Misc. Notes
Name of “George Carrel” from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.
Muriel notes, “NZ Railway Workshops, Wanganui East”.
Second given name, years of birth and death, from Brian Carrell, grandson of George Robert Carrel, George being a son of John and Talitha (nee Hutchings) Carroll/Carrel.
Date of birth, and baptised in the Roman Catholic Chapel, St Heliers, Jersey, from handwritten note from Brian Carrell.
Spelling of George’s surname has double “L” from Marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1903/5654. Bride: Mary Scally. Groom: George Robert Carrell
Brian of
nzolivers.com has adopted the double “L” spelling for George’s surname. Brian notes that his desendants are spelt with the same double “L” spelling.
Full date of marriage of 30 December 1903 from further searching in September 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Year of death (1943) confirmed, country of death, from Death search on New Zealand BDM website in September 2018:
1943/27144. Carrell, George Robert, died age 73Y [Year of birth circa 1870 which matches]
Full date of death of 24 December 1943 from further searching in September 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Place of death, place of burial, from 'Appendix ii' written by Brian Carrell in his brother’s, (Anthony Carrell), book published in 2019, “John and Talitha Carroll - From Jersey to Wanganui”.
Anthony and Brian Carrell are grandsons of George Robert Carrel, George being a son of John and Talitha (nee Hutchings) Carroll/Carrel.
Aramoho Cemetery record found in July 2024:
CARRELL George Robert - 73yrs, tinsmith, bur 27 Dec 1943 Block 0 row p204
Mary Eleanor - 90yrs, widow, bur 4 Jan 1965 Block 0 row p204
Carroll/Carrell/Carrel BookJohn and Talitha Carroll - From Jersey to WanganuiThis book, written by Anthony Carrell, was first published in September 2019. Sadly, Anthony passed away less than three years later.
Due to demand, the book became out of print. Brian Oliver of nzolivers, in September 2024, republished it, with the support of Anthony's wife, forwarding working material, research, some digital files, and original papers.
To find out more about the book and ordering information, please see here:
https://nzolivers.com/carrollbook.html