OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Woman, c. 1870

DATE1870s

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1217

HISTORY

This woman is Cecilia Woolley. She was born in 1852 in Kilkenny, Fifeshire, Scotland and died in 1890 is Tyabb, Victoria. She is the daughter of John and Agnes Carstairs. Cecilia married Ashton Woolley on 27/02/1871 in Frankston, Victoria. They had seven children - James (1871 - 1957); Albert (1873 - 1894); Agnes (1876 - 1953); Annie (1882 - 1956); Ashton (1883 - 1944); John (Jock) (1885 - 1981) and William Thomas (1889 - 1968).

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a portrait of a young woman. She is wearing a dark coloured long sleeved dress with wide white lace at her very high neckline and sleeves. She has black hair and is looking straight at the camera. She has a serious look on her face. The background is a dark motley colour.

SUBJECTS

Portraits, Women

KEYWORDS

Carstairs, Agnes, Carstairs, Cecilia, Carstairs, John, Jnr, Ashton Woolley, Woolley, Agnes, Woolley, Albert, Woolley, Annie, Woolley, Ashton, Woolley, Cecilia, Woolley, James, Woolley, John (Jock, Woolley, William Thomas