I believe that it is of Arthur Edwin Budge

[paulbudge]

Hello, Could someone date this photo please. I believe that it is of Arthur Edwin Budge born 1869 in Torpoint Cornwall and died 1932 in Plymouth. He was a Merchant Seaman after a short spell in the Navy. Thank you.

[Trishanne]

I would think late 1920s, the wider lapel on suits became fashionable about 1925.
Pat

[paulbudge]

Thank you for your reply. That is good news and is a confirmation.  He retired in 1925 so I guess this is his retirement suit! Very grateful for your prompt reply. best wishes paul Budge

[Treetotal]

I think it's around 1910 as this appears to be a cabinet card which weren't in use in 1920s.
Carol

[Gadget]

Could this help

1901 Census , Hammersmith
 William T Coombe, 44, Photgrapher, b Plymouth

In 1891 he is a photographer in Plymouth

In the later census he was a commercial traveller in the London area.

[Gadget]

 Also a photographer in 1881 in Plymouth so,unless he used old card, it could have been taken  between 1881 and 1901, depending upon when he left Plymouth.

In 1871 he was an Assistant Artist in Plymouth.

add - are you able to scan the back of the photograph

[paulbudge]

Thank you for your very kind reply.
The back of the card is firmly stuck to a backing card and impossible to remove.  On the back, In faint handwriting there is "Dad's / father's brother". This was written by Hilda who was my grandfather's daughter.  The problem I had was whether this means "Dad's OR Father's brother" in which case it would be Arthur Edwin Budge: or, " the brother of the father of Dad" in which case that would be much earlier, ie 1850/60.

Your expertise has narrowed it down so that it can only be Arthur Edwin, sometime in the early 1900's and that is what I was trying to determine so THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

As I said- he was a merchant seaman and appears in the 1901 census in Plymouth but not in 1911.  There is a record of him returning to Plymoth in 1925, via passenger Liner, on retirement, from Egypt where he was working on a cable laying ship =The C.S.S. Mirror. He died in 1932.

I am grateful for your time in helping to clear this up. Best wishes, Paul Budge

[jim1]

When I first saw this my view was 1870's.
Having read the comments my opinion ( for what it's worth)
hasn't changed.

[paulbudge]

Thank you. On reflection I tend to agree.  W.T. Coombe , the photographer, had left Plymouth by about 1900 so it cannot be Arthur Edwin who was born in 1869.  The man in the photo looks to be about 40/50+, hence born about 1935+/-.
I now think he is from the previous generation.

Thank you for your help.