Please date the lady , the gent is Herbert Read Perth Australia .

[the ferret]

Hello My friends, I've been told these are my G Grandparents Herbert Read and Mary Little, BUT I'm thinking the lady is his mother taken much earlier and  I can see they are merged.
Herbert 1877 -1948.Mary was his wife 1881- 1957.
Could the lady be his MOTHER ? Emily Howlett 1844-1931. (a much older photo?)


Any help is Appreciated, Cheers, Rod.

[the ferret]

Could these be the same lady?, sorry having bother posting photos

[Yonks Ago]

Ferret,

I would say the "Lady" is older than the chap..so maybe yes is his mother.

cheers
Yonks

[the ferret]

Ferret,

I would say the "Lady" is older than the chap..so maybe yes is his mother.

cheers
Yonks

Thanks Yonks, I thought that too, but I'm thinking they are husband and wife, he died well before she, and maybe someone had the photo put together, but a date for each person's photo would help clinch whether they are my G Grands, or GG Grands.
Cheers, Rod.

[Yonks Ago]

The stance of them both..to me dont look like a couple..he looks like he's thinking "Mother" do I have to have this photo taken ..to me she looks a lot older.
Hope someone else joins in and gives their thoughts
Is there any thing on the back of the Photo, have you looked at census to see..who was living where..maybe if its his Mother..she was living with him.

Cheers
Yonks

[jim1]

What you have is an over-sketched enlargement of 2 photos blended together.
I would suggest the lady's was taken late WW1 & up to 1920 & the one of him sometime during the 1920's.

[the ferret]

What you have is an over-sketched enlargement of 2 photos blended together.
I would suggest the lady's was taken late WW1 & up to 1920 & the one of him sometime during the 1920's.

So would that make them Mother and Son Jim?
The photo was done by the same studio as the wedding photos of my Grands in 1920, it's the same handwriting on the back of the packing ( just numbers and a squiggle), but nothing on the back of the photo as they are stuck down Grrrrrr so that would make him 43?,  as he was born 1877.
Thanks Jim.

[Yonks Ago]

Ferret,

Can you tell me your connection to the Read/Reid family please.
I have a James REID born abt 1866 Erskin S.A. died 1928 Kalgoorlie.. he married into my family.

Cheers
Yonks

[the ferret]

Ferret,

Can you tell me your connection to the Read/Reid family please.
I have a James REID born abt 1866 Erskin S.A. died 1928 Kalgoorlie.. he married into my family.

Cheers
Yonks

Hi Yonks, My 4th G Grands George READ and Elizabeth from Gillingham Dorset arrived ship Rockingham May 1830, five children, mostly stayed around Perth, on the same ship was JAMES and Ruth Read, see below.


READ, J, R & Family

1800 – 23 February 1878
13 July 1801 – 15 July 1873

Origin Gillingham, Dorset, England
Accompanying Family Rose, Eliza, Caroline, James, John & Frances
First settled in Sulphur Town, Garden Island, WA
Original Occupation Journey Man
Occupation in Australia Boatman, Farmer, House Proprietor - F'tle

ROCKINGHAM

Departure Port London, UK
Arrival Year 1830

Ruth Died Frem. 1873, James then moved to SA to be with Family and died GOOLWA 1879, not sure of Jame's relationship to George, possibly half Brother, or Brother.
Cheers, Rod.