1899 Kelly's Directory of Hampshire & IOW (pages 655 & 948)
Mrs Margaret Pike, photographer, 2 Medina Villas, Palmerston Road & Esplanade, Shanklin

1910 Kelly's Directory of IOW
Mrs Margaret Pike, photographer, 2 Medina Villas, Palmerston Road & Esplanade, Shanklin

1924/25 Kelly's Directory of IOW (page 486)
Edward Pike, photographer, Esplanades & 1 Cambrian Villas, Landguard Road, Shanklin

1937 Kelly's Directory of IOW
Mrs E F D Pike, photographer, 7 Esplanade, Shanklin

In the 1891 census, Alfred was described as a 50 year old photographer and still living at the same address Shanklin; the family being extended by the addition of two more children, Edward Dordan (8) and John (6) - both born in Shanklin. Alfred's two older children, Florence & Alfred, were not listed at that address, and their whereabouts at that time is unknown.

Alfred Pike died in April 1897 and was buried at Shankin Cemetery - although his name still appeared in Kelly's Directory for 1898.

After Alfred's death, the photographic business was run by his wife Margaret, as evidenced by the 1899 & 1910 Kelly's Directories entries above. The 1901 census also records Margaret as being a photographer (although her age had been rounded down to 50!). It is imagined that Margaret was very capable at running the business, having probably been assisting her husband before he died. Margaret died at the age of 81 in January 1928 and was buried with her late husband at Shanklin Cemetery.

After Margaret's death, and probably some time beforehand, the photographic business was taken over in its entirety by her son Edward Dordan Pike. It is not known exactly when Edward entered the family photographic business, but a Kelly's Directory entry found confirms that he was an established photographer by 1924. However, the 1901 census records that Edward started his working life as a house carpenter - possibly being influenced by his brothers George & John who were then described as house painters. Unfortunately, Edward survived his mother for only just over a year, dying in March 1929 at the age of 47. Edward was buried at Shanklin Cemetery, where he was to be joined later by wife Ethel Fanny in 1943.

Following Edward's untimely death, it would appear that his wife, Ethel Fanny, continued to run the business (at the Esplanade) until at least 1937.

Of Alfred & Margaret Pike's other children, it is known that George married Mary Dunne in 1904 and lived in East Cowes until after WW2, and John married Clara Martin in 1908 and lived in Cowes.