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I'm not able to see any connection to my Stuarts. I don't have any William Stuart who was born 1840. So it looks like we are looking at different family trees at the moment.

Hi there, this is ssiii and I've tried replying to petefeet twice. The first time I got a reply from igorstrav and the second time I got a message saying that petefeet's inbox is full. Can you help?

I think you might be right since when I think about it William's first wife Hannah died in 1817 and it's not likely that he would have married and had another son already by 1818.  I've deleted this William as I probably got it from someone else on the family tree.
thanks - you've helped to clarify for me.

Thank you - really useful - I can check out the names you have given me.

does anyone have any idea about the date of the photograph?

Thanks again
ssiii

This one fascinates me because I think the photographers are family.
Firstly I would like to identify the person in the photo by a date. The photo measures 95mmx140mm and is on matt paper stuck on card which is 2mm thick and dark grey verging on brown in colour. The card has been cut down to the size of the photograph in order to stick in an album. The photo is sepia coloured.

The photographers are W & J Stuart at 47-49 Brompton Road.  My ancestor Samuel Robert Stuart was listed as a photographer in the 1861 census, living at Queen's Buildings just off the Brompton Road. He had an older brother William whom I know nothing about but might account for the W.  Who the J could be I have no idea.  Samuel Robert chucked in photography and became an innkeeper, which might also point to the fact that the business belonged to his brother.
This is all guesswork !!!!

would appreciate some expert opinions :-)

ssiii