Misc. Notes
First and last name from Janet (Jan) Kelly, great-granddaughter of Mary Ann Carroll, Mary being a daughter of John and Talitha (nee Hutchings) Carroll/Carrel.
Second and third christian names from Denise Moody in an email dated 28 October 2017. Denise is the wife of Robin Moody. Robin’s father, Ernest Arthur MOODY, was adopted. He was born “James Campbell Lumsden ROBERTSON”, his biological mother being Gertrude Eleanor ROBERTSON (b.1887), father unknown. Gertrude later married Lionel Ernest Carrel (
b.ca 1885).
Denise Moody writes in the 28 October 2017 email, “found the Will of Eileen May Carrel's husband, Peter George Murray Russell, no wonder we couldn't find where they were buried in any of the Wanganui Cemeteries - he had in his Will he was to be cremated and his ashes put under the flag pole at their home, that is probably where Eileen is as well”.
Date of death of, “20 January 1962 aged 46 years”, from Wanganui Cremations Records and Aramoho Cemetery Headstone Records.
Cremation Record, “RUSSELL, Peter George Murray - Karaka St, gentleman, 47yrs, d 20 Jan 1962, Rose 1534”
Headstone Record, “Rose Garden A, Row 11A, Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui: 10623 Peter George Murray Russell died 20 January 1962 aged 46 years”.
New Zealand Birth Index for Peter George Murray Russell
Birth Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1916
Registration Place: Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Folio Number: 865
Peter George Murray Russell died 20 Jan 1962 aged 46 years. Brian of nzolivers suspect his date of birth is 15 December 1915 and was registered in January 1916 - this by searching on ‘Historical NZ Birth Death Marriages’. (We know he was was 46 years when he died on 20 Jan 1962 so his date of birth must of been in the year preceding 20 Jan 1916).
Date and place of birth and death confirmed, from research file34 in July 2018.
“Born on 15 December 1915”
“Died 20 January 1962 in Wanganui”
Year of marriage circa 1947 being between Electoral Roll years of 1946 and 1949.
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wanganui General Roll 1938, found in July 2018:
Russell, Peter George Murray, Karaka Street, no occupation
Russell, Charles Gorton, Karaka Street, farmer [Father]
Russell, Marie Josephine, Karaka Street, married [Mother]
Russell, Ngaire Joan, Karaka Street, spinster [Sister]
New Zealand World War II Ballot List for November 1940:
409034 Russell, Peter George Murray, Karaka St, Castlecliff, Wanganui
New Zealand World War II Ballot List for December 1940:
409034 Russell, Peter George Murray, Karaka St, Castlecliff, Wanganui
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea General Roll 1946, found in July 2018:
Russell, Peter George Murray, Karaka Street, Castlecliff, no occupation
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea Electoral Roll 1949, found in July 2018:
Russell, Peter George Murray, Karaka St., Castlecliff, no occupation
Russell, Eileen May, 60 Karaka St., Wanganui, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea General Roll 1954, found in July 2018:
Russell, Peter George Murray, Karaka Street, Castlecliff, no occupation
Russell, Eileen May, 60 Karaka Street, Castlecliff, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea Main Roll 1957, found in July 2018:
Russell, Peter George Murray, 60 Karaka Street, Castlecliff, settler
Russell, Eileen May, 60 Karaka Street, Castlecliff, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waimarino Main Roll 1963, found in July 2018:
[No Peter listed - he had died in 1962]Russell, Eileen May, 60 Karaka Street, Wanganui, widow
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2023:
1946/17168. Bride: Eileen May Carrel. Groom: Peter George Murray Russell
Full date of marriage of 19 October 1946 from further searching in July 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.