Mystery Post Card to Master Thomas McKenzie, Selkirk

[ev]

WR&S - William Ritchie & Sons 1902 - 1928
London England and Edinburgh Scotland
This one is printed in Germany so it may be pre WW1 stock

ev

[HeatherLynne]

Definitely pre WW1 stock as it was posted in 1910!   

Heather

[terianne]

 have a friend in the local area who's family name is mckenzie, I know her family came from the arygll & bute area back in the past and moved down to the Scottish Borders in the late 1800's.

I'll ask her if it means anything to her.

[MonicaL]

Just turning the postcard text the right way round for ease of reading if it helps with the deciphering:

[ev]

Definitely pre WW1 stock as it was posted in 1910

I was thinking it was 1922   

ev

[gaffy]

Is there any connection to golf, greenkeeping or the likes?  As Danuslave pointed out, there is a house of this name associated with Galashiels Golf Club and though the club was in abandonment at the time in question, it was reformed shortly after:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galashiels_Golf_Club

[kb0fhp]

Is this a family photograph or might it be a stock postcard with just a cute picture of a little lad in his father's boots?  Something that anyone might buy from a gift shop or similar?  The verse on the front of the card seems to indicate this, unless of course the original poster recognises the lad.

Heather

I really think that this is a stock photograph. 

I wasn't sure how to read the postmark.  If the date is 1910, then it could be the brother of my grandfather Adam, Tommie McKenzie, who died 08 January 1912 of diphtheria in Ottawa Canada.  He was born in Kilmarnock.

My GGF was a gardener/forester, and was at Dean Castle (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,609625.0.html) so this is possible that he was there on holiday or for work.  I have no documentation of any connection with the golf course.

I have no idea who Ellen or Sue could be.

[HeatherLynne]

I tried to find out how to read old postmarks to verify the date but haven't had much luck. 

What I did find though was that this green stamp is a King Edward VII halfpenny (probably obvious to the stamp collectors among us!), and that he reigned from 22nd January 1901 - 6th May 1910.  That seems to confirm the likely date of 1910 for postage.

Heather 

[mazi]

definately 1910 and JY is january, JL was july.

mike