Misc. Notes
Name and years of birth and death from Jenny Smith (nee Bryce) whose late husband, John Monro Menzies, was the grandson of Telitha Carrel (b. 1885), sister of Maud Oliver (nee Carrel).
Baptised in the Roman Catholic Church, Wanganui, New Zealand from handwritten note from Brian Carrell, grandson of George Robert Carrel, George being a son of John and Talitha (nee Hutchings) Carroll/Carrel.
Spelling of surname and date/month of death from headstone at Heads Road Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand.
Buried with his parents, John and Talitha Carroll/Carrel and reads:
“William Rutland Carrel Died 5 December 1876 aged 1 year 9 months”.
Place of birth being in the “Rutland Stockade”, Wanganui 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.
Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2024:
1875/7954. Carroll, William. Mother: Thalitha. Father: John
Full date of birth of 8 March 1875 confirmed from further searching in July 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2024:
1876/3760. Carroll, William. Died age 1Y
Different day of death of 15 December 1876 from further searching in July 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
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