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These are the only clues we have so far as to the identity of those shown above:

photo 1  This photo was found tucked in the back of a photoframe containing an image of Bob's parents wedding (YELLOW line) - so it could be an Adamthwaite family or could show some of Alice Maria Brown's family the Prentices. There is a number written on the top of the photo which looks like a telephone number - it says 'Greenford 3697'. The man's photo has been added in and possibly also that of the older child.

photo 2 This young lady is probably from Brough in Westmorland

photos 3 and 4  We believe these are descendants of Wm McEver Adamthwaite of the VIOLET line

photo 5  I found this one amongst my own collection inherited from my dad - which means it could be an OLIVE Adamthwaite (or it could be a Snary!) the only clue is that the photographer was Henry Bown, who operated in South London between 1877 and 1908

photos 6 and 7 these two photos were found amongst a collection belonging to an ORANGE line descendant and both were labelled 'Aunt Kate' however, we don't know whether the woman depicted is an Adamthwaite or if she is a sister of Mary Glynn who married Mark Adamthwaite. Can you help identify her or perhaps offer a suggestion as to WHEN the photo might have been taken?

photo 8 I would like to think that this photo shows Mark Adamthwaite senior (1859 - 1948), but can't be sure because it was actually labelled 'William Adamthwaite'. Now we know that Mark was less than truthful about his age and occupation on many occasions, and we have also been told that he sometimes went by the name William - but is this him or is it really a William Adamthwaite (though I guess he would have to belong to the ORANGE line)

photo 9 another one that is probably of Mark Adamthwaite - but this one was also labelled 'Wiliam Adamthwaite and sister' - Mark had two sisters but Florence died in 1869 aged 16 and Annie died in 1891 age 29. He also had two sisters-in-law: Leeanna was married to Mark's brother John Alexander (but we have several photos of her and none of the women in this photo look like Leeanna); Alice (nee Turnpenny) was married to Mark's brother Thomas Bryan (and we do know that Mark visited her on a trip to England in 1929 but this photo looks to have been taken earlier than that and we have not found a record of Mark returning to England after his journey with his first family to New York in 1894 and his return with his third 'wife' in 1929). Thomas and Alice had a daughter Alice Annie (b.1883) and their son Bertie married Helena in 1911 and Helen in 1921. But it is conceivably a photo of Mark on another trip back to England - but why the military uniform? His application to join the Canadian force in WW1 was turned down.

photo 10  Finally this super group photo was also amongst the collection of ORANGE line photos - but we have no ideas at all about who these languid gentlemen could be. Any ideas anyone?