Fab Feb Photo Collage - Day 24
Patrick McLoughlin c. 1899-1901 Look at this fantastic photo. How lucky am I to have a copy of it? This is the back of the photo. That's my mother's writing in the blue. I'm not sure who owns the brown writing. I'm thinking Annie and Mary, John McLoughlin's older sisters. John McLoughlin was my maternal great-grandfather. His older brother Patrick was born in 1865. He looks a reasonably young man here so I'm thinking the photo was taken in the 1880s. This source indicates that the studio was active from 1899-1912. However I understand from checking the indexes to NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages that Patrick died in 1901. I must order his death certificate. I have looked for his name on the Nominal Roll of the Sudan and Boer War but without success. So I'm at a bit of a loss to know what uniform he is wearing and what he is doing. The photos and discussion on the State Archives website was...