Series 01: Scarvell, Cape, Jaques and Redmond family papers and photographic material, 1776-2009

MLMSS 9599

series

1776-2009

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Photographs

1206231

0.32 metres of textual and graphic material (2 boxes and 1 folder) - typescript; gelatin silver, albumen ; - manuscript

BOX 1

FOLDER 1

Letters written by Frances Henry Cape, from London where he was studying, to his brother William Frederick Cape, and his sister Theresa. May 1856 to July 1856.

Letters written by William Timothy Cape to ‘Dear Bessie’ dated May 18, 1861 and letter to ‘my dear Theresa’ dated May 23, 1861.

Letters written by William Frederick Cape (Fred) to his father William Timothy Cape, and his sisters Minnie and Emily, and brothers Henry and Edward. May 1861 to June 1863. Includes handwritten listing of dates by donor.

Letter to Alfred from Mrs W.F. Cape (Elizabeth) dated June 5, 1871 excusing Fred from the Cape Commemoration Dinner, together with menu and envelope; St. John’s College, University of Sydney, lecture timetable for 1874; letter from Mr E. Blackmore, headmaster of school in 96 Hunter Street concerning Fred Cape, dated August 1877; Schedule of fees for 96 Hunter Street and school report of F.W. Cape, September 30, 1877.

12 bookplates for William Timothy Cape and 3 bookplates for Alfred John Cape. Bookplate depicts a Coat of Arms of a lion rampant between three escallops, a sword and a branch of oak crossing each other in saltire. Motto, ‘Prodesse quam conspici’ (To accomplish rather than to be conspicuous).

FOLDER 2

Cape family tree research including postcards of Brompton Oratory, London, photograph of the ‘Sovereign’ replica, and images of William Timothy Cape (1806-1863) and Captain Henry Cape. Sketch map of Manly Cove 1858, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and copy print of ‘View from Glenmore Road, 1870’. Cecil Cape's family tree of the William Cape family 1800-1900, undated to October 2009. Scarvell family tree, 1776-2000.

FOLDER 3

Legal documents, 1854 and 1865 of William Timothy Cape; Biographical details of Cape family; letters from William Timothy Cape to his father, March 1862 to March 1863; Cape family details written by John Cape; copy of address given to William Timothy Cape, 1842; newspaper clippings; documents and receipts from Sydney Grammar School, 1858-1861; 2 letters of appreciation for William Timothy Cape from the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 1855 and correspondence date 1922; copy of image of W.T. Cape, Headmaster of Sydney College, 1835-1842; copies of the Sydneian for November 1924 and 1926; 2 copies The Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 5 part 5, 1919 inscribed A.J. Cape and Kathleen Cape.

FOLDER 4

Declaration of Alfred John Cape, March 30, 1892; Memorandum and report respecting Elfred Estate, June 1, 1892; Declaration of Theodore James Jaques, March 30, 1892; Confidential statement by A.J. Cape, October 31, 1918; Case concerning will and codicils of the late William Timothy Cape, undated; 1963 Typed transcripts of Wills for William Frederick Cape, Elizabeth Mary Cape, Arthur Edward Cape, as well as research notes and search tickets from the Probate section of NSW Supreme Court.

FOLDER 5

Baptism certificate at Calcutta of Henry Ramsay Scarvell, May 8, 1813; Death certificates of John Larking Scarvell, April 14, 1861 and Winifred Redmond, May 7, 1861; Documents and copies re Redman’s Estate Bill 1878-79; Letter of reference for F.W. Cape, February 9, 1893; Letter of reference for Fred W. Cape, October 17, 1889; Technical diagram for Cupel mould, August 30, 1883; Letter of introduction for Frederick William Cape from the Chief Secretary of NSW, February 6, 1900; Telegram dated June 11, 1864 to Clare Scarvell; Notice of marriage between F.W. Cape and Ethel Dibbs, November 6, 1900; A.J. Cape notes on family history.

