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Elizabeth's father, William, was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery and in 1870 was posted with his family to Fort St George in Madras, India. Within 10 years William was dead and his widow, Ellen, had remarried and returned to England. Of William and Ellen's children only one (my great-grandfather) returned to England with them. The two youngest - Charles and Henry - died before reaching their first birthdays. Of Elizabeth no record can be found in the either the Censuses or the BMD records. (Although its possible she appears in the wedding photo of her brother William in Faversham in 1895.)

William and Susannah were married at the Wesleyan Chapel in Faversham, Kent in October 1895. Many of those in the photograph taken after the ceremony have been identified, but some have not. For example, who is the elderly lady in the front row? And who is the young boy laid in front of the group?

This photo shows the marriage of Charles Willis and Minnie Blanks in Chelmsford, Essex in 1928. Members of Charles' family have been identified and tagged in the photo, as well as Minnie and her father. But can you identify anyone else in the photo?

This image from my dad's family photos shows a gentleman and two women in a studio setting. But who are they? The photo has the studio name 'Willis' at the bottom, and the start of the address 'Maison Dieu, Dover' as well.

This image from my dad's family photos shows a class of school girls, probably aged between 8-12(?). But who are they? And which child is related to my father?

Another image from my parents' archives... no idea who they are, where they are, or when the photo was taken.

This photo of members of the Willis and Greenland families is from my dad's photo collection. Most of the people can be identified, but who are the boy and woman in the front row?

These two pictures of a woman in her late 50s or early 60s is from my dad's family photo collection but her identity is unknown.

Another image of an infant - identity unknown! The only clue is the photo studio: Frank Barns of Faversham...

This photograph comes from my mum & dad's archives. It was taken by the 'Eastbourne Photographic Company' who were apparently situated at 2 The Pavement, Clapham Common, London and its managers were 'Messrs Roberts & Williams'. I've no idea who the young boy in the photo is!

I recently discovered this 'memento mori' image among some previously unknown stuff but have no idea who it is. In the late Victorian era, when someone died it was common for their loved ones to arrange for their photo to be taken. These photographs served as a keepsake to remember the deceased. This was especially common with infants and young children; Victorian era childhood mortality rates were extremely high, and a post-mortem photograph might have been the only image of the child the family ever had.