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Antrim / Re: Church
« on: Monday 11 August 14 04:22 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Cinder on Thursday 07 June 07 15:02 BST (UK)
I am researching the surname RASBERRY.  I have seen it spelled numerous ways, and I wonder if it is a derivative of ROSBOROUGH.  Does anyone know?

Thanks,

Cindy

My brother, a Rosborough, recently completed 37 marker Y-DNA testing. His matches include the surnames Roxburgh, Rosebeary, Roseburg, and Rossborough. It's certainly possible that Rasberry is yet another variation.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Dating Request: Co. Derry
« on: Wednesday 26 September 12 12:39 BST (UK)  »
Wow! That's such a precise date range - very helpful! Thanks, Jim!

Anyone have a guess as to the age of the gentleman? My grandfather's brother (one of my prime candidates) would have been about 40 at that time.

(I don't know just when my grandfather lost his hair, but he had very little hair by the time of my parents' marriage @ age 54.)

Best,
Nancy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Dating Request: Co. Derry
« on: Wednesday 26 September 12 02:02 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, Maureen! It looks sooooo much better! I really appreciate it!

Best, Nancy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Dating Request: Co. Derry
« on: Tuesday 25 September 12 17:26 BST (UK)  »
The attached photograph bears a striking resemblance to my grandfather. I'm wondering if it's my great-grandfather's brother, James Rosborough (1871-1943).

The photo has a shinier finish and is thicker (before being glued to the card) - like later photos. There is nothing on the back.

My thanks for help dating this!

Nancy Rosborough Barnett


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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Need help with dating (and gender!)
« on: Wednesday 21 March 12 19:21 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you, all!

Knowing that the small photo is circa early 1900s is extremely helpful as it rules out my two top ranked prospects.

Many thanks for your generosity in sharing your expertise.

-- Nancy


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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Need help with dating (and gender!)
« on: Wednesday 21 March 12 00:39 GMT (UK)  »
I am hoping that the wonderful people in this forum can help me with this photo. When I first looked at the first photo below, I suspected it was my great-great-grandmother's brother in his clerical dress. He was an Episcopal priest in New York (1827-1900).

However, upon closer examination, I'm thinking this is a woman - perhaps my ggg-grandmother Alexvina (1800-1890).

This small photo is roughly 2" tall by 1-1/2" wide and is apparently glued on to dark cardboard. The cardboard was hand trimmed, perhaps to make it fit into a frame? There are no markings on the back.

So my questions are:

1) gender?
2) approximate date?
3) using the second picture below, might this small photo be the same woman as in one or both of the other images?

Thanks so much for your help!

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Help date photo, please
« on: Tuesday 20 March 12 01:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all -

Just want to let you know that I did the magnet test as China had suggested. But I didn't remove it from the case as I was afraid I'd end up damaging the photo. The magnet attached to the back of the case, so unless there's some other sort of metal in there, this is a cased tintype.

Please let me know if he test is flawed because it was done with the case.

Thanks! -- Nancy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Which portrait is which?
« on: Monday 12 March 12 21:17 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all for your help!

-- Nancy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Which portrait is which?
« on: Monday 12 March 12 13:54 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all!

Here's another photo of #4 - taken when she's even older - but thinner. On the left is the "original" which I'm told is a reprint, and on the right is a restored version done by a kind soul on this board.

Does this help? If not, we'll just chalk it up to a portrait artist who took a lot of liberties to make them look as attractive as possible!

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