Historical information

Married Charles Aldous 9 Jun 1880. In this picture Sarah does not appear with a wedding ring.

Inscribed on reverse with errors [actual]
B. 9 Nov. 1855 [9 Nov. 1854]
M. 9 Jun. 1880 [Charles Aldous]
D. 25 Jan. 1925 aged 71 [ 3 Aug. 1925]

ALDOUS.—On the 3rd August, at her residence,
14 Mitchell street, Northcote, Sarah, dearly be-
loved wife of Charles, mother of Florrie (Mrs.
Beere), Annie (Mrs. Mooney), Percy (deceased,
late A.I.F.), Ada (Mrs. Wilson), Alice (de-
ceased), Ethel (Mrs. Brien), aged 70 years 9
months.
A patient sufferer at rest.
Family Notices (1925, August 4). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2150744

Davies & Co (William Davies) operated from:
7 Bourke Street East 1867-1869
55 Bourke Street East 1874-1877
55 Bourke Street East as Central Photogrphic Studio (E. Sands Mgr) 1878-1884
73 Bourke Street East 1877
91 Bourke Street East 1864-1868
94 Bourke Street East 1864-1877
98 Bourke Street East 1860-1861
19 Collins Street East 1865-1868
5 Collins Street West 1866-1870

CARTE-DE-VISITE (cdv) 1857-1890
Cartes-de-visite (cdv's) are the most common form of photograph from the nineteenth century, generally measuring two and a half inches by four and an eighth inches (6.3 x 10.5 cm) when mounted, sepia toned, mounted on a card which was generally printed with the photographer's name and address on the back or beneath the portrait.
- Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991

Physical description

Carte-de-visite (Approx 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches or 6.3 x 10.5 cm)
Digital file only, scanned from album in private collection