Figure 1.-- The first available image shows Alan in April 1863. He is wearing a checkered dress. He looks to be about 1 year old. Interestingly his hair is short and styled much like that at an older boy. The dress sees to have a white collar. Image coutesy of the MD collection.

We estimate that Alan was born about 1862. The first available image shows Alan in April 1863. He is wearing a checkered dress. He looks to be about 1 year old. Interestingly his hair is short and styled much like that at an older boy. The dress sees to have a white collar. A 1866 portrait shows Alan in a plain dark suit, small white collar, knickers, long stockings an strap shoes. He would have been 4 years old. His hair is done just the same as when he was a baby and later as a young teenager. He appears to be looking at the pictures in a book, perhaps a family photograph albumn. We see Alan at 11 years of age in 1873 with a short hair cut, but there is a good bit of hair around the ears. His hair seems better groomed than his brother at about the same time. He has a small pointed collar. His neckwear is difficult to make out, but we can tell he is wearing a vest.

Clothing

The avilable portraits provide infomation on Alan's clothing.

Dress (1862)

The first available image shows Alan in April 1863 (figure 1). He is wearing a checkered dress. He looks to be about 1 year old. Interestingly his hair is short and styled much like that at an older boy. The dress sees to have a white collar.

Knickers Suit (1866)

A 1866 portrait shows Alan in a plain dark suit, small white collar, knickers, long stockings an strap shoes. He would have been 4 years old. His hair is done just the same as when he was a baby and later as a young teenager. He appears to be looking at the pictures in a book, perhaps a family photograph albumn.

Suit (1873)

We see Alan at 11 years of age in 1873 with a short hair cut, but there is a good bit of hair around the ears. His hair seems better groomed than his brother at about the same time. He has a small pointed collar. His neckwear is difficult to make out, but we can tell he is wearing a vest.

Adult Life

The 1901 Census provides no information on Alan. He would have been afe 39. Perhaps serving abroad with the army, navy or colonial service.