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Lynn

Lynn Report 28 May 2013 19:08

hello every one do any of you know when the photographer G WYNSPEARE HERBERT were trading from and till in kendal and lancaster please i have some old photographs from the casson and troughton familys i dont know who the are they were left to me after a aunt died a lot of the photos were taken by the above said photographer if any one is linked to the troughton and casson and garnett ffrom kendal i would like to know as some one must know who these people on the photographs are please help
thank you

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 28 May 2013 22:19

Lynn ........................


have you tried googling his name?

There seem to be quite a few references to him



your chance of someone just happening to see this post is pretty slim .................. a very low percentage of GR embers use these Boards, and even they ted not to trawl through the threads looming for possible links.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 29 May 2013 00:42

To find out when the business was trading, you could ask Kendall Archive Centre as they may have Trade Directories
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp

Similarly Lancaster County Archives
http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lancoarchives/site/default.asp

They may wish to make a charge for research

You may also be able to roughly date the photos from the style of dress - there are a number of sites from an internet search to give you guidance eg

Date an Old Photograph - Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
www.cartes.freeuk.com/time/date.htm?
Date a Carte de Visite Photograph A date will sometimes help fit a photo into a family tree. Date an old photo 1.What decade is this photograph from, see the ...

Identifying Old Photos - How to Identify the Time Period, People ...
genealogy.about.com/.../photo_dating/Photo_Identification_Photo_Datin...?
Learn how to identify old photographs, including tips for dating the time period and identifying the people, faces and places pictured in the photo.

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 29 May 2013 02:08

some of the google articles show his studio as in Lancaster

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.