe (often known as William) and Edith. I’m trying to find Antonio’s exact date of birth; parents and place of birth.
This is the information I have so far:
DOB: 1806?
Place of Birth: Cavallasca Lombardy
Married 1828 Mary Ann Rymer.
I would be so interested if you have any further info
Best wishes
Jill Harbord.
Hi Jill, I’ve just seen your comment. Unfortunately Anthony has proved too difficult to trace with certainty in Italy. However, according to censuses he was born in 1799 in Cavallasca. I also have a story that corroborates this whereby he left there age 16 to fight at Waterloo (1815) but was too late and then with a group of boys came to England. It seems there are a number of Cattaneos around who are not his children and who seem to have appeared in England much later than Anthony. I wonder if they are relatives that he encouraged to come. Best wishes, Denise.
Hi again. I just tried to trace you on Ancestry. I found Vincent, William, Edith Emma and it seems she married Harbord but I don’t find any children on the BMD site! Best wishes, Denise.
Hello Denise I can’t believe I haven’t seen your messages – apologies. After not getting any further with my searches I have had a lapse so your messages were a lovely surprise. Edith was my grandmother (on my father’s side Paul Harbord).
I am going to try and visit Cavalasca in the New Year and visit the church. It’s a long shot but hopefully I might be able to see a register of births from 1799. If I have any success I will let you know.
I wonder if you would be kind enough to let me see or have access to the story that corroborates Antonio’s leaving Cavalasca aged 16 to fight at Waterloo (1815) but was too late and then with a group of boys came to England.
Best wishes Jill
Hi Jill, lovely to hear from you and I’m so excited that you are planning to go to Cavallasca. I tried sending a request to the town council (in Italian through a friend) asking for help, but it was the tail end of Covid so didn’t get a reply. A Cattaneo cousin keeps saying he’ll go, but it doesn’t seem to be happening. Unfortunately I’m too old and far away to make the trip. If you email pictures@stockton.gov.uk they can send you my email and if you send me a message I’ll send you the details of the story, which came via another Cattaneo cousin but who doesn’t bear the name. Best wishes, Denise.
Many thanks Denise I will email now.
Best wishes
Jill
Last time, I promise. I found you – Cattaneo is spelt Cattanice in the registration, so you do exist!!
Hi Denise the shop was at the corner of Dovecote street and Stockton High street, my wife uncle was Albert Thomas a watch maker and ran his business from the same shop as I said Cattaneo had bad luck his family contacted TB and died and his business failed Mr Cattanoe got a Rope and Hung Himself from the Gas Lamp Just out side his shop may they all RIP. Denise I would say you were on the Right man and I never came across a Cattanoe only the Silver pocket watch still going and signed Cattanoe around 1889 in good nicka. I am coming on 86 years now. Regards John Quin Limerick IRELAND.
Hi John, my daughters saw the insides of a pocket watch on eBay in America which was inscribed A Cattaneo York and bought it for my birthday. How it got there I don’t know. My Gx2 grandfather was Anthony Cattaneo who operated in York and Malton, so it must be his handiwork. He died in the 1860s so it must be from before then. Best wishes, Denise.
I have a Barometer with the name V. Cattaneo, Stockton etched on the face, as well as what looks like a farm house, farm out buildings, a church and on top of a hill a windmill. The barometer is still accurate despite it being very old.
John Kirk do you know if your Kirks were Yorkshire folks, done my fathers mothers ancestry (Kirk) earliest Kirks from Headingley, Yorkshire.
Derek
I am thinking of giving this Lovely Silver Pocket Watch to Preston Park Museum, that’s if they have not got one. The CATTANEO family got wiped out with T/B, and his business failed that’s why he hung himself – the poor man had nothing to live for. My own Mother died of T/B. so my feelings are telling me, let it be where the marker made it and died, and not for getting its part on Stockton-on tees HISTORY, Mick John Jack Quin of Hardwick.
John, what a very kind gesture that would be. Another positive outcome for the people of Stockton from the Picture Stockton community.
It seems that the Cattaneo ‘silversmith’ family had it’s origins in Valencia, Italy. In an 1847 trade-directory for Briggate, Leeds (the city’s original main shopping street) there’s a ‘D. Cattaneo-silversmith’ shown trading, with another family member trading as a ‘hardware dealer’ in the same street. Maybe the Stockton shop was owned by yet another family member?
I worked in Stockton in the mid 1950s’ and have one of Cattaneo and Sons silver pocket watches that I purchased years ago from a Mr Thomas, a watch maker himself. He said at the time look after it as it could be worth a few bob in years to come, a nice piece as it is.
Hi, I am the John Quin from Ireland, and I still have the silver pocket watch by Cattaneo of Stockton-on-Tees in very good condition and still working, it was said to me that the whole family got struck down with T/B and this poor man hung himself from the gas lamp-post out side his shop. May he R.I.P.
After Collingwood’s the shop was taken into the Ratner chain but ceased trading as a jewellers when the Ratner Group crashed. Another story concerning this shop when Mr. Cataneo owned it was that he committed suicide by hanging himself from the lamp post outside the shop!