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Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« on: Saturday 05 May 18 20:41 BST (UK) »
Hi could any one date this for me please and if possible restore too this is my great Grandma Mary Morrell also spelt Morrlle from Flintshire North wales. Thank you in advance

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 06 May 18 14:35 BST (UK) »
Couldn't resist trying to brush up my namesake, Jacky ;)

The National Portrait gallery lists the 'London Portrait Company' as being active between 1863 and 1880. So the photo date is within this range.

Here are 2 versions, the first with the original frame and the second with a Photoshopped one.

Mike

PS. I still have a lot of question marks but it looks like my "Morrell" ancestors originated in Mortlake, Surrey in the early 1700's, moved to Devon around 1750 and stayed there until one William Morrell (my 2nd great-grandfather) moved to South Wales (Cardiff/Swansea) around 1850. I'll PM you to find out whether we have any common origins (people/places).
Photo restorers may re-use and improve on my posted versions. Acknowledgement appreciated.

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 06 May 18 15:56 BST (UK) »
Thank you Mike for your advice anf the photos are great. Feel free to pm me off my head im not sure if my lot were ever in Devon but we do have quite a few William's running through the family and this is the way my grandad used to spell it and my great uncle i think the furthest iv got back in 1724 but will check now. other names variations ar Morrlle, Morralle, Morralee and the list is endless haha  ;D

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 06 May 18 16:09 BST (UK) »
A bit later than 1880, this is Edwardian. The pigeon-breast blouse was popular from around 1903-08.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 06 May 18 16:17 BST (UK) »
Thank you Jim1 she was so like my late mum its a great picture i just wanted to try and figure out how old she would have been she was born in 1878 and died in 1953 so perhaps in her early 30s  thank you

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 06 May 18 16:21 BST (UK) »
She doesn't look in her 30's to me. Born 1878 would put her around 25 if this was 1903.
I notice her left hand is hidden, it was sometimes displayed like this if the subject was unmarried.
So when did she?
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 06 May 18 16:33 BST (UK) »
Jim1 she got married in 1896

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 06 May 18 18:11 BST (UK) »
Two more.

Terry
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 06 May 18 18:54 BST (UK) »
And a wee bit colour.

Terry
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Census &  BMD information Crown Copyright  GROS - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk