OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Eight people, 1938

DATE1938

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1045

HISTORY

This is the Davis Family and the photo was taken at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hastings to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of the older couple, Richard Davis and Eliza Ann Davis (nee Lewis). The couple were married in 1888. They are surrounded by their six children. Back row: l to r: Edna; Mary Louisa known as Louie (eldest child); Frederick Lewis (3rd child). Centre row: Elizabeth Sarah known as Lyall; Richard and Eliza; Ben Shersby (2nd child). Pearl Jemima, the youngest child, is sitting at the front. This photo comes from the Gwen Bickley Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a family of eight people sitting and standing, posing for a photo. There are two women and one man standing in the back row; two women and two men sitting in the middle row and one young woman sitting at the front. They are all very well dressed. The men are all wearing three piece suits, white shirts and striped ties. An elderly couple are sitting at the centre of the image. The woman is wearing a white corsage on her coat.

SUBJECTS

Families, Wedding anniversaries

KEYWORDS

Davis, Benjamin, Davis, Edna Elizabeth, Davis, Eliza Ann, Davis, Elizabeth Sarah, Davis, Fred, Davis, Mary Louisa, Davis, Pearl Jemima, Davis, Richard, Hastings, Holy Trinity Church, Hastings, Lewis, Eliza Ann