Date the photograph

[Mourne]

Thank you all for your thoughts. I so want this person to be my Grandomther, as this is what I was told, on her death cert is Pulmonary Tuberculosis Exhaustion, maybe this is why she looks older than 32 yrs

Mourne

[Rabbit B]

Welcome to rootschat Mourne,

What a lovely avatar that is! 

Now about your picture, this lady is certainly older than the age that you have given.

I would estimate late 40's, but having said that, have you noticed the deterioration in the facial musculature around the mouth, the thinning lips are an aging thing as well.

Rabbit B 

[PrueM]

Sorry Mourne, I think that might be wishful thinking 

The lady does not look like an ill young woman, she looks like a healthy mature woman.  If she had TB she would look more wasted and pale.  This lady has all the signs of a face going southwards (not wishing to be rude!    ) - slight jowls, heavy brows, lines around mouth etc.  Her hands are not the hands of a young woman, either.

Combine all this with the fairly confident dating information of 1915-1920 or so, and I really think that, unfortunately, this is not your grandmother 

[PaulaToo]

Perhaps not grandmother, then, but could it be HER mother ?
There's nearly always a grain of truth in family legends, nearly always...  sometimes even two grains...

[Tricia_2]

Apart from the colour of her hair, I would say that she looks older even than 50.
To me, she looks nearer 60.

[chinakay]

There's another thing...TB gives you all kinds of pulmonary problems which result in poor oxygenation. Poor oxygenation leads to loss of brain and cardiac function and a whole bunch of stuff ....including poor fingernail and hair growth. In fact, TB is noted for hair loss.

This woman looks like she has a very healthy head of hair. Lovely hair.

Just another 2 cents' worth....your piggybank is going to be full soon

Cheers,
China

[Mourne]

Thank you all for your comments.

But can anyone put a year to the photo rather than the person.

Mourne

[jc26red]

Combine all this with the fairly confident dating information of 1915-1920 or so..................

You have been given a very good date for the photo and I would agree with Pru

Jenny

[mosiefish]

Hi,

Is the photographers name written anywhere? 

Just thought I should ask in case it had been cropped off the bottom.

Mo