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Could the husband/father have enlisted and the photo is for him to take with him?

That is a good thought. If he was about to go off to war, you'd think they'd take a photo of mother and child with him rather than with his/her father. But if he was already in France, perhaps this makes more sense?

I have some very similar in dress and hairstyles.

That is helpful to know. It's all pointing to maybe 1911-1915, with the middle of the range perhaps more likely.

Thanks to both of you.

I am researching the Stephen family who lived in Aberdeenshire in the 19th and early 20th century. Annie Shepherd Gibb married Thomas Stephen in Aberdeen in 1891.

I have many old family photos dated around 1920 with names written on the back. Most of the photos are of Annie & Thomas and several of their children. But one photo is not clearly labelled, and I'm not sure there's a resemblance to anyone else I have named. I'm hoping dating it might help identify the people.

It appears to be 3 generations of a family. It is printed on a postcard sized 5.3 in x 3.3 in (13.2 cm x 8.4 cm). On the reverse side it simply says "Post Card", and underneath in smaller letters: "For correspondence" on the left and "Address Only" on the right.

Thanks for any help.

Thanks. Yes, there's still lots more to do.

Thanks GR2, that's great work! Thanks so much.

I too hadn't had much success in finding James Horn's marriage, or Jean's mother's name on her birth or marriage documentation. I hadn't given up yet, but following William through was a good thought.

I got a copy of Williams death documentation as you suggested, and it did indeed show that Ann Tough was his mother. But it names his father as "George Horne Crofter (deceased)".

I've done a quick search and haven't so have been able to find a plausible George married to Ann and father to Jean or William. So is this another couple or could they simply have recorded the wrong name? (Perhaps his second name was George, or he was known as George for some reason? Or he died young and William never knew him so didn't know his name??)

I don't have enough experience to judge that. What do you think?