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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: louisemcm on Thursday 25 March 21 14:48 GMT (UK)
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Please could someone date the photos and restore them.
I believe the little girl to to be my gg-grandmother Louisa Dickens born around 1875 but am not sure.
I don't know who the adult lady is and dating might help me.
I think these might be the Seddon girls whose parents died in 1880. Does the clothing look like it could be from that date?
I'd be grateful for any help.
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1st. 1910-20.
2nd. Late 1870's - mid 1880's.
3rd. 1870's.
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Thank you so much Jim
That gives me a time-frame to work out who the lady from 1910-1920 is.
It also confirms that, hopefully, I am correct in who I think the other photos might be.
Did you happen to know if the girls in black, with the older lady, could be wearing mourning outfits? I'm guessing it's the children of Ralph Dawson Seddon and his wife, who both died around Dec 1880.
Thank you
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Thank you so much Japeflakes. :)
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I think photo 1 (standing woman), and photo 3 (girl) could be the same person.
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Thanks Neale
I don't think so. The little girl is from my maternal line and I've seen pictures of her grown up. I just wasn't sure it was her as a little girl. The other photos have come from a deceased paternal line relative but I'll have to try to work out who the lady could be.
Thanks for you help. :)
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I think photo 1 (standing woman), and photo 3 (girl) could be the same person.
I was thinking the same :)
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One of the little girl.
Gadget
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I think the second photo does look like they are wearing mourning clothes.
Carol
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They may not be wearing black. It could be any darkish colour. blue,green,red etc.
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Yes I am well aware of that Jim, but for those girls to be dressed so formally and one of them wearing gloves just give that impression. That's just the impression I get, it doesn't mean to say that I'm right.
Carol
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One of the girl
Pat
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One of the unknown lady
Pat
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Photo of the Seddon family
Pat
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A couple of the second photo ~
B & W
Gadget
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and hint of sepia
Gadget
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Lovely, very age appropriate 8)
Carol
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Thanks Carol. I did most of it last night but my eyes got tired.
Here's the first one. The sun is shining on the screen so I hope I've not missed anything.
Gadget
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Thank you so much everyone for the restoration of the photographs.
They are lovely.
I really appreciate everyone helping with the dating and the restoration.
You're all so kind. I am very grateful.
Best wishes
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One from me too.
Carol
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One more for your lovely collection.
Carol
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A darker version for you.
Carol
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The young girls look to be about 6 and 8 years old. If their parents died in 1880, does that tally with years of birth around 1872 and 1874? Were they the only two children this couple had?
The older lady could be a grandmother .... possibly in her 60s, so born around 1812, give or take. Can you identify her? Does she have her legs crossed? :)
Like Carol, I think it has a “mourning” feel to it, especially considering the way the older woman is holding the young girl’s hand. They look suitably sad.
It’s a lovely photo.
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Hi Ruskie
Thanks so much.
The dates would work for the two youngest daughters in the Seddon family - they were born in 1873 and 1875.
There are two more older sisters, born 1867 and 1870 and an older brother born in 1866.
The three younger girls ended up going to Ripley Hospital school for orphans in Dec 1880 (the ones born in 1870 and 1873)- (the youngest one was sent a couple of years later when she was old enough to be accepted).
I don't know if the older lady is their paternal grand-mother or their maternal great-aunt, as she lived with the family, (according to censuses) until their mother, Eliza Maria Dodd, died.
Does crossing the legs have a significance?
Thanks for your help
Best wishes