Douglas James CANNELL [323]

  General Notes:

1909/17014 NZ Birth Cannell Douglas James Winifred Vera Percy
1984/42340 NZ Death Cannell Douglas, dob 23 February 1909, 75y

Occupation: Farmer

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17962, 12 December 1921
TRAIN STRIKES MOTOR.
ACCIDENT NEAR MATAMATA.
MAN AND BOY SERIOUSLY HURT.
[By Telegraph. - Own Correspondent.]
MATAMATA, Saturday. The Rotorua express ran into a motor-lorry near Matamata today. A man named Jones and a boy named Cannell, both of Hinuera, sustained severe injuries, and were in a critical condition when examined at Matamata. They were sent to the Waikato Hospital.

New Zealand Gazzette
Douglas James Cannell
in the New Zealand WWII Ballot List 1940 - 1945 </search/db.aspx?dbid=6166>
Name: Douglas James Cannell
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Matamata, New Zealand
Inferred Residence Year: 1942
Publication Date: 24 Jun 1942

Doug grew up on a farm going to local Waikato primary schools then he boarded at King's College (Remuera) for secondary education. Post school he took up farm work. He was married with a child during WW2 and moved to New Plymouth as part of the Home Guard. After the War he returned to Matamata and bought a dairy farm in Buckland Rd, Hinuera where he lived and worked until the 1970s. Doug was a very social man; he belonged to about three Masonic Lodges in the Waikato district. He also had a part-share in a race-horse called "Ellan Vannin" (the Manx name for "Isle of Man"). Doug Cannell's grandfather came to NZ c1859 and his heritage was in the Isle of Man. Latterly, he sold the farm and retired to 14 Queens Parade Devonport until his death in 1984.

Death Notice:
CANNELL, Doug. - On December 11, 1984 (suddenly at golf), dearly loved husband of Eileen (14 Queens Parade, Devonport), and loved father and father-in-law of Barry and Mary, and grandfather of Sam, Ami and Victoria, and loved brother of Mona. A private family service was held yesterday.

  Other Records

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1935, Peria R.D. Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1938, Peria R.D. Matamata.

• NZ World War II Ballot Lists 1940-1945: dairy-farmer, 1942, Peria R.D., Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1946, Putaruru, New Zealand.

• Photograph: Winnie Doug Barry Eileen, 1948, Jim Hamer's Wedding.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1949, Putaruru, New Zealand.

• Photograph: London Visit, 1950s, Trafalgar Square, London.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1954, Buckland rd, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1957, Hinuera, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1963, Buckland rd, Hinuera, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1969, Buckland rd, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1972, Buckland rd, Hinuera, Matamata.

• Photograph: Doug & Sam, 1975, Dunedin Airport.

• Photograph: Doug & Sam, 1976, Cannington Road, Maori Hill.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: retired, 1978, 14 Queens Parade, Devonport.

• Photograph: with granddaughters, 1978, Devonport, Auckland.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: retired, 1981, 14 Queens Parade, Devonport.

Doug married Laura Eileen May LYNCH [324] [MRIN: 105], daughter of Timothy LYNCH [955] and Emily Jane/Jean GRIFFIN [956], on 27 Mar 1937 in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Matamata, NZ. (Laura Eileen May LYNCH [324] was born on 6 Nov 1913 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, baptised on 9 Mar 1914 in Stratford Catholic Church, Taranaki, New Zealand, died on 27 Mar 2005 in Edmonton Meadows Retirement Home, Henderson and was cremated on 30 Mar 2005 in Service at Henderson Funeral Home.)

  Marriage Notes:

Doug Cannell & Eileen Lynch were married on 27 March 1937