Dating advice on 2 pictures

[JustinVieira]

He was a railway employee according to the death certificate I have provided it is the person I think it is.
However, not sure if that means he worked outside or inside

That would depend on what kind of railway employee he was. Clerk, station master etc - mostly inside. Track maintenance - outside. Porter - some of each. Engine driver/other footplate worker - more or less outside and exposed to heat and fumes etc, which wouldn't do a lot for a chap's complexion.

I wonder how I could find out? Any ideas

[Treetotal]

This may be of some help....

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1728/

Railway Employee Records.

Carol

[JustinVieira]

This may be of some help....

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1728/

Railway Employee Records.

Carol

Thanks Carol

[David Nicoll]

Hi, I would start by trying to identify the couple. Without having a better idea of dates it is a bit hard.
 
Are both albums from your g g grandfather?

So they would be either his or his parents.

The first thing is to try to work out where the albums came from.
The sequence of pictures in an album can be important. Either date or significance order.

The couple look very comfortably off, he has a large signet ring and a very substantial watch chain, and looks very comfortable with that cigar!

Does this fit with anyone in your family?

Bear in mind that people sent each other photographs of significant family events to the other side of the world.

Duplicate photos in Scotland and Australia or Canada depending on the family.

Hopefully this will give you some pointers.

[JustinVieira]

Hi, I would start by trying to identify the couple. Without having a better idea of dates it is a bit hard.
 
Are both albums from your g g grandfather?

So they would be either his or his parents.

The first thing is to try to work out where the albums came from.
The sequence of pictures in an album can be important. Either date or significance order.

The couple look very comfortably off, he has a large signet ring and a very substantial watch chain, and looks very comfortable with that cigar!

Does this fit with anyone in your family?

Bear in mind that people sent each other photographs of significant family events to the other side of the world.

Duplicate photos in Scotland and Australia or Canada depending on the family.

Hopefully this will give you some pointers.

Thank you for this help
I will sit and look at the order of the pictures in the album

I appreciate the advise

[Lisa in California]

Hi, just a question. Do you know who the first photograph is. I would say the man could possibly be 60 which would put him born in the 1830’s. With the second photo being his father?

I am unsure completely who the individuals are in the first photo.
It was in my great-great grandfather's album.
The 2 photos are in different albums and thus suspect they are from two different sides of the tree

Perhaps it’s just a result of the studio lighting, but…

Looking at the man’s hand, the hand appears fairly tanned; the nailbed appears to be quite light compared to the fingers.

His forehead appears to be lighter than the rest of his face (and ear) and quite a bit lighter than his hand, but again, maybe it’s just the lighting, or my eyes.  Did he wear a hat when working (but didn’t wear gloves)?