Charles John Rolls - Southland area 1911 - 1928

[mmkiwi]

Searching for any leads on Charles John Rolls who is found on the Electoral Roll in 1911 in Brown, 1914 and 1919 in Bluff and 1925 and 1928 in Woodend.   He is listed under Charles Rolls in some Electoral and Charles J in others. 

He was not married to but living with Laura Margaret Woolliams who took his name, she was born around 1862 so I am guessing he would be of a similar age ie born between lets say 1850 and 1880.   Laura died in Invercargill in 1926 and her headstone is in the name of Laura M Rolls, beloved wife of CJ Rolls.  There dont appear to be any further records re who purchased plot etc.

Cant find any record of Charles's death in NZ bdm database, nor birth nor any marriages. 

Thanks for any leads ..

[crisane]

There is a Charles J Rolls in the New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls dated 1916. Residence Nelson crescent Napier. Occupation missionary!

[Janette]

Laura appears to have had 2 children,father not recorded

1887/570           Woolliams    Nellie            Laura                            NR   
1882/13221   Woolliams    Charles Wilsdon    Laura Margaret Wilsdon   NR

Cheers Janette

[mmkiwi]

thanks, Laura had 4 children but all before she met Charles Rolls.  I am also aware she did marry a George or John George Wilson in 1890 in Dunedin.   But he died in 1903. 

Missionary tie in I dont think is correct, there is a Charles J Rolls who was reported in 1930s in paperspast in Croydon as Dean of College.   I think age is possibly wrong with the War reserve and the one I am seeking is listed as a labourer for number of years on the electoral roll.

[crisane]

Hi
Have you actually been in touch with the Woodend cemetery to see if there are any surviving records as to who purchased the plot - Block XXV section 113 purchased 31 May 1926 by the executors of the estate.
She was buried 23 Feb but they didn't purchase the plot till May?

I can't see a probate record or will for her or Charles on the New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998 on familysearch.org

[minniehaha]

Maybe this is the missionary referred to in reply # 1........

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19180914.2.6.7?query=chas.%20rolls

Minniehaha.

[mmkiwi]

Hi
Have you actually been in touch with the Woodend cemetery to see if there are any surviving records as to who purchased the plot - Block XXV section 113 purchased 31 May 1926 by the executors of the estate.
She was buried 23 Feb but they didn't purchase the plot till May?

I got in touch with Invercargill council and they advised it was a church run cemetery which the council had been handed and the council didnt have any further information.   Can I ask where you have noticed it wasnt purchased till after Laura was buried? 

[Janette]

She was buried 23 Feb but they didn't purchase the plot till May?

That may mean that payment wasn't made until May

Cheers Janette

[crisane]

   Can I ask where you have noticed it wasnt purchased till after Laura was buried?

The New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 are on ancestry (pay per view site) Originally from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated.
On the record for Laura Margaret it gives her age as 64 not 63.