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Offline mikehicks

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Would you say she was pregnant?
« on: Sunday 19 August 07 13:03 BST (UK) »


I've got quite a few photos like this, all handed down from a gt grandfather, probably family members too but not a single one has anything written on to say who they are!! I stare at them for hours and i get nowhere! Very frustrating.
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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 19 August 07 13:11 BST (UK) »

I'd say it's a possibility!  The book is hiding any evidence but the buttons on the bodice are a clue.


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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 19 August 07 13:12 BST (UK) »
Yes i've noticed the buttons too. I thought it might have been immodest to have your picture taken when pregnant, maybe not.
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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 19 August 07 13:30 BST (UK) »
I have a similar photo; although of a young couple, and family legend is that the wife, in a dress very much like your lady, was about 6 months pregnant.

Nanny Jan
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 19 August 07 17:46 BST (UK) »
Definitely !   Six months plus, I'd say !
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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 19 August 07 17:48 BST (UK) »
Either that or she's got terrible posture  :o :o

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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 19 August 07 21:28 BST (UK) »
Either way, I'd say it was likely to be d****d uncomfortable to be buttoned up like that at 6 months plus!  :-\

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Re: Would you say she was pregnant?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 19 August 07 21:38 BST (UK) »



Judging by the amount of children those poor women had to produce, I would have thought it nigh on impossible to have a photograph taken without being in some stage of pregnancy!  :-\
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