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Sandy

Thought I recognised the name - Lewis Eady was (and still is) a very well known music shop here in Auckland - it was the place to go for sheet music or anything musical. 

There is a history of the company on their website
http://www.lewiseady.co.nz/History.html?id=jWfqjeRH
which includes photos of the various shops.

Cheers
Fiona

Had another look at Archway after your suggestion Bren - and this is the one I think is possible - the rest are all a bit late.
CARR Thomas Edward - Waikino 1909 - 1909
BBAE  1569   Box245 7341

Unless he was really the "black" sheep and became a Methodist minister
CARR Thomas Goodwill - Auckland - Methodist Minister
BBAE  1570   Box291 552/1935

I'm off the Ak Archives this Friday (or next) so will dig out these and have a look (and can do other Auckland lookups if any Rootchatters want to send them to me - I'll have a digital camera for the day so seems a pity to waste the resource )

Thanks again
F

My g-g-grandparents John CARR and Elizabeth CARR (DWYER) arrived in Dunedin in 1874 from Cork, Ireland with their children Mary 17, Michael 16 (my g-grandfather), Anne 15, Thomas 13, Daniel 10, Lucy 9, John Francis 6 and Eliza 8 mths. So far I've traced them all ... except Thomas.

I know he was in Wellington in 1887 when he was (possibly) the informant at the birth of his niece Mary Teresa CARR and he was still alive when his father John died in 1897 as he is mentioned in the will.

John CARR (senior) worked as a crossing keeper for the Railways in Dunedin.  Son Michael worked for NZ Loan & Mercantile - first in Wellington, then Gore.  Daniel was a torpedoman in the NZ Artillery and died of dysentery in Wellington in 1898 and John Francis CARR was possibly a telegraph operator in Wellington and died in 1934. Mary died not long after their arrival in Dunedin, Annie married and moved to London and Lucy never married and died in 1907.

But what happened to Thomas? The only Thomas CARRs I've found so far were all CofE and my CARR family were most definitely Catholic.

Any suggestions gratefully received

Fiona
Auckland, NZ

Pixie

Sorry missed this one on my last trip (thought it was in Wellington - and then saw your later post ). I'm off again in a couple of weeks - so will add it to my list for then.

Cheers
Fiona

Loz

I have a database of the NZ CAMERON Births & deaths up to 1900 and the only Ernest I can find is:

Ernest Reid Cameron
Year: 1880
Quarter: Sept
District: Hamiltons (Otago/Southland area)
Folio: 3089

There is a William Ernest closer to your approximate birth date
CAMERON   WILLIAM ERNEST         
Year: 1876   
District: Invercargill   
Quarter: June   
Folio: 1795   

Unfortunately you'd have to order copies of the records to confirm which may be your man.


Cheers
Fiona