RootsChat.Com

Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: slaw on Monday 02 May 16 20:34 BST (UK)

Title: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Monday 02 May 16 20:34 BST (UK)

Could anyone date this photograph? We know who the man, He is my husbands grandfather not sure about the little girl.
Sheila

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: NooshieW on Monday 02 May 16 22:57 BST (UK)

My best guess would be 1930's given the little girls clothes

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Monday 02 May 16 23:00 BST (UK)

Thank you nooshieW, that's what I thought, just wanted a second opinion
Sheila

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 05 May 16 09:35 BST (UK)

1930s would be my guess too. Lovely photo.
Carol

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Thursday 05 May 16 12:58 BST (UK)

Thanks for replying Carol, could you have a guess at how old the little girl is?
Sheila

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 05 May 16 13:01 BST (UK)

About 7 years old would be my guess....she may have lost her front baby teeth as her smile looks like she could be hiding her the fact  ;D ;D ;D
Carol

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Thursday 05 May 16 13:20 BST (UK)

Thanks again Carol.

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 05 May 16 16:16 BST (UK)

Hi Sheila...I gave it a bit of a clean for you.
Carol

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Thursday 05 May 16 17:33 BST (UK)

Thanks Carol it certainly has improved the look. Have just got to figure out who the little girl is,was hoping it was my husbands eldest sister, but she wasn't born until 1934.
Sheila

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 05 May 16 18:20 BST (UK)

I wouldn't rule out it being early 1940s Sheila so it could easily be her...clothes were often passed on during the war years.
Carol

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: NooshieW on Friday 06 May 16 18:41 BST (UK)

This could easily be a photo from the early forties, childrens styles didnt move on a great deal and she looks about seven , so not a great stretch from the thirties to early forties.

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Friday 06 May 16 19:52 BST (UK)

Thanks nooshieW, in that case could be my sister in law,born 1934. I wonder if I could do face comparison with a photo when she was older?

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: NooshieW on Friday 06 May 16 21:47 BST (UK)

Could be worth a try,  I have a number of photos in my collection of youngsters and cannot pair them up with any adults in the family, very frustrating, although I have tried the 'ears don't change' and distance between features technique. Shame when people remain unidentified, but if people don't write on the reverse we are left with these dilemmas.

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Friday 06 May 16 21:50 BST (UK)

Will look out a photo and try it

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: shaun on Wednesday 22 March 17 21:58 GMT (UK)

Hi I was just wondering if you knew whether this Robert Lawson was in the Royal Navy? Ive been looking into my own Grandfather and just found out that he served with a Robert Lawson as a DEMS gunner.

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Thursday 23 March 17 18:44 GMT (UK)

Hello Shaun sorry Robert Lawson did not serve in the Royal Navy
Sheila

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: Bhx7 on Monday 10 April 17 20:08 BST (UK)

Very Curious, did your Lawson family come from County Durham.
Kind regards
Brian

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Monday 10 April 17 21:04 BST (UK)

No sorry came from Scotland

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: Bhx7 on Monday 10 April 17 21:14 BST (UK)

Thank you for getting back to me. He just had a familiar look. Mine came from Crawcrook and Ryton Durham from the 1700's on.

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Monday 10 April 17 21:30 BST (UK)

My Robert Lawson was born Stirling 1889

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: japeflakes on Tuesday 11 April 17 07:40 BST (UK)

Late 30's early 40's for me as well

Title: Re: Robert Lawson
Post by: slaw on Tuesday 11 April 17 07:45 BST (UK)

Thanks Japeflakes