twins falmouth 1846

[pritchardgeo]

looking for some help and advice please. i have twins elizabeth ann williams born 1846 falmouth cornwall and elizabeth ann williams. parents thomas williams and jane nicholson. what i would like to ask is would there be any photos or newspaper articles relating to them, and if so where i might find them please. thank you brian

[CaroleW]

You need to amend your post as I doubt the twins were both called Elizabeth Ann

The other twin was Eliza Ellen

[pritchardgeo]

oops sorry elizabeth ann and elizabeth ellen. thanks.

[CaroleW]

No - Eliza Ellen  - not Elizabeth Ellen

[pritchardgeo]

thanks

[Little Nell]

First of all were the family of sufficient status to warrant a report in a newspaper? 

Photography was in its infancy in the 1840s.  Initially people had to stay still for a long time.  They rarely smiled.  Various photographic processes were in use in the 1840s and 1850s e.g. ambrotypes introduced in 1851. These are glass with a backing of black shellac.  Earlier daguerrotypes still needed one or two minutes exposure to fix an image.

Photographs did not appear in newspapers for quite a while.

Have you looked to see if anyone researching this family has an online tree anywhere and perhaps has shared a photograph? 

Nell

[pritchardgeo]

hu Nell. yes thought that may be the case. no they doubt if they were prominent people. thank you