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Rogues Gallery Can you help the Post Card Detective to complete the story behind the following pictures |
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It is very frustrating to find a photograph which
undoubtedly shows someone's ancestor, a large group of people, or a property - but
where there
is no clear indication who/what/where they are.
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NOTICE: Mothballed Answers: All answers were made using resources given at the date given, which in some cases may be before the censuses became available online. Answers given more than 2 years ago should be considered to be "mothballed" in that they do not refer to the latest sources. Users interested in these pages should check the more recent sources for themselves before answering any supplementary questions. However additional information, based on your own research is always welcome.
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Make sure you have labelled all your family photos, etc., so that future generations will know who the people are. It is sad to see whole albums of Victorian family portraits being sold at our local auction house, none of which are named - and there is no indication of even where the album came from.
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Some of the Earlier Rogues |
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Dated Events |
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Several pictures of the Pageant on Coronation Day, Bishops Stortford, 1911 |
A Major Funeral at Bishops Stortford, 1914? Confirm deceased? And who is watching |
A Sunday School Party in 1912 with a Watford Photographer. possibly visiting Bricket Wood??? |
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| One of a collection of pictures from Apsley circa 1910 |
Waltham Hospital Carnival Committee 1920 |
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Football Teams |
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Apsley Football Club Cup Winners 1908/9 |
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Sandridge Football Club 1912 |
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Football Club, Watford area, circa 1920s? |
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People |
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Portraits taken in Hemel Hempstead & Germany |
Taken in Hemel Hempstead 1870? |
Did these children live at Yew Tree Farm, Little Minden, in 1921? |
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| A Holiday Group Photograph from 1912 | A Group of Men at Brent Pelham, probably 1920s | Young Girls at a Party?, Hemel Hempstead, circa 1900 | ||
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| A portrait from Hoddesdon circa 1890 | One of a collection of pictures from Apsley circa 1910 |
At the Exhibition - but which? (Hemel Hempstead Photographer) |
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School Groups |
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Baldock Council School |
Church of England School, Ware |
National Childrens Home, Harpenden, 1920s? |
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Coombrook House School, Hemel Hempstead, 1922 |
Several pictures of School Play, Hitchin, 1900s? |
School Play, St Albans area, 1920s? |
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World War I Can you identify any of the men or their regiments? |
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George and Mary at Hitchin |
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Three soldiers photographed in St Albans. |
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Four soldiers photographed at Watford |
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Military Patients at Kings Walden Bury |
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Where exactly was Britons Camp, St Albans? |
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Wounded Soldiers near St Albans (Napsbury?) |
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Unclassified |
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| A Cottage near Hemel Hempstead? | Uncle Herbert's House at Essendon | circa 1870 photograph of unknown house by Samuel Glendenning Payne | ||
NOTICE: Mothballed Answers: All answers were made using resources given at the date given, which in some cases may be before the censuses became available online. Answers given more than 2 years ago should be considered to be "mothballed" in that they do not refer to the latest sources. Users interested in these pages should check the more recent sources for themselves before asking any supplementary questions. However additional information, based on your own research is always welcome.
| December 2010 | Page Restructured and updated | |
| April 2012 | Hitchin area school |