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I attach a scanned photo of a group including my great
grandfather. It is believed to have been taken in India some time
around 1850/1870. My great grandfather, William Webster Wright, was born near
Dunbar 17.3.1814. His mother, from whom the Scottish connection may have come, was
born 21-3-1792 and her name was Elizabeth Webster. Any suggestions about the
tartan please. Could there have been any connection between Dunbar and
the British East India Company, I wonder.
Just one further thought. There is a chance that someone else has
got a copy of the same photo relating to their ancestor and can shed some light
on its history and perhaps the tartan. Suitable for your Christmas/New Year edition?As
it is believed to be a Christmas/New Year scene-singing auld lang Sian(Don't
know how to spell it!) with arms linked. The foot on the chair,foot on the table
was traditional possibly of military origin, but this is thought to be a civilian
group. Note the bagpipes on the table!
This would have been one of the very early
photographs. Apparently the civil surgeon of the area at the time (Doctor) had a
hobby of photography and he might have taken it.
I am told
these posed scenes were popular to keep or send to relatives-they would have
been special and possibly kept over the years like this one.
They would have had
to keep still for quite some time of course.
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