1904 Maud Symonds1
Studio portrait scanned from a glass negative by Henry Dunning of Usk, Monmouthshire. Her name was actually Alice Maud Symonds and she was born in 1880 in Usk to parents Alfred and Eliza. Her father was a gardener and her brother became a watch repairer. Maud was a dressmaker so it is likely that she is wearing one of her own creations and would have found the photographs helpful to show clients. She is certainly very fashionable with her built-up hair and V shaped blouse front with altenating panels of lace and fabric. Her parents orginated from Hereford and Gloucester and her brother was born in Yorkshire, but her father's brother had settled in Usk, so that may have influenced their choice of destination. At 1901 the family are living in Porthycarne Street, but have previously lived at othr addresses in the town
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