Category Archives: Old Photograph

Are you connected to the GOATER, KING or PINK families from the Isle of Wight?

Posted on December 20, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

I found a fantastic old wedding photograph, as below, on eBay this week which had lots of fascinating information written on the back, which would hopefully enable me to research it further – therefore how could I resist it!! The … Continue reading →

Posted in Freshwater, GOATER, Guild of One Name Studies, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, KING, Old Photograph, Photograph, PINK, Redhill, Wedding photograph | Leave a comment

A random photo find on eBay turned out to have links to a Suffolk World War 1 project

Posted on November 20, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Like my good friend Lynn from https://lynnswaffles.com who blogs about the old photographs that she finds and researches, I have very much missed visiting Postcard Fairs, Flea Markets, Charity Shops etc. during the lock down this year, so I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild of One Name Studies, Ipswich, Old Photograph, PARKER, Somme, Suffolk, Thiepval, World War 1 | 3 Comments

Are you connected to the GOODGAME, DIXON, LAWRENCE or ABBOTT families from Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire?

Posted on November 6, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another recent lovely of photograph postcard find was this one below which usefully had names and a date written on the reverse – it shows the marriage of Bert GOODGAME on 13th June 1925. I quickly found the marriage record … Continue reading →

Posted in 6 Bearton Road, 65 Kitsbury Road, ABBOTT, Berkhampstead, Buckinghamshire, Collingwood, DIXON, GOODGAME, Great Missenden, Hertfordshire, Hitchin, LAWRENCE, Medals, Old Photograph, One Name Study, One Place Studies, Photograph, Post Office, Powerful, Social History, Tea Company, Tring, Wedding photograph, West Ham Essex, World War 1, World War 2 | 2 Comments

Are you related to Arthur Bruce JAMIESON born in 1878 from Hampstead in London?

Posted on November 5, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A recent old photograph find on eBay was this lovely image of a young boy dressed in tartan taken at the Debenham Photographic Studio at 158 Regent Street in London which had a handwritten name and date on the reverse … Continue reading →

Posted in 41 Hampstead Hill Gardens, Canada, Edinburgh, GORDON, Guild of One Name Studies, JAMIESON, Old Photograph, One Place Studies, Photograph, Quebec, Scotland, Stoke Newington | Leave a comment

Do you have a family connection to Elizabeth Mary BRYANT born in 1909 in Bethnal Green in London?

Posted on October 16, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

I recently found this very tiny old Carte De Viste photograph that has the name Elizabeth Mary BRYANT and a date of birth 7th May 1909 written on the back – surely I will able to trace and research her … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 James Street, Bethnal Green, BROWN, BRYANT, HACKETT, London, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Uncategorized, World War 1 | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Are you related to the GUTTERIDGE family from Gravesend in Kent?

Posted on June 17, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A lovely old photograph find a while back had very helpful writing on the back and stated that it was of Edith Mary GUTTERIDGE who was born 2nd April 1869 and that the photograph had been taken in May 1871 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bedfordshire, Braintree, Essex, Governess, Gravesend, GUTTERIDGE, Houghton Regis, Kent, Leatherhead, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Photograph, Sevenoaks, Social History, WILLIAMS | Leave a comment

You never think it’s going to happen to you – old family photograph find!!

Posted on June 13, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Well what an amazing start to my Saturday morning!! As you know I blog about old photographs and postcards that I have found and researched hoping to reunite them with a family member if possible and I now also have … Continue reading →

Posted in Framlingham, LAST, Old Photograph, Old Photographs, One Name Study, Photograph, Suffolk, Wedding photograph | 7 Comments

Do you have CREED’s from Norfolk or WILDSMITH’s from Warwickshire in your family tree?

Posted on May 25, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A lovely old photograph I found on my travels in London in 2018 was of a young man with the name Stanley Norman CREED 13 years written at the bottom. It is such a good clear photograph I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in 11 Malden Road, CREED, Downham, Leamington Spa, Norfolk, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Photograph, Postcard, Social History, Warwickshire, WILDSMITH | Leave a comment

Are you related to the BLANDFORD family from Risca in Monmouthshire, Wales?

Posted on May 7, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A while back I found a lovely old photograph postcard, as below, of three boys, possibly brothers, with the names T BLANDFORD, Alf BLANDFORD and H BLANDFORD on the back and today decided to start trying to research it further. … Continue reading →

Posted in BLANDFORD, LEAMAN, Monmouthshire, Old Photograph, One Name Study, PARSONS, Photograph, Postcard, Risca, Wales, World War 2 | Leave a comment

Could Albert LUKINS be Charles Albert LUKINS born in Shirehampton Gloucestershire in 1894?

Posted on May 5, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

On a trip to see family in Bristol last year I was able to visit an Antiques Fair and picked up a few old postcards and photographs whilst there, which is so unlike me!! One of the lovely old photographs … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, FENNELL, Gloucestershire, LUKINS, MARSHFIELD, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Pilning, Portsmouth, S S Stonepool, Shirehampton, Social History, Wesley LUKINS | Leave a comment