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Hi All,
I know this may be boring now, but i would love to gain death info regarding George Durrell,my gt gt grandfarther who has become a complete mystery to me
It has been brought to my attention that he could have been a Freemason so wondered if there were any masons who could check in the London archives from roughly 1853 till his unknown passing,to see if this is the case as he was a brickmaker from Portsea and i believe this would have been a trade where ecceptance was top of the list.
Hope you can help,
G Ford.

Glenn, I recently read part of the diary of a vicar from the late 19th century.

In it, he recorded a surprising number of burials of unidentified bodies - people who were perhaps further afield than their normal home area and had been involved in an accident or some other sudden death. People may have taken ill and died suddenly in woods, a field, river or whatever. Bearing in mind that people back then wouldn't be carrying driving licences, credit cards, or other ID etc and with communication back then not being what it is now it's easy to see how it could possibly happen.

I always bear this in mind when unable to find a death.

Hi all,
Still desperate to find info regarding George Durrell,mainly on his passing.Can any one offer info relating to my search.
Happy new year to you all,
Glenn.

Dear Genes Experts,
Still looking for George Durrell and wondered if he dropped his first name and went under Charles Durrell.
As you can probably tell it`s been a long time, trying to trace his death.
Any help as always,will be most welcomed.
Thankyou.

Dear Friends,
a couple of bits that have come my way .
I am told that on the 1861 census when George is living with his farther his wife Mary Durrell is a visitor at her uncle John Jacksons home,John Jackson sister is Charlotte Jackson my gt gt gt grandmother.John has a daughter who marries Alfred Smith who... is wait for it... a ships steward,so my George`s cousin`s hubby is a ships steward and Georges wife is visiting him.
Can this be confirmed.

Also there is also possibility that George could have emigrated to OZ and became a chief steward on the Alexandra Ship.
There is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing on the ship from Adelaide and other ports in Oz to Sydney from 1871 through to 1890.Mrs G DURRELL arrives in sydney in 1884 It was well documented i am told that men left there wife's to seek a better life abroad and the wife Joined years later

Can anyone confirm.
Yours in success
Glenn

Hi Astra,thankyou.
I will keep this as a reference so i don`t go over old ground.
I know it might sound daft but if you get a moment can you look for me to see when Thomas Owen re-appeared on the census forms after his death, because it was brought to my attention that it`s possible that george could have taken his name.I have to look at every option.
So gratefull for your time and help.
Yours in success
Glenn Ford.

I think, with the greatest of respect Glenn that we proved before that it was Dunell.


The name appears to be Dunell and not Durrell unfortunately.

Mary A. Dunell
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: George Dunell
Gender: Female
Where born: Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Brelade
County/Island: Jersey
Country: Channel Islands
Street Address: Le Roux House
Household Members: Name Age
George Dunell 45>>>>Baker
Mary A. Dunell 40
William Dunell 17
John Dunell 14
Edmund Dunell 3
George Collice 18

Someone has made an alteration to the 1891 so it would appear that the name is definitely Dunell and Find my Past have transcribed it wrongly in 1871. On Ancestry in 1871 it is Dunell and reads as such on the original
Mary A Surrell
[Mary A Dunell]
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: George Surrell
Gender: Female
Where born: St. Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Brelade
Ecclesiastical parish: St Brelade
Town: St Aubin
County/Island: Jersey
Country: Channel Islands
Street Address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image
Registration district: Jersey
Sub-registration district: H
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
George Surrell 55
Mary A Surrell 49
John Surrell 23
Edmond Surrell 13
Clifford Surrell 7

1901
Living next door to son John who is now a baker
Mary Ann Danell
[Mary Ann Dunell]
Age in 1901: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Gender: Female
Where born: St. Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Brelade
Ecclesiastical parish: St Aubin
Town: St Aubin
County/Island: Jersey
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Ann Danell 60
Edmond Danell 23
Clifford Danell 17



George Dunell was born in Somerset. In 1861 he is in Jersey living with his brother Elias (a butcher) and his wife.

Hi Astra,it could be Durrell,i found him on this site,he is aprox the same age and went to Jersy some time in 1871.
Hope all is well your end.
Regards,
Glenn

PM from Glenn:

Yes i believe this to be correct.It is her farther whom i`m trying to trace.

Yes, I realise that, Glenn, but sometimes it helps to look at other members of the family.

If Mary Ann Lee is Charlotte's mother, she must have only been 15/16 when she was born, so very young to have married - not impossible then - and she is shown just as Mary in the marriage index.

Hi Glenn
I thought from previous research that the George in Jersey was in fact called Dunell and not Durrell.
It's on one of your many previous threads about George.

Is this Charlotte in 1881 (in-law then could also been step):

1881 England Census
about Charlotte Durrell
Name: Charlotte Durrell
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Relation: Daughter in Law
Gender: Female
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil parish: Portsea
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street Address: 17 Landport View
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: General Servant

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Kingston
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1140
Folio: 6
Page Number: 5
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Ann Lee 42
Albert Lee 13
Jane Lee 11
Frederick Lee 8
Charlotte Durrell 27

Hi All,hope your having a great day.
Can anyone offer me any further info regarding a George Durrell,who is in Jersey,but is from England,in 1871 census,its a long shot, but this could be my George
.I would be so grateful, if anything can be offered.
Yours in success,
Glenn. :-)

Hi All,
Still looking for the death of my gt gt gt grandfarther George Durrell,this has become an incredible mystery as i just cant find out whats happened to him.I would be so ,so pleased if any experts could come to my rescue and point me in the right direction.
Yours in success,
Glenn Ford.

P.s,i believe George`s middle name was Charles

From the 1861 census
George Durrell, Head, Married, M, 50, 1811, Labourer, Fareham Hampshire
Harriett Durell, Wife ,Married , F 53 1808, Laundress Horsham Sussex
Living at 10 Smiths View Portsea Portsmouth

Death info
Twelfh September 1865 10 Smiths View
George Durrell
Male
55 Years
Brewer
(Journeyman)
Phthisis Certified
John Durrell
in attendance
Marmion Road Southsea
Fourteenth sept 1865



Can you please help or advice
Kind regards
Glenn

Still looking for this elusive George.
Hope and pray someone can help
Yours in success
Glenn

Hi All,
Reference the Lennox Arms ,Southsea,this pub was i beleive owned in its earlier days by Thomas Owen and my ancestors were living there at the time,paying a small rent to him.It does look like they had a strong friendship with Thomas,i wish i new what that entailed

Still looking for closure on my Gt Gt Grandfarther George Durrell.
Are there any experts on here who could work out where he is.
Yours in success,
Glenn.

Hi Hope and pray that my Gt Gt Grandfarther George (Charles)Durrell born c 1833 comes to me.I have been looking for his death for nearly fifteen years and still cant find him.
Please please can you help me further
Fingers crossed
Glenn.

Dear all,
I know this is a pain but i am still looking for my George Durrell,a real big mistery for me this one. As mentioned before the George Durrell who died in 1865 is deffinatley the wrong one, infact this George lived or was staying at 10 Smiths View Southsea with his wife or partner Harriet.
I know there is another George Durrell buried at Shedfield not far from Droxford,and it appears he is not listed anywhere,but the church as a record of his burial, can you kindly help me with this one.
In anticipation,
Glenn

Hi Everyone,
Still desperate to find information on George Durrell,my gt gt Grandfarther
Hope you can help.
Best wishes
Glenn