FOLDER 6

Grant to William Timothy Cape, parish of Alexandria, county of Cumberland, April 30, 1840; Plan of 4 allotments on the Glenmore Road Parish of Alexandria; Will of Mrs. Winifred Redmond, September 20, 1859 and Probate of the will of Mrs Winifred Redmond, June 3, 1861; Bound map of the State of Western Australia shewing goldfields & mining centres 1906; Plan of Wentworth Road, Vaucluse, December 31, 1907; Auction poster Richardson & Wrench at Vaucluse, November 15, 1913; Auction poster Richardson & Wrench at Vaucluse, February 7, 1914; Memorandum of Agreement, land at Vaucluse, May 15, 1920.

FOLDER 7

Grant of Right of Way, Mrs Antilla Roxburgh and Rev. J.B. Polding and Thomas Walker, November 22, 1875; Conveyance of Roadway, Thomas Walker and Alfred John Cape, March 11, 1881; Conveyance, Cape to Dangar, November 29, 1929; Conveyance of Right of Way, Dangar to Johnson, July 29, 1937; Conveyance of Right of Way, Johnson & Storey to Johnson, December 12, 1950; Conveyance of Right of Way, Johnson to Napier Units, April 26, 1967; Conveyance of Right of Way, Napier Units to Strata Plan 3601, October 28, 1968; 3 letters re Right of Way in Edgecliff, August 10, 1971, September 21, 1971, July 1, 1975.

FOLDER 8

Sydney New South Wales, Almanac, dedicated to William Frederic Cape by the compiler William Jaques, 1851; Deed of Settlement of the Golden Gully Gold Mining Company, Bells Creek Braidwood, 1872 by A.E. Jaques, Solicitor; Transcript of details from the Cape family Bible; Research notes on the Jaques family, 1922.

FOLDER 9

Copy letter from William Cape to Earl Bathurst, July 29, 1826; Letter from Colonial Secretary’s Office to William Cape, January 21, 1831; Card Xmas 1841; Image of ‘King Street Sydney looking West, 1853’; Documents for Cape bookplate and heraldry, 1854; typed extracts of Alfred John Cape’s diary for 1862; A. Cape resignation for the No.1 Battery Volunteer Artillery, August 19, 1867; Copy of advertisement from Sydney Morning Herald, September 1876, Cape Memorial Tablet, St Andrew’s Cathedral Sydney; 1886 extract from diary of the Sisters of Little Company of Mary; Letter from James Waite to C.S. Cape, June 24, 1901; Letter from James Burrow, August 25, 1901; Evening News, January 11, 1905 copy of newspaper clipping dated January 14, 1905; Letter from Aunt Clare to John, December 7, 1905; Letter from Aunt Clare to John, December 16, 1912; Copy of obituary notice for Alfred John Cape, Sydney Morning Herald, May 1, 1928; Newspaper clipping from The Sun, December 5, 1955 on William Cape; Extracts from Historical Notes on Paddington by L.G. Norman, 1961; Miscellaneous biographical and family history notes on Cape family; Letters to Miss E.M. Cape, February 28, 1962 to June 30, 1980; copy print of Anniversary Day Regatta, Hobart Tasmania; copy print of On the Murray River at Echuca; Letters to Miss E.M. Cape, February 28, 1962 to June 30, 1980; copy print of Anniversary Day Regatta, Hobart Tasmania; copy print of On the Murray River at Echuca.

