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Mrs. Fielding of O'Connell, presumably of Waterford City commissioned this lovely group photo of four ladies who were very focused on something to the right of the photographer! Seemingly a mother and three sisters the difference in hairstyles was once used to denote single ladies from married. Could this be the case here?
Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford
Date: Circa 15th May 1903
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 1290
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Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford
Date: Circa 15th May 1903
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 1290
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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If you can put a loupe over the newspaper, it could give you some clues. The pair on the left look alike. The only one looking directly at the camera is the young girl. I would bet the photographer directed each of to look a certain way.
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Spot the differences! The magazine says "Our Pretty Child Competition" ... catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000591448
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15 May 1903 was a Friday ...
Billy Quinn 1954
Some gorgeous gúnas there (not forgetting the old fada).
Bernard Healy
In the 1901 Census we have this Fielding family on O’Connell Street. Ellen Fielding aged 54 has at least two daughters in their 20s. www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Water...
John Spooner
Edward S Fielding of O'Connell St was one of the proposers of John Redmond in the 1900 Waterford City Elections in 1900. (Tipperary Independent and Tipperary Free Press - Saturday 06 October 1900)
Bernard Healy
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/] She would be dead 2 years after the photo. Her address at death was Rossmore House: civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/death...
John Spooner
in October 1903 Sister Mary John Dunne gave E L Fielding of O'Connell Street as a reference when she applied for the post of head nurse at the fever hospital (Evening News (Waterford) - Thursday 15 October 1903)
Niall McAuley
The catalogue says: Group with Miss Joe sitting : commissioned by Mrs. Fielding, O'Connell Street. In the 1901 census, here are the Fieldings. No obvious Joe, but could be mother Ellen, and daughters Julia and Mary standing?
Niall McAuley
Getting more likely as I look in birth records, here is a Johanna in 1883, same parents as Julia 1882 - Edward and Ellen Fielding.
Niall McAuley
Julia married Laurence O'Brien in 1915, M. Fielding a witness. Address Rossmore Waterford.
John Spooner
The lengthy report of Ellen Fielding's funeral in the Waterford Star on Saturday 26 August 1905 described the cortege as "one of the largest and most representative that has left Waterford for many years, the long line of vehicles seeming interminable." Among the many wreaths was one "from her sorrowing daughters - Mary Jo' and Julia". Edit: there isn't a comma between "Mary" and "Jo'", but I think there should be.
Niall McAuley
Julia, Johanna and Mary are all at home in 1911.
Niall McAuley
In the 1901 census (where their address is O'Connell St as in this photo) father Edward is a Draper and Publican, 34 O'Connell St. Possible Streetview
John Spooner
Bridesmaids at Julia's wedding in 1915 were "Misses Mary and Joe Fielding (sisters of the bride) " (Dublin Evening Telegraph - Saturday 23 October 1915)
Niall McAuley
Streetview of Rossmore on Passage Road, where they were living from 1905 to 1915 (at least). 4 windows to the front as in 1911.
Niall McAuley
There are undigitized shots in the archive titled: Group of children commissioned by Mrs. Fielding, O'Connell Street Published / Created: (1892) Group commissioned by Miss Fielding, O'Connell Street Published / Created: (1896) Group of children
Niall McAuley
Edward lived in Rossmore until his death in 1921, son JJ present.
Niall McAuley
Johanna lived to be 80, never married. Mary lived to be 76, never married.
Niall McAuley
Birth of Julia's daughter also Julia O'Brien in 1916, address in Sweet Briar Terrace, Laurence now a Master Baker. Followed by Mary in 1918 (no image), Michael in 1920 (ditto). Sweetbriar terrace is about 10 minutes walk from Rossmore.
Third_Son
Gorgeous image of four lovely ladies. They all radiate confidence, don't they?
Josef...
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