Childrens Clothing

1821 - 1830

1825-30
Boy's suit. Jill on the A272	The trousers are buttoned on to the bottom of the waistcoat.

1830s
Young teenager's dress. Jill on the A272

1835
Boy's dress. Jill on the A272	This would fit a boy of 6-7 years, there are a spare pair of trousers with the outfit.

1850
Boy's dress. Jill on the A272	This comes with a pair of detachable full length sleeves (not shown).

1855
6 year old girl's dress. Jill on the A272	Blue silk with velvet braid.

1874
2 year old boy in tartan dress. Jill on the A272	Boys were dressed in dresses until well past toddlerhood, tartan being a popular choice for them. He also wears an enormous buckled belt.

c1888
Boy in velvet suit born 1883. Submitted by Jill on the A272 by permission of C Frye	He wears a velvet suit with knee breeches with three buttons down the side of each leg, lace collar with silk bow tie and carries a whip in his hand. The rustic look with the logs was popular at the time.

1896
Stanton Drew School. Submitted by Anniern

c1900
School Group. Submitted by Tom Tom

1902
Submitted by Jill on the A272	Taken shortly after the death of thier mother.


Lawrence Gleaves. Submitted by Pat Hope.	Lawrence Gleaves was born in 1906 in Manchester.


Childrens clothing 1910. Submitted by Langley Vale Sue	This little girl was raised in Canada.

1911
Submitted by Pat Hope	Clearly a group of Children, Presumably taken at school. The Diversity of Clothing is interesting, particularly that of the boys.

1911
Submitted by Langley Vale Sue	This Picture was taken on Wimbledon Common.

c1912
Childrens clothing. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

1913
Sailor suit. Submitted by Jill on the A272

1913
Children and young ladies born 1893, 1897 and 1904 Submitted by Tom Tom

1914
Childrens clothing. Submitted by Guinevere

1914
Childrens clothing. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

1914
Childrens clothing. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

1914
Childrens clothing. Submitted by Wendy Pusey	My Mother in Law Ada Marjorie Thomas and her baby sister Grace Ellen Thomas.

1916
Vernon. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell	My Dad Vernon looking at a picture of his parents Arthur & Grace.

1916
Children. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

1917
Middle class Welsh children. Submitted by Jill on the A272	The child in the middle is a boy.

c1917
Baby Clothing. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

c1918
Children in Go Cart. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

1918
Vern and Queenie. Submitted by Cherry Tradewell

c1918
Oliver Whitby Bluecoat School, Chichester. Submitted by Jill on the A272.	Christ's Hospital School, Horsham has a similar uniform with yellow stockings.

1920
Beachwear. Submitted by Anniern	My mother was the little girl with the bucket and spade.

1922
My mother age 1. Submitted by Katarzyna.	The dress was knitted by my great grandmother.

1922
Gwen and Charles Submitted by Cherry Tradewell.

c1924
Working Class family. Submitted by Liz from Lancs.	Photo of my mother and siblings - Docklands, Cardiff.

1924
My Great Aunt, Betty. Submitted by Tom Tom.

1925
Working class country girls. Submitted by Jill on the A272.	The girls' grandmother (b1850) lived with them and had been a seamstress. She made all their knickers (not visible!) in the style of her own girlhood, with a flap that buttoned onto the waistband - this resulted in "accidents" for the younger girls who found the fastenings difficult. The old lady died in 1928.