Mr. Adams

Re-scanned for the Vintage Theme Park Group, "Umbrellas and/or Parasols."
This was a more difficult theme than I thought it would be. This umbrella photo appears to be the only one I have in my entire collection.

Written on the back:

Father taken at Wentworth House, [Wicklow] Ireland.


This is my husband's grandmother's mother's father.
In other words, Agnes (Forsyth) King's mother's father.
For years I sporadically searched for Wentworth House on the web but never got any hits except for the huge Wentworth House mansion in England.
A little while ago I tried google images and found it - a beautiful house in Wicklow Town, Wicklow Co., Ireland that was, sadly, demolished in the 1990s. The photo was on a blog and I wrote to the man and asked if he'd ever heard of "Mr Adams" as a servant there. I received a reply from the blog writer's brother telling me that his brother had passed away but his mother had lived there from 1902 until the 1920s and used to talk about a gardener "Tom".
Unfortunately I don't know Mr. Adams first name - but he does have a look of a gardener - all dressed up here with a twinkle in his eye.
I was certain that there was no money in the family - never thought he was anything but a servant - but I would LOVE to know how his suit differs from that of his "betters." If anyone knows anything about costumes of the period I would love to know.
He is one of my children's Great Great Great Grandfathers.

The Boys>Brian King>Ron King>Agnes Forsyth>Catherine Adams>Mr. Adams.