Lived in Edinburgh 1850s - 1900s.
Lived at Woldhurstlea, Ifield, Sussex 1913-1921.
Lived at The Craigan, (Woldhurstlea estate) Ifield 1921 -1932.
Lived at the Dower House, Woldhurstlea, Ifield 1933- 1937.
His younger sister, Nerina Jessie (see photos) was my mother. He was planning to study law at Cambridge at outbreak of WW2. HIs hobby was photography both taking and developing/printing.
He died near the Brize Norton training airfield near Witney, Oxfordshire.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...