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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Great Great grandmother and great grandmother. Probably taken late 1880's
« on: Sunday 13 April 25 01:23 BST (UK)  »
Thanks all for the replies much appreciated!

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Great Great grandmother and great grandmother. Probably taken late 1880's
« on: Saturday 12 April 25 12:28 BST (UK)  »
She was actually born in 1836 and died in 1909. Sorry. I was looking at the wrong line in my documentation.  Her father was born in 1809. my mistake.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Great Great grandmother and great grandmother. Probably taken late 1880's
« on: Friday 11 April 25 23:05 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the guess Japeflakes, That would be a little later than I thought but certainly possible. I am terrible at guessing ages, and even worse from other era's as people tended to look older sooner because of the hard lives they lived and lack of information on nutrition, etc..

I wondered if that might be a wedding dress and the reason for the 'finery."

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Can searcher companies get it wrong !
« on: Thursday 10 April 25 20:55 BST (UK)  »
I did my DNA through ancestry and it correctly identified several nieces and nephews as well as first, second and third cousins, which when I contacted them I found to be accurate as well. I met (through email) a second cousin and we have corresponded back and forth a few times.

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Limerick / Re: Michael Britt Born 1807
« on: Thursday 10 April 25 20:50 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for the reply. I am unsure what religion they were. My father was Episcopalian, but I believe that came from his maternal line. If I would guess I would think they were Catholic.

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The Lighter Side / Re: THE BRITISH GOLIATH
« on: Monday 07 April 25 15:37 BST (UK)  »
 Found this https://www.oldtimestrongmanblog.com/blog/2023/09/young-samson-the-british-goliath/#close

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering word in 1637 will
« on: Saturday 05 April 25 15:37 BST (UK)  »
Maybe "neighbor"

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Great Great grandmother and great grandmother. Probably taken late 1880's
« on: Friday 04 April 25 21:29 BST (UK)  »
Hello, this is a photo of my great great grandmother, Harriet Hall Brind, born in 1809 in Clains, Worcestershire. Next to her is my great great grandmother, Mary Brind Gwynn, born in 19 March 1862 in Droitwich Reg district, Worcestershire. I was just wondering if there's any way of guessing a date for the photo. I am just guessing and I am terrible at guessing ages. Would this type of photo with those 'fancy' sort of looking dresses be normal for the time. My great grandfather Joseph P. Gwynn was a commercial traveler, which I believe translates as a traveleing sales representative. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Limerick / Michael Britt Born 1807
« on: Friday 04 April 25 21:16 BST (UK)  »
My great great grandfather Michael Britt was born in Ballingarry, Limerick, Ireland in 1807. He was married to Clen  Cocknne and they immigrated to the united states in 1829 where they settled in Philadephia, Pennsylvania.
The family name has passed down the generations and I've never met any other Britts that I was related to apart from immediate family. My grandfather, Edmund Britt died when my father was around 3 years old in 1922, so my great grandparents were unknown to us.
Just wondering if there are any Britts thereabouts in Ballingarry or the area. Thinking of taking holiday to Ireland and likely would pass through Limerick just to visit Ballingarry.
thanks for any info
Rob Britt, Charleston, SC, USA

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