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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photograph Dating/Restoration - are these the same person?
« on: Tuesday 29 June 10 12:03 BST (UK)  »
Hey, thank you, these are wonderful!  They are also much appreciated!!!!

Now, as a result of this I've emailed back the man who forward them to me; he says the lady in the 'oval' is definitley his gran who was born in 1889; do you think the other ladies from the 1920s could be the same person also?

He also asked me to ask if the '1905' could possibly be a little later ... this is because his gran didn't marry until 1914 and had her first child in 1915.  He is thinking that these women could be all the same person.

With this, could someone please try and colour the photograph of the lady with the baby please?

Thank you again for this kind help!

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Monday 28 June 10 14:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Val,

Wow this is getting a little confusing!  Yes this family are indeed fascinating, and you seem to have moved much further into the past than what I have!  Congratulations on that!

So, for clarity, are we saying that my gt x greatgradmother Christiana Stephenson (1812-1894) and your 3 x great grandfather Alexander Stephenson (1821-1898) were brother and sister?  Now, I made the connection of them possibly being siblings from the 1841 census; although I couldn't find Christiana, I suspected she had an older brother named Zachariah which tied in with a baptism I found when I did a generic search for children of Edward and Mary Stephenson.  This was at Yarm.

With this, my ancestor Christiana definitely had a brother named Edward, and Christiana's son-on-law, my 4 x great grandfather, was the informant for the death.  I can forward you this death certificate if you like!

I had thought that Jane Swales in the 1841 was Jane Stephenson, but her marriage certificate didn't record a father so I discounted her!  Do you have this certificate?  Saying this, the marriage did show that James Swales, who this Jane Stephenson married, was the son of Francis Swales, potter, who was my 6 x greatgrandfather and father of Hannibal Swales (1814-1894).

Is this making sense?

So I see how you are connected to the Stephensons, but how are you related to the Swales?  Sorry if I have missed that!

Peter



I too had thougth that Jane Ste

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photograph Dating/Restoration - are these the same person?
« on: Monday 28 June 10 12:36 BST (UK)  »
Here are the other two: let me know if I have put up too many as I suspect I may have done on thought!

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Photograph Dating/Restoration - are these the same person?
« on: Monday 28 June 10 12:35 BST (UK)  »
Hello there,

This is my first post on here so I am not sure if this being done correctly, so please let me know if not!  I have four images that have been recently forwarded to me and I am trying to ascertain a date for them to see if any of the women pictured could be the same person or different individuals.

Any opinions are welcome!

I would also like to possibly print these pictures and frame them, so if anyone can have a go at restoring them that would be highly appreciated.  I'd like to print them at either 7x5 or 8x6 if that means anything?

I'm not specifically asking for colour but if anyone out there wants to have a go, it would be interesting to see the results.

Thank you for your time and help!

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Monday 28 June 10 12:03 BST (UK)  »
Hello all,

This is my very first post which I am quite excited about.  It was because I found this page on google that has prompted me to become a member of RootsChat!

You see, I am related to the Swales Family; Hannibal Swales (1814-1894) and Christiana Stephenson (1812-1894) are ancestors of mine, and I descend through their daughter Hannah Swales, who was born in 1844 in Stockton-on-Tees.  I notice that EML has posted a picture on here of Richard Swales and his family, Richard being the younger brother of my ancestor Hannah.  I have just been looking into Richard's family and found allof the children mentioned and some of their marriages which I can share if you are interested.

Also, thank you for the wonderful info on the baptism of

I see here a lot of similarities with my own research; for example, I can't find my ancestor's Hannibal and Christiana in the 1841 census, although Christiana's family are POSSIBLY living in tents just outside on Danby Village in North Yorkshire.   I also have suspected that Alexander Stephenson who married Mary Stewart was also a brother of Christiana Stephenson (1812-1894).    I have also tried to sort out the two James Swales, born between 1816-1817 in Kirby Moorside who caused me a lot of confusion!

Also Val, thank you for the 1801 baptism of Hannah Swales, born in 1801 in Kirby Moorside, which names not only both of her parents, but also her grandfathers and their localities!  Wow, that is much appreciated as although I suspected that Francis Swales was the son of Hannibal Swales, I had no idea who Christiana's father was!

If anyone would like to discuss further please get in touch!

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