My lovely followers on Twitter have excelled again recently with some of my old photos that I hadn’t researched.
Tag: Find My Past
Barnes, Chandler and Gibson Family.
From the clues on the back I finally managed to find the right family where everyone fitted in
Fudge, Park and Ginn Family Part 2.
More of the old photos & more information about his biological Mum’s side of the family, GINN
Phillip Henry Bentham Salisbury Military Connections
For both the injured and the lost
I ask you to keep count with me
Of all the wars and what they cost ……
Spiritualism & Ethel Mary Welch
A couple of months ago at a Car Boot sale I came across three old photos in a bag. Having a quick look I could see they were the same lady & with writing on the back, the seller saw me looking & said dismissivly “oh those have all been written on” Just what I…
Quaker Wedding 1820 by Percy Bigland
We have a super Market in Bridport on Wednesday’s and Saturday’s. The Saturday one is the largest, and there are many selling Antiques and Vintage stuff. I have often picked up Old Photos when we’ve been wandering along the stalls. On a recent visit I saw this large picture hanging outside a stallholders house, by…
Ellen & William Fairbank of Lelley
A beautifully dressed Lady, probably a mourning photo
Wreford S P Clements ❤️ Margaret M Inglis
In celebration of St Valentine’s day, I’m sharing with you one of my favourite Wedding old photos. …That magical look of love….The Bride & Groom both looking splendid ! The Bride wearing a gorgeous dress & full length veil, with lovely bouquet. The groom is soooo smart too, pin striped trousers & tails & also…
Turner, Watts & Latter Family
And among the junk in one box on a stall I found a marriage certificate ! Who would throw that out !
The Wallace Family Old Photos
What a super Old Photo !! They look a lovely family, certainly not poor. The children and the parents are all very well dressed. When you turn it over there are names written on the back ! What a bonus ! It says “ L-R My Grandmother, Isabella Wallace, My Mother, L/Ginetta Wallace, My Uncle,…
The Silby & Seagust Family
I love family group photos, and when the name of the family is written on the back..just pure gold for me. Once again I had a very lucky find. I hadn’t realized until I got home, that I had found three old photos from the same family ! How fabulous ! Below is the back…
John Jackson Bishop of London + Mystery CDV’s
During this year I have found & added an enormous amount of Old Photos to my collection, lots still I have not scanned. Among these an astonishing amount of CDV’s (Carte de Visite) which I adore ! They are even more super when they have a name and/or a date on the back ! But…
Salisbury Victorian Photographer Edmund Rogers
I am still catching up on scanning of the old photos that I have acquired this summer, lots of them are CDV cards, they are time consuming because I always scan the backs too. Some of the Photographers had wonderful designs, especially if they lived & worked in a special town or city. This is…
