Photograph, Yeoman and Co 87 Elgin St, Carlton, Jane (Lily) and Mary (Millie)Blamire, daughters of William Blamire

Historical information

Elizabeth Jane Blamire, b. 1865 and Rary Emelia Isabel Blamire, b. 1863, were two of the eight children of William Blamire and Mary Ann Blamire (née Green).
The Blamire family lived at Linton, where William worked as a blacksmith and painter. In 1874 they purchased Allotment 8, Section 2, Township of Linton (now 48 Sussex Street, Linton) and built a house there which was their home for many years (now demolished).

Physical description

Oval sepia portrait of two young ladies dressed in high necked gowns.

Inscriptions & markings

"Jane Elizabeth Blamire (Lily)(left) Mary Isabel Blamire (Millie) (right) daughters of William Blamire of Linton (No) 1632"

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