You show me yours ......

[oldtimer]

These are my great great grandparents. It is a photo of a painting which was made from a photo - long gone 

Maurice was born in Ireland around 1845. Adelaide was born in Staffordshire in 1851

[daval57]

I would love to know who was the first person born to have their photo taken? (as opposed to who was the first person who had their photo taken). Have tried to google it, but haven't come up with answer. 

I have a book called "A Country Camera 1844-1914.

On the front cover is a photo of Robert Morvinson, carrier and shoemaker of Stallingborough, Lincs, taken 1857, when he was 82. He was born in 1775, when the US was still a British Colony, and Bonnie         Prince Charlie was still alive, according to the caption.

I bet he's a pretty good contender for the title.

Linda

That sounds really interesting Linda.
Any chance you could at least scan that front page and post it?

[ajbaker]

Loving all these pictures. I thought I'd add to them. Unfortunately my grandmother had a go at colouring this one in when she was little.

The lady in the centre is my 3x great grand aunt, Jane Ogilvie (b.1808). Sitting on the carpet in a red dress is my GG grandmother Kitty (b.1857) and her sister Allie is on her right (b.1853). Jane ran a girls' school and the photo is of her with her boarders.

On the back someone has written that Jane's face is turned away from the camera to hide the fact that she had to have half her jaw bone removed, before the days of anaesthetics!

Adam

[ridban]

I would love to know who was the first person born to have their photo taken? (as opposed to who was the first person who had their photo taken). Have tried to google it, but haven't come up with answer. 

I have a book called "A Country Camera 1844-1914.

On the front cover is a photo of Robert Morvinson, carrier and shoemaker of Stallingborough, Lincs, taken 1857, when he was 82. He was born in 1775, when the US was still a British Colony, and Bonnie         Prince Charlie was still alive, according to the caption.

I bet he's a pretty good contender for the title.

Linda

That sounds really interesting Linda.
Any chance you could at least scan that front page and post it?

[ridban]

Ooops! Sorry. Try again....here he is.

[oldtimer]

Adam, what a super photo! Why don't you rescan in a higher resolution and post it on to the Restoration board for it to be coloured in properly!! I am sure it would look stunning!!

[daval57]

Linda, thanks.  Brilliant wee photo.

Adam, oldtimer just got there before me.  However, I was going to suggest you put it on restoration to get it back the way it was.

You'll probably get both.  Will be well worth the effort.

Dave

[JenB]

My photo shows four generations of my family, and was taken about 1918.

from left to right:

My great-great grandmother Jane born 1847, born Hexham, Northumberland 1847

My grandfather Richard, born Commondale, Yorkshire, 1892

My grandmother Hilda, born Iveston, County Durham, 1892. On her knee their daughter Annie, born 1917.

My great-grandfather John (father of Hilda) born Consett, Co. Durham, 1866.

My great-great grandfather Thomas, born Iveston, Co. Durham 1843.

I still have the silver locket which my grandmother is wearing in this photo.

Jennifer

[JenB]

Here are Thomas (b.1843) and Jane (b. 1847- see previous post) when they were a little younger.