COMPLETED WITH THANKS Matching photos to date and restore wedding please

[JudithS]

Jim, Edwardian period 1901 - 1911, 2nd period..extended 1912 - 1919. 
You did say, the children photo wasnt 1920's...
 
Possibly the two photos, the wedding and the three children dont match. Different generations.

If you are still saying the children photo is abt 1908, then we concur.

Thanks Jim   

Do you have an opinion about the mans personal similarieties, so we can decide if he isnt one of Maria's husbands. ( Wish I had forensic face recognition )

[jim1]

First look at the women.Do they all look like the same person to you? To me they don't.
The woman in pic.1 looks like someone completely different.

jim

[JudithS]

Yes she does Jim, woman in pic 1 she was born 1863.

[JudithS]

So..that isnt Maria's husband in the children photo...........

[jim1]

I'm afraid you've got me confused.Are you saying Maria was born in 1863 & these are her marriage photos?
jim

[miagre1]

Jim, Edwardian period 1901 - 1911, 2nd period..extended 1912 - 1919. 
You did say, the children photo wasnt 1920's...
 
Possibly the two photos, the wedding and the three children dont match. Different generations.

If you are still saying the children photo is abt 1908, then we concur.

Thanks Jim   

Do you have an opinion about the mans personal similarieties, so we can decide if he isnt one of Maria's husbands. ( Wish I had forensic face recognition )

This may help.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6795661/4N6site/improc/digiplugin/main.htm

I've used it on Rootschat photos for a few folk, although it was developed primarily for handwriting. You have to use it selectively as the face/subject can face the camera at varying angles.

It works by converting points selected on an image to numerical values, which can be compared to other images.



George

[JudithS]

Yes, I’m sorry Jim; I am getting a little confused with the abstract myself. Both wedding photos and the matching studio photo is Maria (b.1884). Question was which husband was which.

The family photo with three children was doubtful, although the man so alike as to be one of the grooms in the wedding photos; I had to show it to you.  As you demonstrated, that does not look like Maria in that photo, but it is the same era.  It could also have been another family, according to another researcher.

After a sleepless night, the penny dropped. You are absolutely correct with your dates. Wow and Wow! 
The groom in the Fremantle wedding photo by CM Nixon is the first husband William Gilblett 1903, the matching studio photo 1906, and now the family photo 1908 is also him.

I realised that if the family photo was William and his first three children, then the boy (5) is Norman Thomas. It has been quite a journey through these, until now, unnamed photos. You have helped us identify four mystery photos. Badly copied images, which meant very little to anybody.

I had been sent a copy just last week of Maria, where all had been identified, her father, 2 brothers and 6 of her 7 children. The baby born 1915. The boy 2nd from the left (back) is Norman Thomas (12) and also the boy in the family photo (5). Didn’t connect the dots between photos until now.

I want to thank you Jim. I will leave it at this now; all done...you have done wonders for our family research. Thank you for your perseverance. Once again you have wowed us with your photo dating knowledge.

Thanks too George for the link. That looks interesting; you have loads of good ideas, don’t you!

Appreciate you all. 
Jud