BOX 2

FOLDER 10

1. John Cape, 15.7.1809-8.8.1891
2. Alfred John Cape, 30.6.1844-20.4.1928
3. Grandfather and Grandmother Dibbs at Graythwaite, Point Piper on their Diamond Wedding Day, 11.3.1917
4. Group portrait in garden, ca 1920? Liz Cape, Betty Cape, Aunt Sarah, Uncle Alfred, Ethel Cape, Patricia Cape, Jessie Cape.
5. Sarah Cape nee Scarvell, wife of Alfred J. Cape, ca 1875?
6. Karoola, Edgecliff Road, Vauclause. Undated.
7. Sidney Scarvell Cape. Son of W.F. Cape and E.M. Cape nee Scarvell. Together with newspaper clipping of his death. Undated.
8. Four sons of William Frederick Cape with their Uncle George Scarvell taken about 1875. Left to right, Fred, Sidney, Jack and Charlie Cape.
9. Mrs William Fred Cape (Elizabeth May Scarvell), ca 1880?
10. Alice Scarvell Cape, ca 1885? daughter of William Frederick and Elizabeth Mary Cape nee Scarvell. Alice married William Andrew Lang.
11. Elsie Fairfax, nee Cape, ca 1895?
12. Elsie Fairfax, nee Cape, ca 1925?
13. Sarah Cape, nee Scarvell, ca 1900? wife of Alfred Cape
14. Group portrait in garden. Chevvy Cape in hammock, Arthur Cape under hammock, Arthur Cape in chair, unknown women under bonnet. Undated.
15. Charles Scarvell Cape at time of Boer War, ca 1898?
16. Frederick William Cape, ca 1885-1890
17. Alfred John Cape, ca 1900, 30.6.1844-20.4.1928

FOLDER 11

18. Lizzie and Jessie Cape. Bridesmaid of their sister Elsie, 5.9.1900
19. Elsie Dora Fairfax nee Cape. Married to Harold Fairfax on her wedding day 5.9.1900, at Karoola, Vaucluse. Born 17.6.1874 to death 28.6.1933. Second daughter of Alfred John Cape and Sarah Winifred Isabella Scarvell.
20. Jessie Cape, Elsie Cape, Lizzie Cape. Elsie Cape’s wedding day 5.9.1900 at Karoola, Vaucluse.
21. Elsie nee Cape and Harold Fairfax, 5.9.1900
22. Wedding of Elsie Dora Cape and Harold Fairfax. Guests at Karoola, Vaucluse, 5.9.1900
23. St. Joseph’s Edgecliff (probably at the wedding of Alice Cape to William Lang) 26.10.1904
24. St. Joseph’s Edgecliff (probably at the wedding of Alice Cape to William Lang) 26.10.1904
25. Sydney Scarvell Cape, ca 1930? son of W.F. Cape and E.M. Cape, nee Scarvell
26. John Cape, ca 1933? youngest son of W.F. Cape and E.M. Cape, nee Scarvell. In military uniform of a major in the Royal Field Artillery, with officer’s collar badges with seven flames indicating the Gunner Corp.
27. John Cape, ca 1933? youngest son of W.F. Cape and E.M. Cape, nee Scarvell. In military uniform of a major in the Royal Field Artillery, with officer’s collar badges with seven flames indicating the Gunner Corp.

FOLDER 12

28. ‘Oiseau de Feu’, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
29. ‘Les Presages’, Finale, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
30. ‘Scheherazade’, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
31. ‘Le Beau Danube’, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
32. ‘At the Ballet’, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
33. ‘Beau Danube’, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
34. ‘Beau Danube’, 1937 photographed by Elizabeth Cape.
35. 1 album of 42 titled ballet photographs with contents list pasted onto 5th last page.
36. 15 untitled ballet photographs.

BOX 3

FOLDER 13

37. Wedding of John Scarvell Cape ad Olivia M. Lyons, April 23, 1904
38. Group portrait of 4 girls and 2 boys photographed by J.H. Newman, 12 Oxford Street, Sydney. Undated. Probably the children of Alfred John Cape and Sarah Cape nee Scarvell, Elizabeth, Elsie, Arthur, Jessie, Alfred, ca 1885.

Textual material in is original order.¶Numbering of photographs by cataloguer.

Copyright status:: Out of copyright - Photographs created before 1955
Copyright status:: In copyright - Manuscripts
Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Titles of photographs are inscribed on verso.

The Monte Carlo Russian Ballet toured Australia and New Zealand between 1936 and 1937.
Reference:
National Library of Australia, accessed on Trove.
1936 'MONTE CARLO RUSSIAN BALLET.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 19 December, p. 10, viewed 20 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17292544

Images 28 to 34 are titled on verso with camera and film details.

Date of Ballet photographs based on touring dates of the Monte Carlo Russian Ballet in Australia from December 26, 1936 to February 26, 1937. Date of February 26, 1937 is written in back on photo album.