Burnard Family Close-Ups
My "Auntie" Hilde was incredibly fond of her relatives in Plymouth and Huccaby. I will record some of her memories at a later stage. For this reason, she had a wonderful collection of Photos to remember them by. I am proud to say, these pictures are probably unique and completely new to the internet:
This is the closest we have ever been to Robert Burnard's family, given that most pictures were taken from some distance away. In the back are Dorothy Blanche Burnard (born Aug. 9th 1877) and her sister Olive Louise Burnard (born May 17th 1848) . In the front left is Fanny Evans (Born June 26th 1844, dies 1921) married to Edward Paget Headly of Cambridge, in the center is Laurence Freidrich Burnard (born July 27th 1874) and their mother, Fanny Louisa Burnard (nee Pearce). They feature on many of Robert's family pictures.
Here is a further picture of Dorothy... with her dog named Peggy. If you are wondering how come I even know the dog's name, remember that Robert kept meticulous records of the people he photographed and, in line with the love for dogs and horses we all seem to share with our ancestors, he even recorded the names of his dogs. I will have to introduce you to Bruce, Tag, Di and ... spotty Peggy in due course.
Above is Di, another 4 legged character that appears on several of Robert's pictures, together with Peggy sitting on Olive's lap above Fanny, her mum. I am not sure who the two gentlemen are. The one on the rights looks like John Steed from the "Avengers", but that TV series was some 70 years later.
I only recently discovered that it is Queen Victoria to we have to thank for redefining the role of our pets. She made it fashionable to keep dogs in the house and the Burnard family certainly took this to heart. It was a recent phenomenon at the time, whereas it seems totally notmal to us today. Dogs Homes & Animal Protection as we know it today began as a result of Queen Victoria's initiative. Apparently, she had more pictures of her pets commissioned that any other regent before her. Battersey Dogs Home was the first dog sanctuary in the world & it was opened by Queen Victoria.
This is the closest we have ever been to Robert Burnard's family, given that most pictures were taken from some distance away. In the back are Dorothy Blanche Burnard (born Aug. 9th 1877) and her sister Olive Louise Burnard (born May 17th 1848) . In the front left is Fanny Evans (Born June 26th 1844, dies 1921) married to Edward Paget Headly of Cambridge, in the center is Laurence Freidrich Burnard (born July 27th 1874) and their mother, Fanny Louisa Burnard (nee Pearce). They feature on many of Robert's family pictures.
Here is a further picture of Dorothy... with her dog named Peggy. If you are wondering how come I even know the dog's name, remember that Robert kept meticulous records of the people he photographed and, in line with the love for dogs and horses we all seem to share with our ancestors, he even recorded the names of his dogs. I will have to introduce you to Bruce, Tag, Di and ... spotty Peggy in due course.
Above is Di, another 4 legged character that appears on several of Robert's pictures, together with Peggy sitting on Olive's lap above Fanny, her mum. I am not sure who the two gentlemen are. The one on the rights looks like John Steed from the "Avengers", but that TV series was some 70 years later.
I only recently discovered that it is Queen Victoria to we have to thank for redefining the role of our pets. She made it fashionable to keep dogs in the house and the Burnard family certainly took this to heart. It was a recent phenomenon at the time, whereas it seems totally notmal to us today. Dogs Homes & Animal Protection as we know it today began as a result of Queen Victoria's initiative. Apparently, she had more pictures of her pets commissioned that any other regent before her. Battersey Dogs Home was the first dog sanctuary in the world & it was opened by Queen Victoria.
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