Ah ha! Oh please, no illusions here and thank you
very much, anyone who helped- pretty lucky this forum attracts so many members conversant with these points. You would
think it would be easier- it isn't although should have noticed what looks to be some fullness towards her, rats- bustle end. Quite serious when I say it's become a habit to look to CWT for these things. The internet is so full of misinformation, foolhardy trusting even what appear to be solid sites?
Very post-war then! So interesting, whoa! She is probably, although won't say for certain, an aunt, Barbara Buchanon, not old enough to be my grgrgrandmother. How disheartening! A woman in a tintype wearing a dress from probably the 1870's/80s not old
enough to be my great
great grandmother? *sigh* Very much appreciate the input,
hopefully have learned something(s).
Scots- it's a hand-trimmed tin-type, should have said so, sorry! The edges are terribly irregular, like someone used shears too unwieldy for the job. If there are confusing aspects with this image, could be because it originated in Nova Scotia? The dress would probably have been made at home- can't see the family either buying something like that or employing dressmakers. Not sure they'd have bothered making things like blouses, etc. We have quite a few woven, then crafted articles from them, some lovely things, tartans. Honest to goodness tartan, dyed by hand, ( the grgrandmother I knew grew up speaking Gaelic at home ) we can see they're Buchanon; not factory dyes so they do not match exactly. They would not, batches not being the same. They farmed sheep- first in Scotland then Nova Scotia.
Keeping us honest, some era photos since you collect them Anna, although I've edited originals- must dig up the scans here and there. Bestey Huson's is post war I know- the high, frilled collar? 2 more old tintypes are from our Scots roots, PEI Nova Scotia. Wish I did know more, seems a little criminal being caretaker to these old treasures and not know more. We have a good amount through sheer good fortune. Do not wish to be boring, a few just for interest.
Yes, I know this is she post-war, just like all her frills. One of my favorite ancestors- she was a hoot.
A grgrgraunt, sounds about right. ' Lusa '. for some reason, grgrgrandfather's sister. Thought maybe you'd like her hair.
WH Huson, JPK's brother
So here's another Canadian tintype- another Scot, a Stuart. Christy Belle. She was all of 5'11", very sweet. cannot tell a lot by this photo on what she is wearing? Grgrgrandfather's sister. There's that thing again, a trimmed tin type?
Best ever although not women's fashions- Malcolm Angus Stuart, 3x's grandfather, PEI Nova Scotia, right out of Dickens! He was 6' 9" or 10". I thought he was only 6'8", Mom corrected me not long ago. Giants. Better believe someone hand-made all their clothing.