Family Tree Frog

George Henry Charles Carrett III &  Charles Arthur S Carrett Seonaid from Kintalk Family History Blog says: This is the fourth year that Auckland Libraries and the Kintalk blog have issued a Trans-Tasman ANZAC Day Blog Challenge. Stories we'd like to hear about could be about their sacrifice, or the way it shaped or impacted on their family history. Maybe you want to blog from the perspective of those that were left behind? Your story doesn't have to involve a serviceperson who lost their lives - during times of war, all sorts of loss unfortunately are experienced.  And you can write about those who also served in other wars, as all who served in Australia and New Zealand are recognised as ANZACs. Maybe you have written about your ANZAC before, and have more research to add to the story? To participate: Write a blog post about an Australian or New Zealander serviceman or woman's family, and the impact war had on their family history Post a comm...

On the back of this photo is my Grandmother's writing - "My father and brother George, Grandfather standing and great grandfather with beard." Great-grandfather - as in George Henry Charles Carrett 1 who was born 1834 and died 1912. Grandfather as in George Henry Charles Carrett II born 1856 and died 1929. Father as in George Henry Charles Carrett III born 1879 and died 1953. Brother as in George Henry Charles Carrett IV born 1906 and died 1976. My guess is the photo was taken c1907.   The baby was born in November 1906 - a twin to his sister Daisy Minnie. Once again this is a copy of a copy so I have no idea who has the original or who the photographer was although it is obviously a studio portrait.   Gran had a tendency to burn things when people died. My aunt also had a fire at her place in the 60s so we have lost things over the years. The twins Daisy and George This is the last photo in this series. It's certai...

George Henry Charles Carrett III and Charles Arthur Stanley Carrett in France c 1917/1918 Now isn't this dreadful - I'm not sure which is which. I suspect George Henry Charles is the one on the right.   Let's have a look at a close up of his face at Millie's wedding photo again... George Henry Charles Carrett at Millie's wedding 1924 Tricky huh? We might be able to reach better conclusions by looking at their service records on the NAA website. Charles enlisted on 15 May 1916 at the age of 25.  At the time he was 5ft 71/4 inches with fair hair and blue eyes - a bricklayer turned Gunner.   He was wounded in a field in France a year later. George enlisted 8 May 1916 at the age of 37 standing 5 foot 7 and 3/4 inches with brown to grey hair and grey eyes.  A builder turned driver. So...I was wrong....George is on the left.   I'm not sure exactly when this photo was taken 1917 or 1918.   Don't you wish they were a...

1953 Daisy Mildred Carrett nee Taylor This is one of the very few photos (maybe two) that I have of my paternal great-grandmother i.e. my grandmother's mother - Daisy Mildred Taylor. The photo was taken on the occasion of her 70th birthday.   Once again the photo is a copy of a copy so I don't know who holds the original or if it even exists anymore. I found another photo which helped identify it. And this is what is written on the back of the photo in my grandmother's writing  So the photo would have been taken in about May 1953.  I do not know who the people are in the background of the first photo and I do apologise for any perceived breach of privacy or displaying the photo without their consent. Daisy died ten years later.   We have her death certificate.  She  died 3 January 1963 and was cremated.  Her remains are at Woronora Crematorium .  Rose Garden Number 3 apparently.  I was a only ...