Though this image is not of a notable islander, I believe it is worthy to place in this gallery due to the dog's connections!
This Carte de Visite (possibly c1865 and taken before Captain Lukis' retirement from the army) was taken by Mr Hutton of 10 Grange Road and depicts a painting of a dog called 'Cheeky'.
There is a fair chance that the original owner of the carte was Captain Francis du Bois Lukis (1827-1907 and the fifth son of Frederick Corbin Lukis) or even Frederick Corbin Lukis himself. It can also hopefully be assumed that the writing shown belongs to one of them. The photographer's Studio at 10 Grange Road being in the same road as the family home was only a short walk away.
A suggested scenario is that Captain Lukis had a fair number of cards printed and sent them to other army officers and friends.
'Cheeky' is more than likely the mascot of the 64th Regiment (affiliated to the 2nd Staffordshire). Francis du Bois Lukis served in this regiment in the Persian campaign (Anglo-Persian War) of 1856-1857 and also served in Jengal and N.W. Province in suppressing the mutiny in 1857-1858 amongst others.
Francis retired from the army in 1870 and was also an archaeologist like is father; he carried out excavations in Derbyshire, Guernsey and Alderney. After his retirement from the army and whilst in Guernsey, he lived in the family home in the Grange with his father and sister.
He was the last surviving son of Frederick Corbin Lukis and inherited all his father's archaeological and history collection, which he ultimately gave to the States of Guernsey. This collection was first shown in the family home in the Grange.
Ref: ©-Mike-Deane-2021-02-17-0001
Photographer: TB Hutton Guernsey
