Is this James Bruton Shearmur and his wife Eliza?

Photographers for this one were H & J Reed  in Tottenham Court Rd from 1872 to 1903. (1)

James William B. Shearmur was born in Mile End Old Town in about 1874 son of James Bruton Shearmur and Eliza Mabbett.
Although James Bruton Shearmur was in Gloucestershire for both the 1871 and 1881 census it looks like he took a trip to London. James Bruton and his wife Eliza Mabbett were not married until 1876 in Dursley, Gloucestershire so perhaps they were in London for the birth of the baby.
From http://www.rogerco.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ the woman's dress looks like it is an 1870's dress.
As most of the Shearmur's were in Gloucestershire except for Arlette who would have been at least 34. I think the woman in this photo is younger than that so I would like to say this couple is James Bruton Shearmur and Eliza Mabbett but am open to suggestions as to the identity of this couple.
Isn't it fun trying to work out who is in the photos.
Anyone out there who can verify the identity please?


(1) More information about the photographer http://www.photolondon.org.uk/pages/details.asp?pid=6420

Naish Family in Australia

William and Georgina Naish had 12 children.
Thomas William b 1866
Georgina Jane b 1869
Elizabeth Mary  b  1871-my great grandmother
Amy Louisa b  1873
Charles David b 1874
Albert Bruton b  1875
Alfred James b  1877
George  b 1879
Emily Agnes b  1881
Ethel b 1883 d 1883
Edith Victoria b 1884 d 1884
Joseph Henry b  1886

The photos here are all taken by Albert Lomer, Queen St Brisbane Queensland and he was in business from 1874 to 1900.(1)   With such a wide date range I am not sure how I can work out which is which. So here is my thoughts so far.

Daughter aged about 12

Daughter aged about 8

 Now I have the 3 boys

Son about 11, maybe

son about 10,  maybe.

Son about  8, maybe.

These photos continue to both intrigue and frustrate me. There is such a collection of them and no one seems to know who they are.
Would love to hear from someone who might be able to enlighten me.

(1) http://www.marquis-kyle.com.au/cartes/cat_albert_lomer.php

Shearmur Family Album Part 3

Now to some photos with a photographer name and a  narrow date range. Place London in 1862-1864

These were taken by M J de Mouxy and details about him can be found at http://www.photolondon.org.uk/pages/details.asp?pid=2149

Perhaps these are family, perhaps not. Were these Georgina's Mum on the left and an older sister on the right or maybe an aunt? Were these for Georgina to take with her when she embarked on her trip to the other side of the world?
I just love these photos and feel privileged to have had access to them. I hope that some other member of the extended family has them too so we can compare notes.

Shearmur Family Album Part 2

This photo was taken by Camille Silvy, a photographer born in France but he was an active portrait photographer in the 1860's in London and took photos of the rich and famous. This link will give you more information about him. http://www.photolondon.org.uk/pages/details.asp?pid=1254

The National Portrait Gallery in London has his day record books. There are 17000 sittings and  12000 have photos with the record. What's the betting that this photo is one of the 5000 without a photo? Am I going to London to try? Yes if I win Lotto.

As Georgina Shearmur came out to Australia as a servant for Mrs Ann Sherwood from Alderley House in Gloucestershire, is this Ann Sherwood?  She is the only rich and famous one I could find in our family stories.
Even more photos to come

Shearmur Family Album

When visiting my cousin Mildred a few months ago she produced a beautiful surprise-carte de visite photos from Great great grandma Georgina Naish( nee Shearmur). Of course there were no names, no dates and no places. However there were photographer's names on some.
Off to work I went to find where the photographers were from and when they were around.
Mildred had already done some but there were over 40 left for me.
One of the most interesting for me was a group of 6 (2 males and 4 females). Could this be Georgina's siblings? Unfortunately this photo does not have a photographer's name to help.

From Dating Old Photographs-Photographers 1840-1940 Great Britain & Ireland I used the Wizard to date this little photo. The result was between 1860-1873. This didn't help me much but Georgina came to Australia in 1864. By 1864 her eldest sister Frances had died but she had sisters Mary Ann Shearmur born 1837, Arlette Shearmur born 1840,  Jane Shearmur born cir 1847, Elizabeth Margaret Shearmur born cir 1850 and brothers Thomas Shearmur born 1851 and James Bruton  Shearmur born 1854 still alive. The youngest male (centre back row) looks more than 10 years old but was the photo taken after 1864 and sent to Georgina? Who else could it be? Don't you just love the uncertainty?

More photos to come and more questions.