Below is a much cheerier photograph of my grandfather William Danson (in the middle), with his brother Robert on the left (with dog) and a friend, sitting perhaps in a local social club.
THREE FRIENDS
THREE SIBLINGS
Florence Annie (born 1894), Lily (born 1886) & William (born 1891) -
children of Henry Baile & Annie McAffray of Blackpool, Lancashire
This
charming photograph is one of the oldest in my family collection and
comes from my cousin. Elizabeth Danson, the mother of
Henry Bailey above, was the eldest
sister of my great grandfather James Danson. Henry, a stone mason,
died at the age of 41 in 1903, leaving his young family fatherless.
THREE SOLEMN CHILDREN
Tom, Janie and Jack Riley, the grandchildren of Maria's sister
Jane Riley, nee Rawcliffe, c.1913
THREE SAILOR LADS
Jack Riley (above) is identified in the
centre of this group,
wearing sailor’s uniform and a cap HMS Chester.
On the left is Marcus Bailey, a neighbour of Jack in Fleetwood.
wearing sailor’s uniform and a cap HMS Chester.
On the left is Marcus Bailey, a neighbour of Jack in Fleetwood.
I have tried to trace Jack in service records without success. HM Chester was a ship involved at the Battle of Jutland in the First World War.
I
have a postcard sent by Jack's mother to my great grandmother Maria to say " Jack went out to sea today. He went in good spirits". The postmark is difficult to make out but could be 7.?? 16 or 18.
THREE SISTERS
A photograph from in the collection of my great aunt Jennie, identified as
Amy, Edna and Lavinia Dodd, Todmorden.
Jennie's youngest brother George had enlisted January 1916 at Todmorden, West Yorkshire. His army service record gave his
address at the time as 17 Harker Street, Harley Bank, Todmorden, with occupation station bookstall manager. I turned to the 1911 census online and found the Dodd family at 17 Harker Street, Harley Bank, Todmorden,
with head of household Elizabeth Dodd (occupation charing) and three
daughters Amy aged 15 (a cotton weaver) , Edna 12 (a fustian sewer) and
Lavinia aged 9. They never saw George again, as he was killed on the Somme in 1916.
A FAREWELL TRIO
My father in RAF uniform, with my mother on the right and her sister, my Aunt Edith on Dad's left - taken in the garden of my grandfather's house, c.1940.
THREE IN A ROW
Dad on the left and his older brother Fred -
whilst I am the little girl, not looking too happy
A PROUD TRIO
My graduation, 1965, with my parents outside the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh.
It was a windy day!
THREE GENERATIONS
whilst I am the little girl, not looking too happy
A PROUD TRIO
It was a windy day!
THREE GENERATIONS
Myself with daughter and my mother, 1981.
THREE HAPPY HOLIDAYMAKERS
My brother Chris and I, with our father on a busy promenade in Bournemouth, c.1952
AND THE FAMILY TRIO 45 YEARS ON........
Dad, my brother and myself.
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AND FINALLY
This week's prompt photograph below reminded me so much of the old country places we went into for a drink in the little villages in Austria - with the window style, the dark interior, wooden benches, and rafted ceiling. Unfortunately I have no photographs of them - but here is a more modern version.
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What wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat "3" photos. I especially like the one of your brother, you, and your Dad when you were young & then again in adulthood. Always fun to see how everyone grows up. :)
ReplyDeleteI just love your old photos. The children are so well-dressed. Makes me wonder if all their clothes were of the same quality or if these were their special occasion clothes. By the way, both of us ended our posts by noting the walls of the prompt photo - funny!
ReplyDeleteOh what fun, following three people in photos! I agree with Gail, the brother, father and yourself series is my favorite too!
ReplyDeleteA lovely set of threes. It's interesting to see the variety of arrangements when there are 3 subjects, especially when one is of a very different height than the others.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of you with your family at various ages! Very moving research into the photo of the three sisters -- so sorry to learn from the caption that your great uncle George did not return from the war.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments. To,answer Wendy’s point about well dressed children, I suppose if parents were paying for studio photographs, they made sure children were wearing their Sunday best - all part of showing pride in their family.
ReplyDeleteMy had a photograph of my grandmother wearing one of those high necked dresses when she was twelve. Unfortunately, my sister borrowed it and lost it.
ReplyDeleteWell, my favorite is the photo of your graduation - the wind blowing, the pillbox hat, the handbag, your proud parents, and you with diploma in hand. A lovely set of threes!
ReplyDeleteI like how you used numbers as your inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fine collection of old images, each in their own way is quite fascinating. I was especially intrigued to see the Todmorden connection : Tod is at the other end of the valley from here.
ReplyDeleteI greatly enjoyed your photo essay of threes. So many faces and lives to contemplate!
ReplyDeleteWow, you have a lot of family photos of trios, Sue! It is so touching to see photos of times gone by and people of the past. I was going to tell you which one I liked the best but as I looked at them again I realized I couldn't choose a best, but notice special things about each that I like.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment. I do appreciate it.
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