Hi
Thank you all for your wonderful work on my ancestors' photos. Its' a real treat to be able to see them more clearly! In response to a few questions:
Yes, Daniel Jenman was born in 1820 as far as the records are correct. The photo was shared with us by a relative we met on ancestry, who says that the photos were handed down by her grandmother, and 'ma's grandfather' is clearly on the back of the photo. Besides, they don't look anything alike, so I think it's a bit of a stretch to say that they were brother and sister!. In response to some suggestions from you, yes, Daniel Jenman and his entire family changed their surname to Jenman from Callaghan, the surname of his father. Family lore says that Jenman worked at the Evening Standard, and the change was done to avoid anti-Irish prejudice. Jenman's father was an Irish soldier. The surname is actually a corruption of his mother's surname, Ginman. I assume they changed it so as to not be associated with gin, which casued a moral panic at the time (mother's ruin). Anyway, thank you very much
Francis
