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| Back row L to R: 1. Ollie Casaretto, 2. Monnie Cavanagh, 3. Kath Button, 4. Hannah O'Dea Front row L to R: 5. Mary Doyle, 6. Grace O'Riley, 7. Jean Dudley and 8. Bridge Barry in the front: 9. Nora Carrigg |
The photo above would have been taken about 1922/23 when my mother Hannah O'Dea was 10 or 11 years old. She is in the back row on the far right. Perhaps these were classmates at the convent school that my mother attended in Hamley Bridge.
I uploaded this photo to MyHeritage and used the enhancement and colorisation tools to get some idea of how these girls may have looked one hundred years ago. The names under the photo have been transcribed as they were recorded below the photo in the album.
Along with the photo enhancement above I also chose to download the enhanced photo of my mother's face, seen here below.
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| Hannah O'Dea about 1922/23 face enhanced on MyHeritage |
Who were the girls?
Given the location of Hamley Bridge, South Australia and the apparent similarity of one or two years in age, I have searched for some birth dates as listed below.
1. Olive Eileen Casaretto - my mother's first cousin was born in Hamley Bridge on 1 July 1913 to Daniel Joseph Casaretto and Mary Olive Bennett
2. A Margaret Monica Cavanagh was born 4 May 1911 to William Patrick Cavanagh and Mary Margaret Flaherty in Quorn SA.
3. Kathleen Marie Caroline Button was born in Hamley Bridge on 11 Oct 1913 to George Theodore Button and Marie Theresa Sullivan
4. My mother Hannah O'Dea was born in Pinnaroo, SA on 17 April 1912. Her mother Georgina Bennett and family moved to Hamley Bridge in 1921 after the death of her father Patrick John O'Dea.
5. Mary Doyle there are two possibilities here
i) Mary Doyle born in Hamley Bridge on 21st June 1913 to Thomas Laurence Doyle and Mary Cecelia Chambers OR
ii) Mary Cathrine Doyle born near Hamley Bridge to Edward Doyle and Eliza Ann Thompson on 21 August 1913
6. Grace O'Riley - Grace's parents were William Thomas O'Riley and Honor O'Brien. Her birth was recorded in Hamley Bridge on 20 June 1914
7. Thelma Jean Dudley was born in Hamley Bridge on 29 April 1914 to parents George Dudley and Bertha May Toppelmann.
8. Bridget Maria Barry was born to Johanna Ryan and Thomas Barry in Hamley Bridge on 7 September 1912.
9. Honora Mary Carrigg was born on 14 September 1915 to James Patrick Carrigg and Ellen Mary Comerford in Hamley Bridge.
Nora Carrigg remained one of Mum's good friends and was a bridesmaid at her wedding in 1937.
Do you recognise any of these girls?
This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin
