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Thanks all!! Definitely learned something there. Much appreciated.

The one in the photo looks like a thistle or thistle-esque.

Looks like 1930's to me.

I concur.

I don't believe those types of wristwatches became more publicly available until at least the 30s perhaps a bit later. The photograph is certainly no older than 1900 and the blouse to me looks more 1920s, perhaps 30s. Less austere than the 1910s and prewar dress.

I believe the father in 1910 Mary Ann's wedding photo is the same man in blurred colour photo posted originally. The eyebrows - nose and ears have the same shape. There is not much difference in age, just a difference in the quality of the image.

I don't think this is the same man as the first photo posted, but perhaps could be related.

It might have been better to post all photos from the start to avoid the confusion.

Thanks, I didnt have access to hand for those originally so many apologies!  Upon reviewing the original hardcopy of the 2nd photo I can see it has written on the back "Great Grandfather Scott". Im not sure who wrote it, but it wouldn't have been myself as he's my great great grandfather. The photo came from my Grandfathers possession before he died but its possible one of his children or neices and nephews wrote that on the back having spoken to someone. So confusing! No wonder my brain is frazzled with it.

I dont think the second photo I posted is the same man in the 1910 wedding photo of Mary Ann's family. But I'm not convinced whether he is also the same man in the first photo I posted. I did a timeline last night of his son Alec (proposed male in first photo) of photos across the ages, from the first known one in 1918 every couple of years to 1974 and I'm still not convinced its him in the first photo.  What a quandary!

Hi all

Thank you so much for your thoughts so far. Here is a summary of my thoughts.

Background

This photo is what we believed initially to be of George Thompson and his son. The problem was we knew all of George Thompson's sons, and none looked like that.

We have a photo of George Thompson with his family on what I believe to be his daughter Mary Ann's wedding day in 1910.

https://imgur.com/a/tbmm5oz

I therefore surmise that this may be the matching photo from the paternal side of William Scott with his only child by his first marriage, Alexander Robert Scott.

The problems arise with the second photo that you have all agreed is likely the same gentleman. The second photo shows a man who looks older than the man in the 1910 photo.

What I can tell you is that William died in 1916. So that means this second photo can be no further than 6 years after the first. Quite a short space of time for the difference in appearance. Although it could be because he got unwell towards the end of his life? Either way the aging seems rapid.

The further quandary is that other photos of Alexander Robert Scott only really appear from the late 1920s onwards and he looks somewhat different to this photo. Always clean shaven and with a more austere look...however this would be 2 decades on so perhaps its me being silly.

Below are photos of George Thompson and his family on what I believe may be the maternal side of this paternal side wedding photo.

I also show two photos of Alexander Robert in the 1920s and 1930s.

Alec late 1920s
https://i.imgur.com/43Hrcbm.jpeg

Alec in 1931
https://i.imgur.com/zPDlOMt.jpeg

Thanks everyone!! I appreciate as many thoughts on this. Its bothered me for a decade.

Lovely photo.