Just musing about the labeling on the photos of the houses … if this album did belong to E.L.C., wouldn’t he label his brother’s house something like “Lewis’s House”, and then E.L.C. House would be “Our house in Peking” (although that would be kind of long). So, as someone previously said, it is either a naming...

I believe the Zalewski album belonged to the Cockell’s and spans the time frame from 1920 to 1935.   Here’s my reasoning. I’ve been looking through the album pictures just now as if through the eyes of ELC, and I can see how he could have labeled his own house in China as ELC house.  It’s not quite as impersonal as you might think, especially since he...

All we do know for certain is that Evelyn traveled on the same ship with the Cockell’s. Whether or not they were related is still a mystery.

From Karen’s notes:  Mr. Charles Robert Morling and Mr. Edward Lawrence Cockell have been admitted partners in the firm of Collins and Co., in London and China Collins and Co. Ltd. London Classification:  Trade ;   Finance ;   Insurance   Place index:  London, City of  Period covered:  1900 – 1969  Notes:  Insurance...

Well I do hope we can somehow confirm some sort of connect between more of the parties. I feel that the Argents were connected with the Cockells and Boyds. And, of course, for Zalewski to know of all those houses, one would think he would have known all the people. Perhaps CCS will be able to help out when we find his identity.  Odd how nothing seems to give a clue...

Do we know Beatrice’s maiden name? Could she have been from a somewhat wealthy family? Their first trip to China was in 1909. WAA was a single railway clerk in 1901, living as a boarder. What happened to them financially between 1901 and 1909 that they could afford to travel to China,  1st class on a 60 day voyage. If this record is truly a second marriage for...