Comments on: Left Behind

By: elaine Sammut

elaine Sammut — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:07:35 +0000

HI Pam ,
Your family is the same as the the lady I was helping . her gran was Gertrude E Sutcliffe .
I have not heard from her as she is away will pass this on when I can.
Elaine.

By: Pam Spinner

Pam Spinner — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:04:57 +0000

Enjoyed reading the comments re Caleb Samuel Cornford and Mary Shoobridge who are my husband Russell’s Great Great Grandparents. Their son James Cornford married Jabina Agnes Gilbert and one of their sons William James born in 1897 in Dunbulbalane Victoria is Russell’s Grandfather who actually had 2 families. The first wife Russell’s Grandmother name is Gertrude Ethel Sutcliffe and the second wife from the Robinvale area was Annie White.
Look forward to hearing more comments.
Pam

By: Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 10:44:13 +0000

Respectability gone right out the door.

By: elaine Sammut

elaine Sammut — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:52:24 +0000

Hi Kevin ,
I dont know how true this is == Caleb Samuel Cornford 1829-1909.Tricked Mary Shoobridge 1830- 1913. into thinking they were married by asking a friend to pretend to be a minister she was only 15== this seems to be a family story .
Elaine.

By: Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:17:11 +0000

And I thought my family respectable????????

By: elaine Sammut

elaine Sammut — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:41:40 +0000

Hi Kevin ,Thank you for the names they might help find out a little more .
This is not my family a friend had the 2 shoobridge families mixed up I sorted thate bit out Caleb and MaryCornford { Shoobridge } hail from Herstmonceux in Sussex U K .
Caleb changed his name several times after leaving Mary with 5 children in the depression he died some where on the Murray useing the name white. Thanks Elaine Sammut.

By: Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:32:45 +0000

Sorry for delay however the more I spend on this hunt re Cornford Family the more confused and frustrated I get.
the following records were sent to me from a long lost Aunt. The children of James Cornford and Jabina Agnes Gilbert
Cornford Ada Florence b1903 Rutherglen
Cornford Jabina b 1913 Powlett River
Cornford James b1905 Rutherglen
Cornford Robert b 1902 Dunbulbalane
Cornford James b 1891 Merino
Cornford Caleb Samuel b 1892 b Dunbulbalane
I cannot substanciate this as fact however Caleb was my grandfather and sure that his details are correct. I do not know whether there were more children. My mother Alma May Cornford was born Powlett River 1914, who was the 1st daughter of Caleb Samuel and Ellen Annie Martin b 1894 Clemetston Vic.
Lots more work needs to be done.

Kevin

By: elaine Sammut

elaine Sammut — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:50:46 +0000

Hi Kevin , Thank you for answering have a good trip ——-Elaine.

By: Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:32:49 +0000

Hi Elaine again
sorry however my mother Alma May Cornford, born 1914 to Caleb Samuel and Annie Ellen (née Martin)Cornford. Her younger sister Alice Jabina was obviously named after this same person. I am interstate at moment so hopefully I can dig some info for you
Kevin

By: Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:20:23 +0000

Hi will contact you next week. My grand father was named after his grandfather, Caleb Samuel.9