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Cabinet Photo

Posted by peter cook on 22/7/2025, 12:56 pm

Another old cabinet photo and at least we have one name on the back of the photo. The lady sitting on the far right is Hannah Barnwell and she's with her friends (not named) at the Spinsters Ball at the Golden Lion, South Shields. Photographer was W. Emmett Jun, Ocean Road, South Shields.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Liz Dance on 22/7/2025, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Cabinet Photo"

Peter do you have any more information I am intrigued that the Ball was known as The Spinsters Ball?

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by peter cook on 22/7/2025, 1:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

No, sorry that's all that's on the back of the photo.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Liz Dance on 22/7/2025, 1:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

That’s a pity, thanks for the reply.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Norman on 22/7/2025, 2:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

lovely photo Peter. What a marvellous invention the camera was.

I checked the free BMD site
In 1871 a baby called Hannah Barnwell was born & must have died because another baby was born and given that name.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Malcolm on 22/7/2025, 2:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

Too many assumptions there, Norman.

There are no records of a death, and the 2 Hannahs had different parents, so the Hannah in the photo could be either the one born in 1871, or the one in 1875....as they are both alive & kicking on the 1891 Census, one living in Gateshead, the other in South Shields...... They COULD be cousins, as both fathers were from Yorkshire...could be brothers...

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Malcolm on 22/7/2025, 1:59 pm, in reply to "Cabinet Photo"

So we can approximate a date:

There were 2 Hannah Barnwells, 1 born 1871, the other in 1875, both in South Shields.

Assuming the Ladies are around 20 years old, give or take?

So the photo dates around 1890-1895, or thereabouts.

So who's first to check out the 1891 Census???

Oh, and 1 of them married in Dec 1898....

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by peter cook on 22/7/2025, 2:07 pm, in reply to "Cabinet Photo"

Sorry folks i seem to have missed that Hannah Barnwell became Hannah Carmichael.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Norman on 22/7/2025, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

1875 born Hannah died as Hannah Carmichael in 1958 age 83.Lovely photo Peter.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Malcolm on 22/7/2025, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

OR it could be the 1871 Hannah, never married, passed away in 1929......

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Norman on 22/7/2025, 2:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

YES you are right Malcolm.
But it looks like we'll never know.
I was amazed that there was 2 children in Shields called Hannah Barnwell because it wasnt a big town like it is today.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Liz Dance on 22/7/2025, 2:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

Amazing so much information in such a short time.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Sheila on 22/7/2025, 3:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

Norman /Malcolm, my best friend was born Mary Campbell, born 1939. Her cousin was born a few years earlier, also called Mary Campbell. Then there was another Mary Campbell who was her father’s half sister. All in Hebburn.

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