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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: PGeorgou on Monday 27 July 20 12:01 BST (UK)
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Hi,
My grandfather passed away a few years ago without ever explaining the specific details of this wedding photo. The picture shows my great grandfather's wedding which I think took place somewhere in East London?
Would be great to find out more.
Regards,
Pete
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Welcome to rootschat
Can you give the date/year and names, it would help if it can be looked up online
Louisa Maud
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I think this looks like maybe a workplace as the man sitting on right has his sleeves rolled up and a white apron on. Maybe it a mixture of family and work colleagues as no older people in photo. Could it be a bakery or brewery maybe.
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I reached the same conclusion as Creasegirl's, what was your Grandfather's and Grandmother's occupations? There are soldiers and a sailor in the photo, could it be a photo taken with Family and work friends before going off to war I wonder, or during leave home.
Carol
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Welcome from me too :)
What a lovely photograph - looks like a happy gathering. Please do tell us who bride and groom were so that we can narrow down the location. It looks like a warehouse or similar.
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On enlargement a soldier has medals, could be after WW1 or maybe 2nd Boer War. Looks like a boy scout on front row so post 1908 if he is. Due to 3 servicemen feel it's WW1 era
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It reminds me of some of those buildings around Somers town I think it is called, near St Pancras
If we can find out the occupation of the groom it might give a clue
LM
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Could it be at a public house with the publican in an apron.
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Hi Pete...I have just noticed that this is your first post...welcome to Rootschat.
For easier viewing.
Carol
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It is a lovely photo, I remember seeing past photos where the group didn't smile
LM
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Hi everyone,
Thank you all for your information and interest in my photo. Luck would have it that I managed to contact a very much elderly relative who was able to give me some more information. The groom was called Harry Rawle and the bride, Alice Aubeny (wrong spellings i'm sure). Although I don't know occupations, both lived and worked in the area of Bethnal Green, near Cyprus street. A few Google searches later and I found the following images (note the arches and shutters are the same). The buildings were commissioned by the East End Dwellings company, to house local poor and low income workers.
My relative was also able to tell me that the picture was taken on in August 1919 and that the newly married couple went hop picking in Kent straight after the picture was taken (sending me pictures).
Thanks again,
Pete
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2018/12/26/finding-cyprus-streets-war-memorial/
https://www.google.com/search?q=cyprus+street+london&safe=strict&rlz=1C1GCEA_enGB812GB812&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYw8fWwe_qAhVkkFwKHaE3D0wQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1366&bih=625#imgrc=fQMSxTG4jSPSXM
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Marriage
St James the Less
03/08/19
Henry James Rawle aged 24 carman of 33 Cyprus St father Henry occ Horse keeper
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Alice Maud Obeney aged 22 of 20 Cyprus St father Henry occ Cutter
Occupation wouldn't have helped I don't think
Louisa Maud
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Possible 5 births
Rawle maiden name Obeney between 1920 and 1932
4 born Bethnal green registration district and last child in Romford
LM