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A Victorian Album

I wonder if any of these have a connection with my unamed relative?. The one of his hands fascinated me and the odd boots. Maybe it's what Annie said about the arthritis in his feet maybe?. TTFN. Jean.
 
The unknown man in the picture Jean maybe has to wear special built up shoe
 
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Frank a lovely old photo and very clear. Jean. Have the oldest photo in my collection. If Lloyd is handy and fancies a challenge he is welcome to try. Jean.
 
Photo? I thought it was the end of a brick at first!
It's pretty far gone, well faded and damaged. I've had 2 goes, 1 in original colour and 1 in black and white.
 
Think that was one of your biggest challenges yet Lloyd. Did you notice in the bottom left hand corner what appears to be a giant pumpkin?. Thanks. Jean.
 
i know, its lovely, i wish i knew how old she was, i know they lived out kidderminster way. im not very good at dating the clothing
 
loveley work both of you, thank you. i think it was taken early 1900's. do you think if i print it out on A4 that it would ruin it?
 
This is a picture of I believe my Gt Grandfather William as a boy taken about 1883, it's on a copper/brass? plate so maybe someone can tell me for sure what period it was. Love his long blonde curls, Claire :)
 
That is a really beautiful photo of your great grandfather Claire. You are so lucky to have it.

Judy
 
He was born about 1880, guessing on the age in the pic i assume he's only young other half, so it owuld fit then that it was him, he bears an uncanny resemblance to me as a child, altho mom did say everyone commented on that haha

Thanks Jayell, I got lucky and found one of my Nan's (his daughter) brothers grandchildren recently, and her father had the original which he dug out when she started doing the family tree, until now none of us thought there were any pictures of him anywhere in existance, so she's now badgering the rest of the family to sort their attics out hehe
 
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Loveley photos. It is difficult to set exact time by fashion, but it would appear about 1885 - 1890 circa. The photograph taken alongside yours is dated 1885, note the similarity in dress and the pose set by the photographer.
 
Thanks Beamish I was a few years out, hard to tell ages really by looking at them, but i did think maybe he was 5 ish maybe a bit older in the pic, it is so hard to tell really isn't it. Being so old and copper it's obviously tarnished over the years, so the background isn't very clear unfortunately lol
 
I don't know the dates of the photos but would suggest that the boys shown are about 5 years old and had just been "britched". Wearing their first trousers - in those days boys wore dresses until they were about 5 years old and then went into trousers - so my dad used to tell me.
 
Claire, you say that it is on a brass or copper plate. Is the surface holding the image silvered and can you only view the image from one position, ie by moving the plate until the image catches the light?
 
Annie Keight Standing (b 17.06.1880), Emily Keight Seated (b 10.08.1876) my great grandmother who I knew nothing about until a couple of weeks ago.
I got the photo through contacting a distant relative through ancestry.com
The quality is quite poor but I`m amazed that I`ve got a photo at all !!
 
Thank you Mike. I have been round those colleges years ago but this does not ring a bell. There was no clue on the back of the photo I am afraid. Jean.
 
Really interesting thread - please find my paternal grandmother Sarah Ruth Barns (nee Emery) born in Cradley and lived in Water Orton and my husband's Great Grandmother - Sarah Anne Hooke lived in Erdington (husband Edward, local Stonemason)View attachment 46365
 
What a lovely photo my grandfather's sister and brother in law lived in Water Orton. He was the organist and Choir Master at the local church.
 
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