Richard Foord and mother or wife?

[McGroger]

Certainly not the same woman. To me the photo of Richard's wife looks to have been taken a little later than the first photo. She looks about the same age as Richard does in the first photo; I'd go for half a decade difference, perhaps after the mother had died?
Anyway, I'm envious of your having such remarkable old photos.
Peter

[David Boulding]

When my father died my mother managed to junk vast numbers of old photos & letters before I caught her in the act. My father had made a great effort in writing names on the photos (consulting ancient relatives to do so) so yes, I am lucky to have what I have.

I have set about trying to identify the unknowns and I soon realised that the 2 different albums I have always show family groups (of course they would - perfectly logical). So when ONE member of a family group was known the link with the others became apparent.

For example in a previous photo on this Forum was a photo of my great grandmother Agnes Ann Foord with an old lady. It looked to me like her a grandmother (or maybe gt aunt) but granny Foord was dead by then. When I saw the same old lady opposite her (unknown) husband and the identified son was next to them it was pretty obvious she was her other granny.

Obviously these are guesses but well educated guesses

[David Boulding]

Just a quick note of thanks for your great efforts. Slotting gt gt granny's head next to this unknown woman does appear to confirm it's not her.

Who else would sit with a hand on Richard's shoulder? I'd suggest if not his wife it almost HAS TO BE his mother. Maybe a great aunt possibly but far more likely his mother post Richard's father's death in 1856.

I have so many loose photos of people who can never be named, alas. Stored in albums shows family groups and gives half a chance (for good guesses at least).

Towards the end of the two albums are a few friends (some known) but family was first

Many thanks again

Certainly not the same woman. To me the photo of Richard's wife looks to have been taken a little later than the first photo. She looks about the same age as Richard does in the first photo; I'd go for half a decade difference, perhaps after the mother had died?
Anyway, I'm envious of your having such remarkable old photos.
Peter

[David Nicoll]

Hi, I am sure you have checked, but is it possible it is a young Richard Junior?

[David Boulding]

Hello David

Yes, this is indeed the young Richard Foord junior (1814 - 1892). The photo we know is him. His father was also a Richard Foord (1786 - 1856) and probably died too early for a photo to exist.

I am starting to feel confident that this woman is Richard Foord junuor's mother Priscilla (nee Tolhurst) Foord (1786 - 1864)

[Gadget]

I'm just wondering that, if she was Richard's mother and her husband died in 1856, might she have been wearing darker clothes? Not necessarily full mourning but more sombre than usual wear.
Was there any other close female member that it could be. I still think the first photo was late 1850s or very early 1860s.

Gadget

[David Nicoll]

David,

  Hi, I misinterpreted your family relationship, I meant Richard, Juniors son. I think he looks too young to be born in 1816, unless it is an early 1850’s phot0, no one has asked, are there any photographer details on any of the photographs?

David

[David Nicoll]

Ps, never say never. My mother came across family in Australia who had photographs of her grandmother and great grandmother.
I am also able to play snap with Canadian cousins -MRCA - 1770’s, they liked to share there photos across continents!

[Gadget]

I'd not noticed that birth date!

He looks no more that late 20s/very early 30s at the most.  This pic is mid-1850s - early 1860s. If born in 1816, he would be 44-ish in 1860.