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ALEPINE: (alapine, alpine) French word for Bombazine, dress material first made entirely of silk but later of silk and cotton.

Sorry.....it is the type of cheaper black shiny material that Victorian dresses were made out of....you could have a cotton one, bombazine or if you had money it would be silk or another fine material....

I have a gorgeous one of my Gt Granda Michael Gibson Kirk
He died in 1935.
He has such a twinkly face and a Jimy Edwards moustache, I love him to bits, just from his photo--is that daft or what?
Carol

I have one photo that I am really drawn to Caz.it is of my Gt. Grandfather, Grandmother, my 3 y.o. Grandfather and baby sister....

They are dressed in their best clothes, my Gt. Granny in her black bombazine dress, my Gt. Grandfather in his suit and boots...my Grandad in his little velvet coat with lace collar....My Gt. Grandad looks so proud of his little family....they went on to have 3 more sons and 2 daughters....

I forgot to say that I look very much like my Grandad, and my Grandad and youngest son look so alike in their wedding photos....

so the apple does not fall far from the tree, in our case....

One my Grandad's brothers said of his parents....."i had a lovely Mum and Dad".....and to have your children say that of you, is just the best....

Thanks Caz but things havent been difficult I chose to cut off and did - thats what emotional boxes are for.

But I was shocked and intregued by the photo's and am old enough to now see them for what they were and appreciate them without the anger I had many many years ago.

June and TW,

Thankyou, those likenesses touch your heart, dont they?

Love and hugs,

Caz xxx

Last week I saw my great uncle Stan for the first time, (a photo of him I mean), he died in WW2 and I had never ever seen a picture of him, but his great grandaughter let me have that one.

I did cry, because he was so much like my dad in looks and build...dad was his nephew, and would have been 7 when he died. My Dad died 2 years ago.

The I saw a picture of his son and he is the double of my cousin!

My husband has a photo of his grt grandfather & family
we were looking at his children one of the boys was the image of one of my sons despite the mode of dress the other could have been one of my grandchildren it was so strange.It made you feel so close to them

Junexx

Christine I agree, genetics are so fascinating, seeing likenesses you never knew about before...


Maddie Im sorry things have been difficult but I know what you mean from your post,

Pictures of our ancestors are exciting, emotive, upsetting, scary, allsorts really,


Caz xxx

Last week someone sent me a photo her my grandparents and my mother taken on the 1950's. For reasons I wont go into I havent owned a photograph or seen my mother for over 20 years.

Whilst my anger has not reduced with time, I felt sad I had destroyed all photo's many years ago when I was young and the lady whilst knowing we are estranged but not the circumstances was kind enough to send me photo's up to the late 60's when they lost contact.

I still have no desire to mend bridges - but am very greatful that part of my ansestry has been restored.

People are not born bad - they choose that path - she was innocent in these photo's and had then not taken the wrong path.

And I will always be greatful for them. More shocking was the resemblance. A photo was taken about 30 years later with the same people but me in the spot my mother stood - I am sure no one was aware when this was taken. Although everyone else has aged - I look the spit of my mother - I am not sure if thats a good or bad thing nervous laugh.

What do you feel when you see them? Today I was given enlarged copies of pictures taken in 1891 of my G Grandma with her Mum and her Grandma!! she was born in 1823!!

I felt a link, looks which reminded me of my family and a sense of the circle of life...


What about you?

Caz xxx