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One dress....2 sisters
« on: Sunday 08 May 11 12:30 BST (UK) »
Could someone please give a little to colour to this photo. It is of My Gt Aunt Alice.

There is a lovely story that this particular dress was worn at my parents wedding in 1951 by my maternal grandmother Margaret who is the younger sister of Alice. Sadly my Grandma died in 1954 aged about 55, shortly after her death her sister Alice came for a visit from Canada where she lived and commented on the dress, which my Grandad and mum said she could have. A little while later she had a photo taken of her wearing it.

I am also posting the photo of my Grandma wearing the dress in order to give the talented people on here some idea what colour it was.
Weaver, Wilcock, Heywood, (Leigh Lancashire)
Lee, Mc Quirk, Mc Guirk, Mc Gurk, Blenkinsop, Oldfield, Hilton (Whitehaven Cumbria)

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Re: One dress....2 sisters
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 08 May 11 12:36 BST (UK) »
This is my Grandma Margaret in the same dress
Weaver, Wilcock, Heywood, (Leigh Lancashire)
Lee, Mc Quirk, Mc Guirk, Mc Gurk, Blenkinsop, Oldfield, Hilton (Whitehaven Cumbria)

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Re: One dress....2 sisters
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 08 May 11 14:50 BST (UK) »
Hippy :) :) :) :)
Please scan all photographs at 300-600 dpi.
Please feel free to colour/modify any restores posted by me.
An acknowledgement would be much appreciated.

Lenoir - Antwerp Belgium
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Re: One dress....2 sisters
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 08 May 11 15:09 BST (UK) »
WOW thanks so much for that nice oneXX
Weaver, Wilcock, Heywood, (Leigh Lancashire)
Lee, Mc Quirk, Mc Guirk, Mc Gurk, Blenkinsop, Oldfield, Hilton (Whitehaven Cumbria)


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Re: One dress....2 sisters
« Reply #4 on: Monday 09 May 11 20:47 BST (UK) »
Couple from me.

Terry
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: One dress....2 sisters
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 10 May 11 02:01 BST (UK) »
One from me.

Caroline
Wilkinson - Shropshire;  Jones - Hereford; Mitchell - Brighton; Emery - Brighton; Hall - Brighton Christopher - Dorset; Bussell - Dorset; <br /><br /><br />This information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk<br /><]

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Re: One dress....2 sisters
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 10 May 11 08:47 BST (UK) »
Thankyou Terry and Cazza, they are so beautifulXX
Weaver, Wilcock, Heywood, (Leigh Lancashire)
Lee, Mc Quirk, Mc Guirk, Mc Gurk, Blenkinsop, Oldfield, Hilton (Whitehaven Cumbria)