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Title: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jacky_d 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
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: Mike Morrell (NL) 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).
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jacky_d 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
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jim1 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.
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jacky_d 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
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jim1 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?
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jacky_d on Sunday 06 May 18 16:33 BST (UK)
Jim1 she got married in 1896
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: terry h on Sunday 06 May 18 18:11 BST (UK)
Two more.

Terry
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: terry h on Sunday 06 May 18 18:54 BST (UK)
And a wee bit colour.

Terry
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jacky_d on Sunday 06 May 18 20:01 BST (UK)
thank very much Terry they are fab :)
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: gisela on Sunday 06 May 18 22:16 BST (UK)
A restore and colour from me.

Gisela
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: jacky_d on Sunday 06 May 18 22:51 BST (UK)
Wow Gisela that's amazing thank you  ;)
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: McGroger on Monday 07 May 18 10:54 BST (UK)
My try.
Peter
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: eglejok on Monday 07 May 18 17:09 BST (UK)
Mary Morrell North Wales
Title: Re: Mary Morrell North Wales Can any one help date and restore please?
Post by: gisela on Monday 07 May 18 17:11 BST (UK)
Quote from: jacky_d on Sunday 06 May 18 22:51 BST (UK)
Wow Gisela that's amazing thank you  ;)

You're welcome Jacky_d

:)