Nameless Photographs - Can You Help?



I love old photos and I get really excited when I can go to my Grandmother's house and scan the pictures she's found.  I love the idea of not letting those ancestors or relatives be forgotten.  This is why it makes me very sad that these lovely ladies are nameless.  My paternal Aunt shared them with me and asked if I could try to find out who they are. The older photo is a Tintype.  It's possible that the tintype is a post-mortem portrait.  I'm not sure, but there is something off about the way the lady sitting down is posed.  My Great Grandfather's mother (Frances Simms) died when she was 35, could this be a photo of her?
These photos were in my Grandfather's photo collection when he passed away. Nothing was written on them.  We THINK they may be connected to his parents who were from Newfoundland. His father was Wentworth Barnes b.1887 in Little Bay, Newfoundland [son of Duncan Barnes b.1863 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland d.1935 in Toronto, ON & Frances Simms b.1867 St. Anthony, Newfoundland d.1902 Boot Harbour, Newfoundland] and his mother was Bessie Louise Howell b.1897 in Newtown, Newfoundland d.1986 Toronto, ON [Daughter of Isaiah Howell b.1862 Newtown, Newfoundland d.1936 in Glovertown, Newfoundland & Cecilia Jane Andrews b.1864 Cape Island, Newfoundland d.1903 Newtown, Newfoundland].

You can find out more about them on my Barnes & Howell Family page.
You can also find blog posts related to my Newfoundland connections as well.

Possible ladies (tintype) could also be:

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Family Pages Complete



I am happy to say that I have FINALLY completed the transfer from "Lisa's Family Pages" (www.lisasfamilypages.weebly.com) to this new blog.  A fresh new look AND I was able to do some "housekeeping".

In addition to my posts, I have added the "Family Pages" to Family and Forebears.  The links below will take you to pages with information on the families and a pedigree chart that you can view.  The family trees can be enlarged within the page or you can click on the arrow in the top right corner (hover your pointer) and that will take you to the original file.  You can find these pages in the top drop-down menu called "Family Pages" as well.

Barnes & Howell Family - Harbour Grace, Notre Dame Bay, Bonavist Bay - Newfoundland, Canada

Davidson & Liscome Family - Caledon, Toronto & Pickering - Ontario, Canada & England

Hoogland & van der Mee Family - Friesland, Leiden, Amsterdam - Holland

Warren & Shepherd Family - Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, California - USA & England


Check out the INDEX as well.  This lists all of the names in my current database (update coming soon!!)

If you would like any more information on any of these families contact me using the contact form.

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Almost There!!




I am almost finished transferring all of the information from www.lisasfamilypages.weebly.com to this new site!  I'm very happy! I have transferred the important and popular blog posts from 2013-2017 to this site already, I'm just working on finishing up a few of the new family pages.  Please check back soon!!  If you are looking for anything, in particular, please check out the original website for now.

*UPDATE*
The old site is no longer running.  If you are looking for something, in particular, please contact me.


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Family Tree Updates

Original Post 10/28/2017 (Lisa's Family Pages)

It's been a long time since I have updated the family trees online but I have been working on them for the past few months.

I have found a lot of new bits of information and have updated ALL of the family trees.  I have also changed how they are displayed.  I have decided to embed the .PDF files right into the website so that you can open them up on the full screen and zoom in and out. This is partly because the trees are getting so big, and because it helps make them a bit easier to read.  You can zoom in with the plus (+) and minus (-) signs or click on the arrow in the top corner to expand the page to full screen (it will take you to my file in Google Drive).

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The Ogre of the Family

Illustration by Scott Garrett

Original Post 3/12/2017 (Lisa's Family Pages)

I haven’t posted in a few months but I have been doing a lot of research this winter. I revisited my Great Grandmother Henrietta Shepherd's English roots. Her father was Alexander Shepherd and his forefathers were mostly blacksmiths from Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England. Her mother was Ellen Jones, the daughter of William Jones and Charlotte Oxenbridge of Etchingham, Sussex, England.

The Oxenbridge line is very interesting. A few of Charlotte’s ancestors were Knights, and one called Sir Goddard Oxenbridge comes with a legend. Sir Goddard is said to be 7 feet tall, a Giant, and enjoyed eating children for supper. I found mention of this in an old book a couple years ago. When I
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