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Thanks Carol, I haven't restored anything for a while, so I rushed it a little, I used to do it for a job about 20 years ago, I mainly colour old black and whites for pleasure now. I wasn't looking for something to do, I came across it whilst looking for the name Payne. I love old pictures and I thought if the person who wanted it done, wanted to print it out they'd have a job finding a long thin frame so thought I'd just make it bigger  ....the other restorations posted below mine look amazing! 

I haven't done one for a while, I did one the same size and another I built up the edges slightly using artistic licence so it was a little wider.

Paul

Hi Peter, this message is over 10 years ago so you probably know this information by now. Henry Ashton is my GGG Grandfather, he was a cabinet maker, he married Harriet Thornely, her sister Mary Susannah Thornely married Robert Garnett also a cabinet maker from Warrington, he had a large cabinet making factory there (incidentally as I type it is being demolished    ) and they were neighbours in Penketh. Henry and Harriet's daughter also called Harriet married my GG Grandfather Thomas Doodson who was a cordwainer and the sub postmaster of Penketh Post Office. I still live in Warrington. I found your message because I have been trying to find out more information on Solomon Ashton from Stockport, did you manage to find anything out? I found another child called George born in 1807 as well as Harriet, Mary Susannah and Elizabeth. I wasn't sure if they'd had a child called William too. I'll post this and see if you get it. Regards Paul Doodson