Photographs of people from a 19th Century album handed down from my Great Grandmother Louisa Edgerley nee Hannaford.
This album came into my hands in 2007 and as is often the case - very few photos were labelled.
Two photos taken in Torquay Devon.  Torquay 1 and Torquay 2 the reverse side have photographers details  - left  is Torquay 1 - obviously the images are similar and I am hoping to get an expert opinion on dates.  No 2 has a number hand written on the back either 13107 or /3107.
Photo 1 is possibly the mother of Louisa's father John Pitts Hannaford who was from Devon, he married Louisa Lee (Elizabeth) Kennaird from Brighton, England,  in Ballarat 1861 - see details on the Landmarks in the early life of Louisa.... page.  We do not know how or when they travelled to Australia - it is a few years since I searched shipping lists.
Various women from Ballarat  -
Photographer JH Roberts No 4068 - 
Photographer Roberts Bros No 98  -
Photographer Bardwells No 21742 -
Young woman head only photographer G. Willetts  inscription  on back "With Alice Exx's love 3/5/80   -
Young woman Melbourne Burmans Photographers hand written name on back possible "Bella" -
Older woman in Melbourne Photographers Benson & Stevenson, copies 1/- each, 1/2 doz 5/-, 1 doz 7/6. -
Young woman head n shoulders Grant & Co Photographers Melbourne -
shapely woman 25-30 Federal studios  Melbourne - 
woman 30-40 v short hair Yeoman & Co Chapel St., Prahran -

Ballarat men - head and shoulders uniformed man 40+ Photographer J. Wright Sturt St Ballaarat -
young man thin features 20-25 Photographer J. Wright Sturt St Ballaarat  -
young man v short beard 20-25 Photographer J. Wright Sturt St Ballaarat  -
young man trim beard  25-30 Photographer J. Wright Sturt St Ballaarat  -
young man sideburns, flower in lapel  25-30 Photographer J. Wright Sturt St Ballarat  -
Older man, beard balding 50 J. H. Roberts Photographer Clunes No 838 -
teenage man clean shaven  Richards & Co Ballarat Photographers No 6174 -
Melbourne man bearded 40's Photographers Batchelder & Co possible same man younger than No 838 at Clunes -
Interesting the change of spelling on the Wrights photos from Ballaarat to Ballarat; I  suppose this has been dated.
Tom Hannaford in Ballarat with his wife or wife to be circa early 1890's A Flegeltaub,  School of Photography, Ballarat.
Bad luck that there is no wedding couple photo of  Louisa's parents from their big day in 1861.
Four men at exploratory gold diggings near Ballarat. Photographer, T. Flintoff, Sturt Street, Ballarat. Line of workings runs to back left.   This photo was not in the album but is from my mothers boxes.

From Fiji photographers -
Louisa's young brother Tom Hannaford  b 1865 age estimate 8-9 F & A Dufty Photographers Levuka and Suva, Fiji - That dates the above photo at 1873-74 and indicates they went to Fiji fairly soon after being orphaned.
Our Great Grandfather William Edgerley sitting, Photographer F H Dufty Levuka Fiji - guessing 1880-81, man standing is unknown.

Some Auckland photos -
Sarah Newnham Edgerley b 1812 widow of John Edgerley the "botanist" age maybe 55 to 60 putting the photo possibly before 1870 G Pulman Photographer Auckland. The oldest photo we have of Sarah.
Sarah's eldest son Jack Edgerley b 1846 aged about 40  I guess.  My impression is that he was the main driver behind the Fiji plantation which I understand was embarked upon to take advantage of high cotton prices during the American Civil War years.
Sarah Edgerley b1850 sister of Jack and William, possibly about 30, she married into the Whyman family.
Married couple William and Louisa Edgerley, guessing mid to late 1880's
Louisa and her brother Tom in Auckland, similar date as above  Hanna Photographers.

Fremantle photograph of Tom Hannaford and family circa 1905-1910 est his age at 40-45; no idea what they did in WA. Photographer Nixon & Merrilees Opposite Town Hall Fremantle.

The album contained several 6 x 10cm picture cards produced by the photography firms of a cultural nature; these might be portraits of  political figures, historical tableaux, royalty, morality or religious themes.  Bringing pictorial material to more people before illustrated magazines & newspapers I suppose.
British political personalities - the signatures from top left Russell - Gladstone - Palmerston (centre) - Bright and Derby. Photographer J. Wright Sturt St Ballaarat  -
Queen Victoria holding child - card not annotated
Is this a prominent woman for the masses to view or a Ballarat girl dressed to kill?  Flintoff Photographer Sturt St Ballarat.
Historical tableaux or scenes from plays or novels ? - no annotations on these cards
Scene 1 - could be an explorer reporting back to his Queen - as you do -
Scene 2 - woman with sick child in bed - conveys message that mums have to battle on -
Scene 3 - two women with infant possibly in prayer - three generations being pious and battling on -
Description of the Person of Our Saviour - A True Likeness of Our Saviour  - the second text can be found with Google - Artistic Photographer Alfred Wren 96 Elizabeth St  Melbourne.
Three older men who I think have not walked in off the street to be snapped.
This one has a signature, somebody will know, Bardwell Photo Ballarat.
Man about 55 good sideburns sitting, Flintoff  Photographer Sturt St Ballarat.
Older man in tasselled  cap, could he be Scottish ?   H Glenny Photographic Artist  Ballarat East.

Two unknown men outside house with stone wall/fence - the stone fence could be Auckland OK but I wondered if there were any fences like that in Ballarat district ?  Photo from my mothers boxes.

If anybody has comments etc I can be emailed wshblog2013 at sign warwickhughes.com 
Back to page re early life of Louisa Hannaford.
A few of the photos had a tissue protective covering - Torquay 1 above has this pen drawing on the tissue -

Link to my Kiwialbum family photos www pages started a decade or so ago and intended to be arranged by decades 1870's to 1940's - I think any Ballarat photos have been included on this page.
Dec 2013