George was born in 1889. He was the son of Richard Eckley and Annie Smith. His middle name Greatrex was carried on from his father's line - George's paternal grandmother was Emma Greatrex Andrews, and her mother (George's great grandmother) was Ann Greatrex.
He passed away in 1894 when he was 5 years old.
His death notice was brief:
ECKLEY. -On January 6, at Morningside, George Greatrex, beloved son of Richard and Annie Eckley: aged 5 years. Interment private.
Sources
New Zealand Birth Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: George Grestrex Eckley; Birth Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1888; Registration Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 3409
New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: George Greatrex Eckley; Death Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1894; Registration Place: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 9
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rex by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rex: