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Offline bruceward51

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Re: Help with dates please
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 16 June 12 10:33 BST (UK) »
On the handwriting, I think the 'some determination' comment is my mother's writing, probably in the 1980s when she inherited some of these. The identifications would almost certainly have been done by Eliza's daughters, who also knew the closest sister intimately well (she remained a spinster and emigrated with Eliza's family to Australia).

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Re: Help with dates please
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 16 June 12 11:27 BST (UK) »
Picture A:her dress style as has already been mentioned is a late 1870's - early 1880's style,however the undated MIP cardstock would put it at 1878-80.
Picture B:mid-late 1880's,the date on the medal only indicates the earliest it can be.

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Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
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Re: Help with dates please
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 16 June 12 12:33 BST (UK) »
I don't think the "some determination" comment is as late as the 1980s - it's written in pen and ink, and is in a handwriting style of the 19th/very early 20th century.   My guess is it was written by the sitter herself, and signed with her initials.