Album 61: Rettie  

Mitchell & Rettie Family Photo Album

One of my recent finds was a photo album in an antique place which contained 18 identified photographs (Cartes de visite and cabinet cards). There were approximately 40 or 50 photographs in total, but I neglected to count them all. They were in excellent condition and most were taken by photographers in Fergus, Wellington County Ontario.   

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I do not own this album but would like to see it return to the family. I took photos and marked down the names so that hopefully a descendant will see this

The album itself is from the Civil War era (1860s) and is in decent condition. It must have been in the family for many years as the photos are CDVs from circa 1860s up to Cabinet Cards from the 1880s and 1890s into more recent photos, probably early 1900s. 

Front Cover of Album

identified as Aunt Jennie in Mitchell & Rettie Family Photo Album

Inside page of Album

identified as James Rettie & wife Margaret in Mitchell & Rettie Family Photo Album

Index to identified photos in Mitchell & Rettie Family Photo Album

• M-R-1. "W. B. Mitchell" young man, perhaps teenager. Cabinet Card [Lorine's note: This may be William Mitchell, brother of Margaret who married James Rettie]
• M-R-2. "James Rettie & wife Margaret" [Lorine's note: This is Margaret Mitchell]
• M-R-3. "Bertha, Gertie, Bill" 3 young children. Taken in Fergus Ontario
• M-R-4. "Uncle Jack, Aunt Lizzie" CDV (Carte de visite) taken in Fergus Ontario
• M-R-5. "T. Brown & family" 2 children plus couple. [Lorine's note: This is Thomas Brown, his wife Annie Mitchell and two of their children]
• M-R-6. "Uncle Dave" [Lorine's note: Is this David Mitchell 1855-1932?]
• M-R-7. "Aunt Maggie"
• M-R-8. "Tena, Jennie, Maggie, Agnes" CDV (Carte de Visite) of 4 children. [Lorine's note: These are the Mitchell children, daughters of John Mitchell & Betsy Barnett. They are Christina (Tena) 1870-1907; Jennie 1865-1943; Maggie 1861-1944; Agnes 1872-1893]
• M-R-9. "Bella Derrmgear? Derringer?, Lizzie Brown, Jack Brown, Bill Derrmgear? Derringer?" [Lorine's note: I cannot read the surname of Bella and Bill. Jack & Lizzie Brown are children of Thomas Brown & Anne Mitchell. I assume that Bella and Bill are children of another Mitchell daughter]
• M-R-10. "Maggie Barnet" CDV (Carte de Visite) ​

• M-R-11. "Jennie, Elrick Rettie". Children taken in Fergus Ontario [Lorine's note: Elrick was born as James Elrick Rettie on 21 January 1887 in West Garafraxa Township, Wellington County Ontario to James Rettie and wife Margaret Mitchell]
• M-R-12. "Elrick Rettie" Teenage boy, taken in Toronto Ontario [Lorine's note: Elrick was born as James Elrick Rettie on 21 January 1887 in West Garafraxa Township, Wellington County Ontario to James Rettie and wife Margaret Mitchell]
• M-R-13. "Jos. Rettie" Photo of man and woman, probably husband and wife
• M-R-14. "J. McLelland" Photo of man and woman, probably husband and wife
• M-R-15. "T. Brown & wife & Lizzie" Photo of couple and baby. [Lorine's note: This is Thomas Brown, his wife Anne Mitchell and daughter Lizzie Brown]
• M-R-16. "Aunt Jennie" Photo taken in Fergus. [Lorine's note: This could be Jennie Mitchell sister to Margaret who married James Rettie]
• M-R-17. "Elrick Rettie" photo of a baby [Lorine's note: Elrick was born as James Elrick Rettie on 21 January 1887 in West Garafraxa Township, Wellington County Ontario to James Rettie and wife Margaret Mitchell]
• M-R-18. "W. B. Mitchell" photo taken in Fergus Ontario of a young boy  ​

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