This is a painting of my maternal Great Great Grandfather Jonathan Ions in about 1860.He was a sea captain, and lived in a house on Rocky Island, Seaton Sluice, on the Northumberland coast.
Cool!!! love the beard !!! :-{
Thanks Lorraine, hahaha yes, they knew how to grow proper beards in those days. regards :-))) R
– sweeny
Stunning image. Just as gorgeous as your Great Great Grandmothers. The the clothes back then were fabulous for the times.
Thanks for your lovely comments Jan, and the fav. I’m very grateful. best wishes :-))) R
Wonderful again ray, what lovely treasures L:))XXX
Thanks hon, these pics were passed to me by a distant relative when I was researching my family history. I was pleased to get them :-)))R xxxx
Fantastic Work
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Cool!!! love the beard !!! :-{
Thanks Lorraine, hahaha yes, they knew how to grow proper beards in those days. regards :-))) R
– sweeny
Stunning image. Just as gorgeous as your Great Great Grandmothers. The the clothes back then were fabulous for the times.
Thanks for your lovely comments Jan, and the fav. I’m very grateful. best wishes :-))) R
– sweeny
Wonderful again ray, what lovely treasures L:))XXX
Thanks hon, these pics were passed to me by a distant relative when I was researching my family history. I was pleased to get them :-)))R xxxx
– sweeny
Fantastic Work