Please date and restore/colour - posted on behalf of luckyjo

[dobfarm]

Hi Prue
I've read in some posts about the method of photograhy that changed after the 1860's early 1870's. This is what I implied  but I still think it 1875 plus. The fashion seems early but men would wear their sunday best for decades. Not exactly worried about last years fashion.

Dobby

[pinbarr]

hello luckyjo,
 I found your photos of Edwin and Kezia Ames very interesting as they are my g.g.grandparents, what is your connection with them? and where have the photos come from? I have looked for a likeness between Edwin and my Grandad but can't really see one. As to the age of the photos they could be anywhere between 1843 when they married and 1861 the date of the last census I can find them together. I have Edwin living with his son Albert on the 1891 census and hisndeath reg 1891. Kezia's death was reg in 1894. As I dont own a computor I,m using a friend's e.mail.
             
              Elaine

[Luckyjo]

Elaine they are also my ancestors. This is exciting.lol
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just take out the Australia bit.
Look forward to hearing from you.

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[grannybobbins]

Hi luckyjo,  I now have an e.mail address but as I havent used this site before I can't post you privately.  perhaps you can post me or Val with your e.mail add as it wasn't on your last correspondance.  I hope to mail a letter to you later today, its taken me ages to sort through the paperwork which I hadn't touched in years.  It had me nearly pulling my hair out but I did find an earlier photo of Edwin & Kezia no idea at present were it came from, will put it in the post to you.
Elaine

[chinakay]

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China

[grannybobbins]

message to luckyjo will be sending more soon.
grannyb

[grannybobbins]

thanks for the welcome china and the tips, hence the short post.
 thanks grannyb

[katenuts]

Apologies for wading in this post at a later date. I came across the post as the result of a random google search of "Edwin Ames Engraver". I am actually research my partners family for him.

Beatrice Ames was his great grandmother, her mother was Mary Ann Ames though no father is given. Mary Ann Ames' birth certificate lists her father as *Edwin Ames* and her mother as Elizabeth Ames (formerly Holland). This all ties up with the 1881 census where he seems to have a family with Elizabeth. I also found his marriage to Kezia and them in the 1861 census previous to this. This photo is very exiting 

Curiously although Edwin is in the 1891 census with his son Albert (Mary Ann's brother) in the 1891 census record I have found of Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Beatrice; Elizabeth is now listed as Holland again and records herself as widowed. I do wonder if this had something to do with Mary Ann raising an illegitimate child (Beatrice) that she gave birth to in the work house in 1888?

[Treetotal]

Hi Kate and welcome to Rootschat..when you have posted three times you will be able to sent a Personal Message to LuckyJo by clicking onto the green scroll beneath her avatar.
Carol