The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameTorquil Vavasour (Vav) Mackay
Birth29 Aug 1881, Ross, Westland, New Zealand
Death28 May 1951, New Plymouth, New Zealand
BurialAramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
Misc. Notes
Name, year and place of death, from Janet (Jan) Kelly, great-granddaughter of Mary Ann Carroll, Mary being a daughter of John and Talitha (nee Hutchings) Carroll/Carrel.

Country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2024:
1909/8035. Bride: Tabitha Mary Kelly. Groom: Torquil Vavasom MacKay

Full date of marriage of 3 November 1909 from further searching in July 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Result and estimated year of birth from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2024:
1951/21983. Mackay, Torquil Vavasour. Died age 69Y [Therefore born circa 1882]

Full date of death of 28 May 1951 from further searching in July 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Preferred name, date and place of birth, name and details of parents, place of burial, photo of Torquil, from Find a Grave website found in July 2024:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262766993/torquil_vavasour_mackay
Name: Torquil Vavasour “Vav” Mackay
Birth: 29 Aug 1881 Ross, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
Death: 28 May 1951 (aged 69) Whanganui, New Zealand
Burial: Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Plot: Cremated
Father: William Donald Mackay. Born - 6 Nov 1858 Heathcote, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia. Death - 29 Jun 1945 (aged 86) Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Mother: Ida Octavia Kildahl. Born - 2 Nov 1857 Buninyong, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia. Death - 20 May 1943 (aged 85) Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
Spouses
Birth5 Apr 1877, New Zealand
Death1 Sep 1949, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherJames William Kelly (1838-1916)
MotherMary Ann Carroll (1855-1931)
Marriage3 Nov 1909, New Zealand
ChildrenLorna Mary (1914-2001)
 William Hugh (Hugh) (1911-2004)
Last Modified 28 Jul 2024Created 23 Jan 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh