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Hi
Thanks so much for your assistance in trying to find my Arthur Carter. 
I do find the Parish and district system in England really hard to follow.  Here are some extra bits and pieces that I have picked up along the way.

When he joined the Militia in New Zealand in 1864 it stated that he has born at St Pauls, Birmingham, Warwickshire (about 1845) and is a Protestant - see below from 4th Waikato Regiment Nominal & Descriptive Roll
His death certificate states that his fathers name was Arthur and mother Charlotte, however, his father was presumably a butcher in England and the Thomas (father) in the 1861 census was a butcher.
Arthurs 1915 Death Certificate sates he was 73 years (therefore born 1842)
Arthurs Marriage Certificate in 1867 (in NZ) states he was 22 years (therefore born 1845) and
the Arthur in the 1861 Census is born about 1849!! 
 
Arthurs death certificate states his name was Arthur Felix (although the Felix looks as though it’s been written in later as in smaller print) and also states he was born in Tasmania (Australia), however, his Militia records disprove this and Tasmanian BMD records also have no record of him as been born in Tasmania.  There is no record of the Coventry Arthur Carter (or his parents or any of his siblings) from the 1861 Census on the 1871 Census which would tie in with the family leaving England to go to Tasmania or somewhere in Australia (I have no record of the rest of the family coming to NZ at this stage).  However, I have since traced this Arthur Carter to Canada. As Gail points out all my Arthur Carters childrens name tie in so well with this family!

I don't have a correct birth date just what I have calculated approx from death/marriage certs and militia records.
I have seen the Ancestry tree stating Arthur son of Samuel & Jane but again this Arthur can be traced through later census records in England so can't be correct and I have tried contacting the owner of that family tree but no success.
I wasn't worried when I found the fathers name Thomas when I found the Arthur on the 1851 and 1861 census as I also thought informant could have the name wrong especially as he was a butcher and the wife was Charlotte - why did this lot move to Canada!! or I would have my mystery solved!!

Would Arthur have stated he was born in Warwickshire on his militia records if he wasn't? The person filling out his death cert might not have know where he was born but knew he lived in Tasmania.  A man in NZ who researches "Fencible" soldiers states that Arthur was the son of a Fencible - which could be why they were in Tasmania as the father was military.  Perhaps his father/mother were born in Warwickshire and that's why he says he was??

Carter
Arthur

25 Sept 1866
Hamilton

St. Pauls
Birmingham

Butcher
21  5ft 6in

Bella Mary
S

cheers
Mary Jane

Hi
I didn't query as to why you are writing about CP O'Hanlon - is it just because he owned the Hotels and you are writing about them generally or are you writing about CP O'Hanlon?
Some of the HOtels he had were:  Empire Hotel; Brighton Hotel, Kai Iwi; new hotel on Taupo Quey; Pier Hotel; Hotel Keeper Karangahape Road, Auckland.
I have some articles about these so hopefully will be able to scan them to you, however you may already have them.
His ex-wife Rose O'Hanlon was also a hotel keeper - Railway Hotel, Hawera
From the info I have gathered he seems a rather "colourful" character!

Hi Shikyna
The CP O'Hanlon who ran the hotel in Wanganui is my great great grandfather Charles Patrick O'Hanlon