I had a quick look in the Wiki, and "debutante(s)" didn't bring up any hits.
I think it's quite possible that my niece's paternal grandmother (Aileen Sophia MARKS, b Nov 1892, m Oct 1919) could have been presented at court in the early C20th. I'd have thought that there would have been photos for such an Occasion. I've failed, miserably, to persuade her elder brother that it would be worth trying to root out the cache of family photos hidden in a box, somewhere in his roof on the off-chance there's something useful there (it's hard to get too cross: I'm not a model of tidiness, myself!). Now I'm trying some lateral thinking.
I think there's a faint chance of something at the synagogue where Aileen was married, but haven't been able to follow that up yet.
The reason I thought the debutante idea plausible was this notice in The Times, Saturday, Feb 08, 1913; pg. 12; Issue 40130:
Aileen's father, Albert, died in Sep 1914, so she'd have lost at least 'season' there, I imagine, for mourning, and I'm not sure what happened during WW1. I think there was a gap until about 1922, from something I read in a Google hit.
Christine
PS - The reason I am particular interested in getting a photo is to make my niece a family-tree wedding card (as I did for her cousins) in time for her wedding next June (2010). It's easy enough getting stuff for my sister's side (i.e. my own tree), but much harder to get material for her late father's side - especially as he was somewhat older than my sister.
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EDIT: With Moggie's assistance (see below), the likely date is Feb 1913.
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In this context, researching: FRIEDMAN/FREEMAN (England, Oz, Pikallin in Lithuania), MARKS (England, Oz, NZ, Himbach-Limeshain in Germany) STORCH (Himbach-Limeshain in Germany), COHEN, JACOBS JONES, BENJAMIN, GOLDSMID (London, England), & GOLDBERG (Lithuania)
I think it's quite possible that my niece's paternal grandmother (Aileen Sophia MARKS, b Nov 1892, m Oct 1919) could have been presented at court in the early C20th. I'd have thought that there would have been photos for such an Occasion. I've failed, miserably, to persuade her elder brother that it would be worth trying to root out the cache of family photos hidden in a box, somewhere in his roof on the off-chance there's something useful there (it's hard to get too cross: I'm not a model of tidiness, myself!). Now I'm trying some lateral thinking.
I think there's a faint chance of something at the synagogue where Aileen was married, but haven't been able to follow that up yet.
The reason I thought the debutante idea plausible was this notice in The Times, Saturday, Feb 08, 1913; pg. 12; Issue 40130:
Their Majesties' Court.
Ceremony At Buckingham Palace.
..."The General Circle" "The following were also summoned to attend, some of whom were unable to obey their majesties' command...
Messieurs... Albert Morris Marks,
Mesdames ....Albert Morris Marks.
Ceremony At Buckingham Palace.
..."The General Circle" "The following were also summoned to attend, some of whom were unable to obey their majesties' command...
Messieurs... Albert Morris Marks,
Mesdames ....Albert Morris Marks.
Aileen's father, Albert, died in Sep 1914, so she'd have lost at least 'season' there, I imagine, for mourning, and I'm not sure what happened during WW1. I think there was a gap until about 1922, from something I read in a Google hit.
Christine
PS - The reason I am particular interested in getting a photo is to make my niece a family-tree wedding card (as I did for her cousins) in time for her wedding next June (2010). It's easy enough getting stuff for my sister's side (i.e. my own tree), but much harder to get material for her late father's side - especially as he was somewhat older than my sister.
*************
EDIT: With Moggie's assistance (see below), the likely date is Feb 1913.
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In this context, researching: FRIEDMAN/FREEMAN (England, Oz, Pikallin in Lithuania), MARKS (England, Oz, NZ, Himbach-Limeshain in Germany) STORCH (Himbach-Limeshain in Germany), COHEN, JACOBS JONES, BENJAMIN, GOLDSMID (London, England), & GOLDBERG (Lithuania)
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