Who When Where

This photo is from around 1892 (from the ages of the girls).

They are obviously dressed up and are all holding something in their hands - flowers? with ribbons. They are the youngest 3 of 15 children with their mother.

Any suggestions as to what occasion this might have been

I don't think this the person I was looking for, but I found this and wondered what it is? It says London, England, Clandestine Marriage and Baptism Registers, 1667-1754 and appears to be from Fleet Notebooks (Ashwell), 1741 Dec - 1742 Feb I can't quite read this, but I think it says Quarrelsome Peo...

the Piece/Folio/page doesn't help me find the image. I’m pretty sure the same goes for Ancestry if you look deep enough (try advanced search) That's a new one on me - any chance of a quick note on how to do that (as a tutorial)? I don't use Findmypast at the moment. I am happy to have a quick look ...

The marks between what is Drover and C at the end are very distinctive. A comparison with the rest of the page might indicate what this form of pen strokes resembles. I would look for you, but you have not given us a lot to go on - DOB and place of birth might be a good start - the Piece/Folio/page ...

Thanks

Any thoughts on this profession

Challis could well be a corruption, or Anglicisation of a Huguenot name. It doesn't appear in any list of Huguenot namesI consulted online. In my wife's family tree, there are several Anglicised surnames, including Sack or Sedt from Le Sedt and Sneller from Snellaert. Many people think it is of Nor...

Thanks Hardwork In the presentation by Alderman Michael Savory made on 23 September 1996 entitled “The influence of Huguenots on the City of London”. He mentions the Challis name in the context of Huguenots having done well ... he says... “While the Challis's have had a remarkable journey: Simon Cha...

I posted something similar in the surnames section of this forum, without response. So, I have changed my question to “Does anyone have any knowledge of how to investigate Huguenot ancestry?” Does anyone have any suggestions of where to go with my investigations? The possibility that the Challis fam...

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay in replying. I am Rosemary Collins, that's why I posted on the Facebook group as well. I'm sorry for the confusion. Also from another recent thread For a bit of background, I hope it is useful to those trying to help Peter. Sorry, long urls had to be shortened. &...