Hi Carol, A very nice collection of photos. It may be a long shot but I have a book entitled Bygone Yorkshire - Wensleydale by Clive Torrens published in 1997, ISBN 0953137104 published by Drystone Publications, Jubilee House, Preston Under Scar, Leyburn, North Yorks, DL8 4AH. The book is primarily old picture postcards of the area, which I believe is the authors interest. However the author if he could be contacted may just know something more about the Leyburn photo. Regards Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: [NYorks] Victorian Photo Album >A few years ago I purchased or as I wish to call it rescued a Victorian >photo album. > > Many of the pictures are from the N. E. but there are just as many from > North Yorkshire i.e. Malton, Ripon, Northallerton etc. > > One inparticular, by a Leyburn photographer, I think its one of the > oldest, is of a very pretty lady shown in a very large victorian dress. > Without looking at the rear of the image I took this to be around the mid > Victorian era. > > The reverse was even better - handwritten was what looked like M A Spence > 1867. > > A look through the 1881 census lead me to think that the lady could be > Margaret A Spence daughter of a Master Tailor living on the High Street, > Leyburn. > > Curiosity is getting the better of me and I would love to know who these > people are. > > There is also one image of a large group of people outside a large house - > who are these people and where is the house. > > Also in the collection was the image of a small child with a rather large > hat. On closer inspection this picture is an enlargement of one person in > the large group. > > The collection can be found on www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk Wakefield Family > History Sharing Who are You ? and then visit the Yorkshire section. > > Any help would be much appreciated > > Carol > Wakefield Family History Sharing > www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk > > Siddle, Mucklow, Officer, Hay, Riach, Hebden and all points from there > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > List Mom for ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L: > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.16/225 - Release Date: > 09/01/2006 > >

. Hi Karen (and Carol), Passed your query to Clive and he replied as follows - ' Not too sure, but Spence's did have a shop on the High Street and were Tailors and Hatmakers. The last one died recently, Mary Green (nee Spence), she was about 87 and died last year, her father had the shop and grandfather before him. Before that the Spence's hailed from nearly Wensley, one marrying William Robinson, a Leyburn Clockmaker. Not sure where the house is, somewhere near Northallerton I would think if the photographer was Jennings of Northallerton, although there was a Jennings of Skipton photographer as well.' Regards, Michael Connolley www.gunnerside.info . Hi Carol, A very nice collection of photos. It may be a long shot but I have a book entitled Bygone Yorkshire - Wensleydale by Clive Torrens published in 1997, ISBN 0953137104 published by Drystone Publications, Jubilee House, Preston Under Scar, Leyburn, North Yorks, DL8 4AH. The book is primarily old picture postcards of the area, which I believe is the authors interest. However the author if he could be contacted may just know something more about the Leyburn photo. Regards Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: [NYorks] Victorian Photo Album >A few years ago I purchased or as I wish to call it rescued a Victorian >photo album. > > Many of the pictures are from the N. E. but there are just as many from > North Yorkshire i.e. Malton, Ripon, Northallerton etc. > > One inparticular, by a Leyburn photographer, I think its one of the > oldest, is of a very pretty lady shown in a very large victorian dress.