I found an old photo album at a market today and on looking through it realised that my Mum may know the family pictured therein. I bought it with the hope of returning it to a family member.
The album belonged to a Miss Elizabeth Rachel Cornell and Mum and my Grandma both worked for Cornell’s a well known South Australian business. The album contains a guest list for Elizabeth’s 21st birthday as well as photos, telegrams, letters and newspaper articles. The party was held on 10 Aug 1945. Elizabeth’s parents were Frederick William and Marjorie Cornell nee Fox.
This newspaper article which is in the photo album I also found on Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/130238256
If any Cornell descendants would like this album please leave a comment with your email address and we can make arrangements for its return. I’ll also be persuing any leads my Mum and Stepfather can give me.
Wonderful resue work, Kylie. How sad that this treasure was at a market and how fortunate that you came along to rescue it.
I do hope that you find some family members who might treasure it otherwise will you give it to the State Library, a museum or a family history society?
Yes if I don’t find an ancestor who would like it I will definitely donate it so that it can be preserved!! 🙂
Another kind deed, Kylie… I hope the possible contact mentioned on Australian Genealogy is part of the family. How sad that these albums end up in markets or second hand shops… but lovely that some are reunited with families. Thank you for your efforts…
Thanks Chris I’m hoping that Kim’s contact is the right family!!
Hello. My name is Nicholas Kelvin Jones and I am the great grandson of Florence Jane Cornell who is the sister to Fredrick William Cornell and aunt to Elizabeth Rachael Cornell, her sister Jennifer and her brothers David and Jonathon and this is just the start 🙂 I am thrilled that you have recovered this album. I really would love to see it as I am currently trying to piece together our vast family history.
Hi Nicholas
Thanks for getting in touch. It’s great to hear from a relative of Elizabeth’s. I’ll send you an email.
Kylie