Found at a flea market. This picture has handwritten 'Mr. & Mrs. Gore (?) Atkin on back. Also shows photographer's mark... Thos Gorst, Photographer, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
People in photo include: Gore Atkin
Amazing to find these!! I believe that you have pictures of two brothers: Samuel and Gore Atkin. Their father was Walter Atkin, born 1780, Wexford, Ireland. He is the brother of my x4 great-grandmother Mary Atkin. Their father was Gore Atkin.
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