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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Mourning brooch
« on: Sunday 26 December 21 14:46 GMT (UK)  »
This is a photo of a mourning brooch, it contains a loch of hair. It is small, only 2cm x1cm

On the reverse are initials which I can’t work out. I am hoping that someone will be able to decipher them.Thank you!

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Almack Runaway bride
« on: Tuesday 16 November 21 08:47 GMT (UK)  »
My friend's father and mother have passed away and he is very proud of the first photo that was ever taken of his parents. His mother was a runaway bride and literally the couple eloped on the back of a motorbike! This photograph was taken on the 4th October 1955.

I have a subscription to MyHeritage and have attempted to colourise the image myself. Unfortunately, something blips on the car bonnet and it comes up as a weird colour. I would love to be able to give a better colourised version of this image to my friend. Any help gratefully appreciated. Thank you

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / George Turnbull Gustard
« on: Sunday 16 May 21 11:22 BST (UK)  »
This is a very old scan and unfortunately I do not have the original. It is of my Gt Uncle George Turnbull Gustard (1906-1967). I have been told that it may have been taken when he was serving in Iraq, but I don't know. It is in very poor condition and I don't know if much can be done to repair it. I am just posting in the hope that it is possible. Thank you if anyone attempts it.

By all accounts he was a bit of a rogue and was literally forced at gunpoint by the brothers of the girl he had got in the family way to marry her. Later on after his father died and he took on the farm, he gamboled away all of the money and 'took the family to the door'. They lost everything, home and possessions. His mum borrowed money off her brother to repay the debts and she moved from Consett to London to be a housekeeper. She earned enough money to repay the debts with interest. As she began to fail in her old age, George reappeared and she apparently got off the bed and welcomed him like the prodigal son. He had a sister (my gran) but he had always been the favoured child, for example if there was an orange available he would be the one to get it.

Quite a character!

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Armed Forces / How to find out if someone was a submariner
« on: Tuesday 25 August 20 14:12 BST (UK)  »
One of my friends has decided that he would like to find out if a story about his dad is true - that he was a submariner.

My friend did not grow up with his dad and many of  the stories he was told have subsequently turned out to be untruths. He died in 1989. His name was Raymond Marshal Pickles (19/12/1923).

Where do I need to look to find out if he was a submariner? There is no other information such as dates or places.

TIAx

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Restoration and advice please of Cnota
« on: Sunday 23 August 20 10:55 BST (UK)  »
Good morning
I would greatly appreciate it if someone would fix and colourise this photograph, it is not of a direct family member, rather it is the late sister (Cnota) of my sister in law's mother in law who has been missing her sister alot today.

I would also really like to learn how to colourise photos properly for myself and would appreciate suggestions of online courses where I could learn how to do it and what software to use. I have photomyne which is sometimes good but mostly rather hit and miss. For example I tried to colourise this photo and she ended up with burgandy lips and was sat on black grass!

Thank you in advance

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / VE Day Celebrations in Consett
« on: Tuesday 05 May 20 15:58 BST (UK)  »
Look at this lovely photograph of the children of Consett infant school, celebrating VE day 1945. It isn't really in that bad a condition but it is a scan of a printed copy and I am not in possession of the original and the copy is...shall we say bent?

If anyone is able to smarten it up, or at least make the children and teachers any clearer, that would be amazing.  Thank you in advance xx

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Pencil Drawing - 1903
« on: Sunday 19 April 20 18:19 BST (UK)  »
I appreciate that this isn't a photo, rather it is a pencil drawing of a lady. It is with a letter dated August 1903. I am curious to know if the clothing is typical of the time? I would appreciate your thoughts. Could the signature read Charlton? Thank you x


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Graveyards and Gravestones / Memorial Bill - William Hedley Charlton
« on: Sunday 19 April 20 18:13 BST (UK)  »
Attached is a letter detailing the cost of a memorial to my late Gt Gt Uncle William Hedley Charlton (d. 1st Sep 1902). According to the document (dated 12th Aug 1903) he was buried in Hamsterley grave yard.

What I can't fathom is why is there a pencil drawing of a lady stapled to the bill? It isn't referred to in the bill.  I don't think the grave stone is there anymore as Hamsterley Cemetery is 100% photographed on 'Find a Grave' and it doesn't come up in a search.

Any suggestions as to why this picture would be included on a memorial bill are greatly appreciated.  Thank you x

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Family History Beginners Board / William Allan Wilkinson b1918/9 - Somewhere...
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 23:36 BST (UK)  »
I hope that you can help me. I am searching for the ancestors of William Allan Wilkinson and the only details I have about him come from his marriage certificate.
William Allan Wilkinson (age 21 years) married Margaret Matson (age 22 years)
They married on the 7th February 1940 in the Register Office in the County of Durham
His Rank or Profession is described as Private No 5049688 North Staffordshire Regiment (Sawyer) Residence: Whittington Barracks, Lichfield
Father: Harry Wilkinson - Sawyer
Whilst I know his date of marriage and the approximate year of birth 1918/19 I can't find his family at all :(
His name is very common and because he is living in barracks at the time of the marriage I don't know where he comes from. Any ideas greatly appreciated :)
I'm somewhat stumped and there are no living children to ask.

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