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Hi Another convoluted question for you.

I was very fortunate, recently, to be given two photo albums found in a second-hand store. They belonged to my great uncle: Clement Wootten Lacey 1899 - 1985. It seems that he did a few Grand Tours, the most interesting being in 1924 where he accompanied Isabel McCorkindale. They seem to have spent some time in UK and Europe before travelling to USA. This was very much a working trip for her at least.

She is a very interesting lady for her time. Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_McCorkindale
She was born in Scotland but moved to Australia in 1900

I have several photos which might be her and even some that I think might be her extended family in Scotland.

I wonder if anyone here is connected to this family. Alternatively, do you have any idea whether these would be of interest to anyone? Apart from the general interest in the story and the photos of my own family, I don't really need to keep the hard copies of the rest.
The tourist photos are fascinating and there are also some images of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium in April 1924

Thank you all so much.
Wow, that was careless of me to get his journey the wrong way.
I wondered if ship ownership was a bit disrupted by the war. Thank you for your help.

I wonder what possessed him to make that journey at that time?

I ran this by my husband and he is pretty sure that we are not connected to any of the names you have listed. Sorry

Thank you.

I’m sorry, this probably sounds totally illogical. I don’t really think I killed her, nor really contributed to her death. I would just like to know if I had done anything with that knife to try to wake her.
It doesn’t prey on my mind all the time but I would like to put the sense of unease to bed.

I’m just wondering if it might be possible to see the records....

I don't know if anyone can help me. I wonder if there is any way of seeing part of the hospital records of my mother from 1958? I think there's a 100 year limit, but might it be waived for exceptional circumstances? Are they likely to even exist?
My mother died in Redhill Hospital in Surrey on 1958. I was 2yrs old.
I was always told that I had killed her (i know, right?) and assumed it was the pregnancy which had led to her ill health and subsequent death. However I have found letters which detail that I was alone with her at home for several hours after she had collapsed. Also that I was carrying a knife when we were found.
I am now haunted by the thought of what little Annette might have done in innocence, to try to wake mum up.

Is there any hope of finding the truth? There is no one still alive who would know