Charles Gustave Morel (1871 - 1929)

Born 1871 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie Templeton Mirfin — married 1927 in New Zealand

Died 17 Jun 1929 at about age 58 in Matakitaki, Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand

Biography

Charles Gustave Morel as son of Gustave Alphonse Morel and Christine Hettler and was born in 1871 in New Zealand and he married Jessie Templeton Murfin 1927 in New Zealand and they had one son named Theodore Oscar Morel. Charles was only married for a short while before he became a victim of the 1929 Murchison earthquake

"It was 90 years ago on Monday that the small township of Murchison, between Nelson and the West Coast, was torn apart by New Zealand's third-deadliest earthquake on record.

The scars remain on the land and in the hearts of those who have grown up in the shadow of the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which struck at 10.17am on 17 June, 1929.

It was loud enough to be heard in New Plymouth, more than 250km away. It triggered landslides on the steep surrounding mountains that swept away homes and caused 14 of the 17 deaths.

Morel's house, destroyed by a slip in Matakitaki Valley after the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Landslides caused 14 of the quake's 17 deaths.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ This article was first published by RNZ and is republished with permission Jun 17 2019"

• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
  • Birth Registration / 1871/25310 / Name: Morel, Charles Gustave / Parents: Christina Margaruita & Gustave Alphonse
  • Marriage Registration / 1927/7332 / Jessie Templeton Mirfin & Charles Gustave Morel
  • Death Registration /1929/11199 / Name: Morel, Charles Gustave / Aged: 57Y
  • "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDTM-6PX : 28 May 2019), Charles Gustave Morel, 1929; citing , Numerical probated case files, 1891-1968, record number 2495, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 004722645.