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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Please help with photo date & photographer id
« on: Friday 06 May 11 13:06 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Ken & Jim. 

Spennymoor makes sense.  The McConnells were there in the early 1900s.

Tracy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Please help with photo date & photographer id
« on: Friday 06 May 11 11:47 BST (UK)  »
Hello again.  After your success with my previous photo (posted 21/4) I am hoping you can help with dating this one.

At present we are not sure who this little family are. The boy has somewhat of a resemblance to the man (John McConnell) that was featured in my original request but other than that we have no clue.

The photograph was found amongst quite a number - the vast majority of which we have identified to hail from the NE of England.  Does this tie in with the photographer?

The original is mounted on quite thick buff coloured card (about 1.5mm) with rounded corners and the other dimensions are 168 x109 mm. The back is blank except for a pencilled number 56515.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Tracy


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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Please help with photo date
« on: Friday 22 April 11 21:47 BST (UK)  »
Thank you all - Prue, Jim & China for your comments  - this is absolutely fascinating and amazing what you have been able to garner from this image. 

I had a sudden flash of inspiration and have just found the original :)  Unfortunately the back is blank except for an handwritten number in ink in the top left corner (53406).

In terms of measurement it is 6.5 x 4.25inches (167mm x 107mm) and is probably 1mm in thickness.

There is an embossed design on bottom left and right corners.

Cheers

Tracy



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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Please help with photo date
« on: Friday 22 April 11 14:52 BST (UK)  »
Thank you jim1.

Just to add more info - at some point around this time 1860s- 1878, he was living in Southern Ireland (his first child was born in Ireland 1878 but second born in Sunderland).  Would the same dating for posing stands occur in Eire?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Please help with photo date
« on: Friday 22 April 11 09:23 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Prue, this fits in with our thoughts on it being John McC. 

Tracy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / COMPLETED, thank you - Please help with photo date
« on: Thursday 21 April 11 22:05 BST (UK)  »
Unfortunately I do not know where the original is now but here is a scan of who we believe to be John McConnell but it would help a great deal if someone out there is able to date the image to help us confirm this.  John's dates are 1844 - 1892. 

I have tried (unsuccessfully ) to find the photographer which looks like J Alf Culshaw to me but cannot find him/her listed for 119 High Street West, Sunderland.

As I mentioned before I no longer have the original - just the scan of the front only.  From memory it was on thick embossed card and was a cabinet card size.

Here's hoping you lovely Rootschat people can come up trumps as you seem to do so impressively!

Thank you in advance.

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Suffolk / Re: Burgess family, Essex & Suffolk
« on: Sunday 19 March 06 22:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Linda

I was generally surfing for Hadstock information and found your post at Rootschat.  I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that you were tracing the Burgess family there, as we have been doing the same for some time.

During our researching at the Ipswich Record Office we found that William Burgess married Ann Moyse in the parish of Stradbroke (Suffolk) on 3rd March 1812.

We also found a baptism record for a William Burgess (son of Robert and Mary) in Wilby dated 17 April 1785. There are many other children of this marriage and the records indicate that Mary was formerly Mary Clarke.

George and Elizabeth Sarah Burgess are my husband's Great Grandparents. They were married at Hadstock on 4th Aug 1879.  Their marriage certificate states her father was James Bush (a labourer).  He appears on the Hadstock 1851 census aged 29 with his wife Mary and son William (aged 1).  On the 1861 census Mary is a widow and living in Hadstock with several of her children including Elizabeth who is aged 3.

We have other Burgess information if this helps.  Are you a Burgess too?

Tracy




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