General Everyday Clothing

1861 - 1870

2nd Great Aunt Elizabeth Lock

Elizabeth was born in 1824. This photo was taken in the early 1860's. Note the hair covers her ears; in the late 1860's the ears were shown. She is also wearing "engageantes" - false white detacheable sleeves which were easily removed for laundering. These were introduced during the 1850's. Submitted by Katarzyna

1891 - 1900

2nd Great Aunt, Elizabeth Paternoster

Elizabeth b 1843 married her cousin John Paternoster, a gamekeeper so they were a working class family.The photo would have been taken in early 1890's. Plain suits with little ornamentation except perhaps a brooch on the collar; hair tied back in a bun with no fringe was the order of the day. Submitted by Katarzyna

Great Aunt Emma Beadon Sporle

Emma, b 1876, married Jacob Stechmann a tailor in West Ham in 1898 but I believe this photo to have been taken in 1895-6. Collars were high and with a ruffle or lace under the stiff outer. Emma's father was a sailor and then a railway porter so again they were a working class family. Submitted by Katarzyna

1921 - 1930

Family Group 1923

This photo is of my mother, her brother and my grandparents. For the first time ever in Britain ladies showed their ankles!! For many the hair was cut short. Submitted by Katarzyna

1951 - 1960

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