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THIS
scary-looking bunch is the Ross
family, photograph kindly provided by Chelsea Hawkins. Judging from the
size of baby Edward, it was taken in about
1860, possibly in Lahore. Left to Right: Elizabeth Jennings Ross
(1855-1892), John James Rosse (1810-1884), John Sperrin Ross
(1853-1897), Jane Matilda Ross née Sperrin
(1816-1885), Edward Parsons Ross (1858-1921), Sarah Jane Ross
(1856-1881), and (probably) James Mines Sperrin Matthews (1847-).
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THIS tiny photograph (the thumbnail image is twice the size of
the real
thing) of James
and Jane Ealey (née Ashby) was inside the locket worn by Jane as seen here. Whether before
or after her death,
the locket came into the possession of her son, Daniel, and then to his
daughter, who discovered the picture inside. It could be a wedding
portrait, which would date it to 1875. |
JANE Ealey
(née Ashby) and her son, Daniel. Aged about two? That would date the
photograph to around 1882. He doesn't seem very happy about being
togged up and told to stand still does he? Jane is wearing the locket
again,
and you can see the chain (now lost) more clearly. A very weighty
affair, more like a metal collar than a cord. |
DANIEL
Ealey
(Left) with an unknown companion, in Simla. The photograph is undated,
but his army papers show him in Simla during the summer months of 1905,
1906, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, and 1917. He isn't wearing a
uniform here, but seems to have got smartened up for a special
occasion. Somebody's wedding, perhaps? |
ONE of Daniel
Ealey's sequence
of photographs taken during the Delhi Durbar of
December 1911,
at which he was present. That seems to be King George and
Queen Mary in the carriage,
but they're not in their coronation robes, so this
must be one of the other ceremonies. The whole thing
lasted
from the 7th to the 16th of December. There is a wonderful fragment of
early colour film showing the Royal Review of troops here.
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THIS group picture is pasted onto the back of the photograph
of Jane Ealey (née Ashby), without any accompanying description. So it
is linked in
a very physical way with the Ealey/Ross side of the family. The lady on
the right looks to be dressed in 1915-ish mode? Daniel
Ealey had been in India for many years by this time and, of
course, Mabel
Ross was born there. Both spent summers in Simla. I can't
place any of the faces, though the harrumphing little girl, front row,
second from
left, could be me plonked there from the Tardis. The
scanner has made rainbows out of the hat brims and hems, but I like
that. |
A scan of a scan, so not the best quality. This unnamed photo was found
with other Ealey photographs. The gentleman bears a resemblance to Daniel and
the clothing looks post-WWI. When you look at the circumstances of each
of Daniel's siblings around this time, George is the best
fit. Also, the gentleman and lady look like younger versions of an
already-identified elderly George and Amy, and the
little girl looks like a younger version of an already-identified
elderly Ivy.
Tentatively then, L-R George
Charles Ealey (1909-1982), George Ealey (1878-1962), Amy
Louisa Ealey (née Workman, 1888-1946), & Ivy Mary Ealey
(1912-1997). If anyone out there knows better, please let me know. |
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MICHAEL St.
Leger D'Cruz
and Susan Adaline
Pinniger, photograph kindly provided by Susan's grand-daughters,
Margaret
and Pamela, and published with permission. We have no pictures of
Susan's sister, Great-grandmother Dorothy,
so it's
interesting to imagine how the sisters might have resembled each other.
Michael was a driver on the NorthWest Railway, India, where his brother-in-law worked as a guard.. |
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