COATS family representing COATS cotton Co in Russia in late 1800s

[MonicaL]

Is there any chance you could scan and add the notes on the back of the photo to this post?

Can't easily see variants of Lana to work from, but playing around with spellings, such as Lena brings up these possibilities www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=lena

Monica

[aghadowey]

May have found a lead. Could "Mr Thornicroft" have been Mr. Thornhill?

Added- may be too young 

[loobylooayr]

Could be way, way off the mark here - but found a John Isaac Thornycroft ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornycroft_shipbuilding_company     
He married a Blanche Ada Coules in 1870.

Know it's probably wrong but keeping options wide open .
Just thought names of Coules and Coats slightly similar.

On the subject of Lorna / Lana.....could Eleanor/ Ellen/ Elenora be a possibilty?

Looby

[aghadowey]

Blanche Ada was Coules not Coats/Coates 

Eleanor, etc. sounds like good possibilities.

[NSWelshwoman]

I had just written out a whole spiel in response to recent questions and lost it! But in summary - can't scan the writing as it has a very pronounced background. But magnifying it all I am now sure it is LANA COATES. All the other words I have included in previous posts.

I had also zeroed in on JI Thornycroft (the name on the photo is definitely Thornicroft) and thought him  - or someone in his family - to be very prospective. I had also noted his marriage wasn't to a Coates but I do think it quite possible that Blanche Ada's name may have been mispelled as the name Coules is so close. Perhaps I need to find her birth record......

I also note that the Chairman of the J&P Coats Co at the time of their expansion into Russia was an Archibald Coates/Coats who I imagine would have lived in Glasgow or perhaps Paisley (Renfrewshire) - I do not know anything about his children but maybe this is another possibility.....

Thanks so much Aghadowey, Monica and Loobyloo - you are wonderful!!

[loobylooayr]

Archibald Coats could be the son of Peter Coats the P OF J&P Coats.
A 1 year old baby called Archibald is listed on the 1841 Census with Peter, his wife and older children living at Dunoon & Kilmun parish in Argyllshire - just across the water from the Clyde Coast & Renfrewshire.

[MonicaL]

Archibald and family I think, in 1871:

Arch Coats 31 thread manufacturer
Elizabeth Coats 35
Peter Coats 5
William Coats 5
Helen Elizth Coats 2.....possible: Helen/Ellen/Lena etc...
...and 4 servants

Address: 3 Garthland Place, Abbey Burgh

Monica

    

[aghadowey]

Blanche Ada was definately Coules not Coats so that couple can be eliminated. Do like the sound of little Helen Coats, daughter of Archibald, though.

[MonicaL]

Struggle with this family for 1881 (can't see them!). This looks like them for 1891 (as transcribed):

Arch Coats (further info missing I think).   
Peter Coats 25
William Coats 25
Marion Cross 38
...and five servants

Address: Woodside House, Paisley

Monica