1
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Long shot request for date - Which Walsh?
« on: Thursday 20 January 22 02:01 GMT (UK) »
The crown on the helmet plate looks to be a Kings Crown, so that would put it after 1902.
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
2
Inverness / Re: Help identifying Fort William hospital worked at by staff in 1940s photo
« on: Monday 22 March 21 19:54 GMT (UK) »
There were several temporary hospitals in Lochaber:
http://www.historyofhighlandhospitals.com/index.asp?pageid=507703
Jim Leslie, the author of the book "The Hospitals of Lochaber", is a font of knowledge
Contact details are on the website quoted
http://www.historyofhighlandhospitals.com/index.asp?pageid=507703
Jim Leslie, the author of the book "The Hospitals of Lochaber", is a font of knowledge
Contact details are on the website quoted
3
Inverness / Re: Trouble reading marriage place.
« on: Wednesday 20 January 21 23:14 GMT (UK) »
Looks like BACKHARN - if so it's on the outskirts of Nethybridge:
https://canmore.org.uk/site/116920/backharn
https://canmore.org.uk/site/116920/backharn
4
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Frank William Davis
« on: Thursday 26 March 20 16:21 GMT (UK) »
I'm thinking the uniform could be of a Canadian Municipal Police force (clearly not RCMP) as the insignia seems similar to this old shoulderflash (a.k.a. sleeve badge) of Ontario Provincial Police, and the cone-shaped insignia was quite popular in Ontario (and elsewhere in Canada) back in the day. Just my 2 cents worth.
5
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Scott family can anyone date and give detail of this photo ,
« on: Friday 14 February 20 15:13 GMT (UK) »
Uniform looks to me to be 1900s police one - especially with the whistle chain. He seems to have numbers "49" on his collar, and the single stripe would likely indicate Acting Sergeant - with probably a First aid badge above the stripe. Sorry but I cannot see clearly enough what Force identifier he has on his epaulettes.
6
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: John Wright in police uniform - Newcastle upon Tyne 1871-1872
« on: Thursday 03 January 19 00:20 GMT (UK) »
Worth checking out this website for Gateshead Police insignia:
https://www.gatesheadpolice.org/badgesandbuttons.htm
Also worth contacting the website owner on the email address quoted at:
https://www.gatesheadpolice.org/familyhistoryresearch.htm
https://www.gatesheadpolice.org/badgesandbuttons.htm
Also worth contacting the website owner on the email address quoted at:
https://www.gatesheadpolice.org/familyhistoryresearch.htm
7
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: John Wright in police uniform - Newcastle upon Tyne 1871-1872
« on: Thursday 03 January 19 00:18 GMT (UK) »
There were a number of Borough Police Forces in the North East back in the day. Collar number 129 tends to suggest one of the larger ones. It might possibly be Gateshead Borough - as one of their helmet badges was surrounded by a laurel wreath which would look rather like birds heads.
Best place to enquire would be North East Police History Society - https://www.facebook.com/NEastPHS/
They do not seem to have a stand-alone website so I should imagine you would need to be a member of Facebook to contact them by private message
Best regards
Dave
Best place to enquire would be North East Police History Society - https://www.facebook.com/NEastPHS/
They do not seem to have a stand-alone website so I should imagine you would need to be a member of Facebook to contact them by private message
Best regards
Dave
8
Inverness / Re: Murdo Urquhart, died 1930
« on: Thursday 03 May 18 22:20 BST (UK) »
I should have explained that the Council no longer has an office at Tomnahurich (which cemetery has been full for a few years now) and their Inverness area admin office for Cemeteries is now located at Kilvean, where records for all the local burial grounds are apparently held. Burial information is not on-line (other than war graves which was done by a third party)
9
Inverness / Re: Friars Court?
« on: Thursday 03 May 18 14:51 BST (UK) »In the 1871 census there is a Donald Urquhart living at 32 Church Street Inverness - just around the corner from Friar's Lane. He is aged 60, born Ross-shire and is a Porter.
There are other possibilities but they are either too young, or have occupations like "Farmer" which doesn't necessarily fit with someone living in the city.
Back then the town of Inverness was FAR smaller - and farms existed where Longman Industrial Estate and South Kessock and Carse housing estates now stand - all within half a mile of Friars Lane. So "Farmer" could indeed be a possibility.