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Title: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: RoserAncestors on Monday 15 May 17 21:24 BST (UK)

I was wondering if anyone could help date this photo of a lady taken at the Relma Studios at 216 King Street, Newtown, presumably Sydney (as my family are from NSW).

The photo comes via my late grandmother and I suspect it might be of either:

1. her grandmother Alice Evans, born in 1874 in Glebe, died 1961 Kingsford. She lived in Sydney her whole life but not, so far as I'm aware, in Newtown.

2. her other grandmother, Sarah Ann Vigers nee Budden, born 1865 in Denman, died in 1953 in Mosman. She grew up in the Hunter Valley then lived in Dubbo in the 1890s before moving to Burwood in Sydney sometime probably not too long before 1917.

Many thanks if anyone can help.

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: Handypandy on Tuesday 16 May 17 21:37 BST (UK)

Bit of a clean to bring her back up the board.

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: RoserAncestors on Tuesday 16 May 17 22:01 BST (UK)

Thanks HP, very nice of you :)

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: matthewj64 on Tuesday 16 May 17 22:36 BST (UK)

Looks Edwardian, and the earliest mention of Relma Studios that I can find in the newspapers on Trove is 1910

M :)

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 16 May 17 22:44 BST (UK)

Beautiful photo...I agree with Matthew so most likely to be Alice.
Carol

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: Joyful on Tuesday 16 May 17 22:51 BST (UK)

I, too think Edwardian so most likely Alice.

Joy

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: RoserAncestors on Wednesday 17 May 17 02:29 BST (UK)

Thank you all for your help, much appreciated. Does anyone see any resemblance between the photo and the attached photo of Alice's daughter Frances at age 17 in 1916?

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: matthewj64 on Wednesday 17 May 17 02:36 BST (UK)

Yes, nose shape, eyes and hair colour

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: Handypandy on Wednesday 17 May 17 05:14 BST (UK)

A clean up for Frances too .....

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: RoserAncestors on Wednesday 17 May 17 06:34 BST (UK)

Thanks Matthew, I'm hopeless at detecting resemblances but I think you're right.

Thanks HP, it comes up really nicely!

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: saddles on Wednesday 17 May 17 09:22 BST (UK)

Hi...One from me.

Carolyn  :)

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: RoserAncestors on Wednesday 17 May 17 10:21 BST (UK)

Thanks Carolyn, that's really nice :) Now that I've got a better idea of who this is I might put the photo on my Ancestry tree. Do you mind if I use your restoration? Would you like a credit?

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: saddles on Wednesday 17 May 17 10:30 BST (UK)

You are most welcome and I'm so pleased to think you want to use my restore, yes
I would like a credit.

Thank you for your kind words !

regards Carolyn  :)

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: saddles on Thursday 18 May 17 10:30 BST (UK)

Hi...The other as well.


Carolyn  :)

Title: Re: Vigers/Budden/Evans (?) Sydney Australia - date help
Post by: RoserAncestors on Thursday 18 May 17 22:42 BST (UK)

Looks great, thank you heaps 😀