Sunday, March 25, 2012

Thomas Clark, 1877

 My great grandmother, Janet Clark Preston, 1846 and his father, Thomas Clark, 1847 were brother and sister.


Thomas Clark, 1877, Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Emigrated in 1878 to New Jersey. Photo courtesy of grandson, Danny Clark.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Robert and Janet Clark Preston Family Album Unidentified Photos

All the photos in the album were taken by photographers in either in Paisley or Glasgow, Scotland. None of the photographers have been found to still exist.

"With Love Lizzie" on back.


Could this be Lizzie's husband, John Watson? (Not related to John Watson, 1872)


Could this be William Preston, b. 1874 to Robert Preston and Janet Clark?  William died about 6-7 years old.  


Could this be the same woman as "With Love Lizzie" above?

Unknown.

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown.

We believe the man seated on the left is William Hunter, 1860.  Other two are unidentified.

The following were photographed rather than scanned.  Hopefully, they will be scanned and replaced.






































Robert and Janet Clark Preston Family Album Identified Photos

The Robert and Janet Clark Preston Family Album was given to my mother, Henrietta Howard Hunter Watson, 1906, by her aged aunt in Scotland in 1963.  None of the photos are identified with the exception of those my mother knew.  The album was in very rough shape.  One of my daughters recovered it in leather to resemble somewhat the original saving the small scraps of the original cover.  

I'm quite sure they must be Preston relatives.  The album was given to my mother in 1963 when visiting Scotland.  It had belonged to her Aunt Lizzie, Elizabeth Clark Preston Watson, b. 1874.  My mother had returned to Scotland after having immigrated in 1932.  Mother had visited her aunt when she was hospitalized.  Under the circumstances they didn't take the time to identify each photo.   Lizzie died in 1966. 

There are two postings for the album, identified and unidentified photos.

Robert Preston and Janet Clark Family.  Chart created ca. 1968.
Robert and Janet were the parents of Janet Clark Preston, 1870, Mary Preston, 1872, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Clark Preston, 1874, William her twin, deceased before 1881 cen, Joan Preston, 1876 and Christina Brown Preston, 1878, d. 1887.   


Elizabeth Clark Preston, b. 1874, d. 1966.  She had been custodian of the album in Paisley, Scotland until 1963.  She gave it to her niece, Henrietta Howard Hunter Watson, of San Pedro, California, b. 1906, d. 1989.  

Elizabeth Preston (aka Lizzie) b. 1874.

Janet Clark Preston, b. 1870. 
Janet Clark Preston, b. 1870.

Joan Preston, b. 1876. 
Mary Preston, b. 1872 and sister Elizabeth Preston, b. 1874.

Joan Preston, b. 1876.

Janet Clark Preston, 1846 at an earlier date than below.

Janet Clark Preston, 1846, wife of Robert Preston, 1852.

John Hunter, 1872, wife Mary Preston Hunter, 1872, sons, William, 1893, and Robert Preston Hunter, 1892 in kilt.  Mary is the daughter of Robert Preston, 1852 and Janet Clark, 1846.

Robert Preston, 1852.