Saturday 15 November 2008

Old Family Photographs

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I have been doing one of my least favourite tasks this morning - cleaning out drawers. It is amazing how much rubbish we accumulate over a very short period of time. It does not seem all that long since I last did this job.

However, there are compensations. Amongst all the old bills, letters and odds and ends, there were some old family photographs that had somehow managed to escape from the place where I normally keep them. So, I decided to share them with you today.

A couple of entries back I told about what happened to my Grandfather in the Great War. Here is a photograph of him taken when he was much younger, in fact at around the time of his marriage, at the age of twenty-seven. Of course, he never looked as stern as that in real life. He had a lovely smile but people never looked happy in old photographs. Probably because they had to wait for so long, sitting in the one pose, for the picture to actually be taken.


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The next photograph is of his daughter, my Mother, his only surviving daughter. It is not in good condition, it has been badly scratched because she never framed it and it has acquired many blemishes over the long years since it was taken. I have done the best I can to make it look better. It would have been taken when she was around the age of eighteen.


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The next picture is something of a mystery. Once again, it belonged to my Mother and she has written on the back that it is her aunts as little girls, that is the sisters of my Grandfather, pictured above. I suppose she would have been in a position to know. However, the costumes to me do not seem to fit the period. It would need a specialist to work out roughly when it was taken. However, it is a charming picture of three little girls and they definitely have the family features. If it is them then they would be Harriet, Jessie and Louisa.


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Lastly we have Mike's Grandfather. This is on his maternal side. His Grandfather was Thomas R. He was born in Gloucestershire but moved to Kent at some stage where he remained for the rest of his life. As you can see he was a police constable when this photo was taken but rose to be a police sergeant. He was a keen inter-county bowls player (green bowling, not ten-pin). His wife was born in Kent and that is probably where they met. However, when their daughter - Mike's Mother, was just a year old, she ran off with another man. Thomas never remarried.

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So, both our Grandfather's are on this page and they are both our maternal Grandfathers. Strangely, they died the same year - 1949.

After a sunny start, it has turned very cold and I am sitting here shivering now, so I am going to make a nice hot cup of tea and put the heating on. Then I have more cleaning to do. I want to make a start on the wardrobes (closets) but......................just maybe I will leave that until another day.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing some of our old family photos. I have more that I can share another time.

Have a good weekend, my dear friends and readers.

Please sign the my guestbook at the top of the page if you have not already done so. Add your photo or a graphic. I do so like to see the faces of my friends and cheerful things. Thank you.



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33 comments:

  1. love the photos, thanks for sharing
    hugs

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  2. Gosh I bet you are pleased you decided to tidy those drawers considering the treasures you found ,arent they great ,more family history ,for your boys to look up in later life ,how exciting ..love Jan xx

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  3. Thank you for sharing your family photographs. Eileen x

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  4. Great to see all those photographs of your ancestors so to speak you know so much about them its great.I have a box that was my Dads in the attic and trying to pluck up the courage to go through it as it always upsets me I never get it done. Love Joan.

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  5. Thank you for sharing the pictures. What a wonderful find you had. I have lots of old pictures of the family that I should scan in for a back up. It's pouring rain and getting colder here too. I'm home after having the car serviced and will stay in the rest of the day. 'On Ya'-ma

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  6. ((((Jeanette))))
    Hello there my dear friend :) So sorry it's been so long, but as from my "email" you know why...LOL
    Absolutely beautiful entry today as always from you :). I love looking at old photos. The picture of your Mother, you did a great job at cleaning it up and it looks great. Currently I have pictures of my dear Mother who I lost in 2006 to cancer in the photo shop getting "cleared up". I wanted it done by a pro that I know really well here in Vegas. When I get them back, I will post some pics for you all :)
    It's pretty sunny here today, but our temps are staying nice and cool in the nights & morning. The days are around the low to mid 60's or 70's.
    Have a great Saturday to you and your's :)

    BIG HUGGERS & LOVE,
    Gayla

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  7. I love old photographs, I always feel sad when I am in an antique store and see a box of old photos...it makes me want to buy them and take them home so they know they are not forgotten.

    The photo of your Mother is beautiful, she is gorgeous!

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  8. I love that picture of your mother! She has a gleam in her eye! hee hee..

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  9. Hi Jeannette ,you look abit like your Mum .lovely to see your family photos ,nice to find them among the bills etc .Have a good weekend ,miss seeing you on Ava .....love Jeanxx

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  10. I enjoyed your pictures a lot. I get into my old ones now and then, too :).........

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  11. wonderful post. love seeing old photos!
    huggies...

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  12. Jeannette I do love to look at old photographs ~ thanks so much for sharing yours with us ~ Ally x

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  13. Great photos! their in great condition for how old they are. thanks for sharing~kbear

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  14. lovely pics jeannette. i sign guestbook later. my pc is runnin so slow at mo. mort x

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  15. I love the old photos, great history...thx for sharing

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  16. Hi Jeannette, I love those old photos, there is so much "history" in life in them even though the subjects do not smile. Your mum looks really pretty. She must be very yourng in this photo. I think Jessop and even Asad offer a restoring service for old photos. It might be worth trying. Have a nice Sunday. Take care. Ciao. Antonella

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  17. Jeanette, so enjoyed seeing and reading your family history information. Nice that you have those memories and pictures of your family. Your Mom was one pretty lady. Arlene(AJ)

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  18. I adored seeing the old photos! Thank you so much for sharing them.

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  19. I love pictures! any time period. they just say so much.

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  20. Loved seeing all the photos Jeannette....especially your Mom, who is stunning!
    Thanks for continuing to share your family story with all of us, I so love reading it.

    Pooh Hugs,
    Linda

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  21. Your Mum was beautiful. We had some old photos of my grandmother and had them "redone" they brought her back to her full beauty maybe you could do that with your Mom's picture? I love old photos, I was very lucky to have my grandfather in my life until I was thirty and my maternal grandmom till I was 41...so my memories are very clear about them. My other grandmom only passed ten years ago at age 105...she was so interesting to talk to you. She lived from the 1800's and saw a man walk on the moon, computers, tv - she absorbed it all. I still miss them all...love, Sandi

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  22. Those are some great family pictures. Your Mother was a pretty young lady. That picture of the children is priceless. Helen

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  23. Thanks for sharing these lovely old photos with us Jeanette. I especially like the one of little you!
    Angie

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  24. Great family photos Jeannette, I can see a look of Becky in your mother`s photograph, she was a lovely looking woman. I always wondered why nobody smiled back then until I was told how long it took to take a photo.

    Love Sandra xxxx

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  25. added my pic jeannette,but i still cant view any of the pics on your yearbook. mort x

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  26. Great photo's. You have a very good looking ancestry and hubby's dad is handsome as well. Thanks for sharing. Love your guestbook.
    Hugs, Joyce

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  27. Hi Jeanette, The photos were wonderful. The part about her running off with another man.....geez, they did those things so long ago too? And I like the voice narration. That is so neat. Marlene

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  28. I can see your face in your mother's photo! :) Beautiful pictures-thanks for sharing! Julie

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  29. I love old photo's your mum was very striking,thenks for sharing.

    Take care

    Yasmin
    xx

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  30. I love the old photos! Thanks for sharing.

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  31. what a beautiful entry!
    thank you so much!
    love,natalie

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  32. I love the old photographs. What a neat treasure to find. I may have mentioned before when I go to flea markets I am always rummaging through the old photos, I find them so intriguing.

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  33. Ilove seeing old family photos, and these were great. Thanks for sharing them with us.

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