Photo dating required!

[DrDude45]

Thanks for the great replies everyone and the lovely restoration! All very useful . Based on the 1880s dating, I'm making the educated guess that the people pictured are my great-great grandparents, which is exciting!

Glad you like the restoration. Hope to help you again in the future.

[Treetotal]

My guess would be 1880s as suggested by Gadget but not sure what part of the decade as we can't be sure of how fashionable she was.
I think the child is a girl
I think the dress in Gadgets link  looks about right.

Carol

[Rachael89]

Thanks everyone. I'm guessing (on an educated basis) that the people pictured are the parents of the woman shown below - I can see a definite likeness. What do others think?

[Gadget]

What was her date of birth, Rachel?

[Rachael89]

What was her date of birth, Rachel?

The woman pictured was born 1888. I don't think she's the baby in the photo, though. If the baby is who I think she is, she was born in 1886 (the older sister of the woman pictured).

[Gadget]

Have you got any one who was born early 1880s?

[Rachael89]

Have you got any one who was born early 1880s?

No, Emma (b. 1886) was their first child. I think the photo could reasonably be later than the fashions might suggest. The people in question came from a very rural area, and I doubt they would have kept up to date with the fashions.

[Gadget]

The reason  I ask is that if it was the 1886 daughter and she would be about  say 12 -18 months,  the mother is  likely to be pregnant with the second daughter, which puts a stop date on the photo.
I'm still  not convinced that it's taken 1887-1888 though.

Gadget

[jim1]

Agree with the 1880's date. This style of skirt was as Gadget said popular early-mid decade.
Looking at the pleating you can see it's quite dishevelled so it's been worn for some time & there's a possibility she may not have been the original owner so I can't see any reason why this couldn't have been taken 1886-7.
The next 2 are 1890's & the last mid-late Edwardian.