John James Griffiths, (Shipwright, then Photographer and Stationer) b.1871, d.1949. He had 6 sisters, and 3 baby brothers who died near birth.
His father James Griffiths, (1834 - 1910) was a dockyard pensioner, who retired early through accident, living at 18 Unity Street, later re-numbered 68. James bought the Stationer's Shop at 28 Alma Rd. They also owned 30 Alma Rd.
John married Daisy Spurge in November 1899 and took over the shop, having learnt the photographic art from his wife's nephew, Algy Spurge who worked with Friese-Green in The Corridor, Bath, (and who married F-G's niece). They lived at 74 The Broadway, with his father and her mother, and later 3 daughters.
JJG worked from the studio in Alma Road and around Sheppey until he retired aged 70 in 1941