This lost photo is identified as of Roger Melland Gaskell, 6 months old on May 26th, 1882, and the photo was taken in Liverpool.
Baby Roger Melland Gaskell was born on October 30, 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire in England. He was the oldest child of James Bellhouse Gaskell and Harriette May née Melland. Roger had one younger sister Helen May (1883-1954) and four younger brothers William Ross (1884-1950). Clive Hunter (1886-1961), James Wilfrid (1887-1888) and Holbrook Lance (1897-1917). According to the 1891 Census, Roger’s father was an alkali manufacturer.
In 1901, Roger was a student at the school of Kingsman in St. Julian district in Meole Brace, Shropshire, I suppose studying to become a schoolmaster.
Unfortunately, Roger died on October 18, 1908, in France, two weeks before his 27th birthday. I don’t know the cause of his early death.
There’s a photo of his gravesite in France on FindaGrave. The description on FindaGrave reads: Roger Melland Gaskell's grave in France with a floral tribute from a committee of Foreign Students.
I wish life had given you more time to do great things in life, dear Roger!
I will add his photo to FindaGrave and try to make contact with people behind his Ancestry page.
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