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Mother of the bride? (photo)
« on: Saturday 20 January 18 23:44 GMT (UK) »
Is there a way for me to identify the other of the bride? Or is it just pure guesswork?

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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 20 January 18 23:47 GMT (UK) »
Sitting front, far right.
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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 21 January 18 08:46 GMT (UK) »
I agree with Gadget.

If you look carefully you can see the resemblance.  Mother of the groom is on the left and the groom is stood up second from left.  He also has more buttonhole flowers than the other men.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 21 January 18 09:07 GMT (UK) »
The ?best man (second from right, back) looks ever so like the lady seated extreme left.

Most of the photos of weddings of that vintage that I have, have the groom's mother to left and bride's mother to right, although I went on looks.
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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 21 January 18 09:36 GMT (UK) »
I would be inclined to agree with that Gadget.

Of the four men stood up I would say that we have a father and two sons and the older man on the right is the bride's father.

I'm a little uncertain about the bridesmaids as their hats are shading their faces.  I thought maybe the one in between the bride and bride's mother was a sister/daughter of the bride's family.

The other bridesmaid I can't decide about.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 January 18 09:59 GMT (UK) »
The older man is indeed the brides father, and my great great grandfather

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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 21 January 18 10:37 GMT (UK) »
I thought the photo was taken somewhere between 1900 and 1920.  Would you agree with that?
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 21 January 18 10:46 GMT (UK) »
I think it looks more into the 1920s, GG.

Added - just been looking at my book. The bride's mother's hat the round neck on the brides dress suggest 1925-9.  :-\
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Re: Mother of the bride? (photo)
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 21 January 18 11:27 GMT (UK) »
Did anyone notice that no person is showing their teeth.
Picture quality is very good. Considering it is around a century in age.

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