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Green House in Point Chevalier31 viewsGreen House
Matthew Carrucan advises this is Nana's/Beryl's house in Point Chevalier.Sep 09, 2020
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MOTAT30 viewsThe Museum of Transport and Technology is a significant Carrucan Family site for a number of Reasons.
The tram that Thomas Michael used is still there (operating) and it still has the Saint Kilda Junction and Saint Kilda Beach signs even though it is in Auckland New Zealand. Motat is not very far from Point Chevalier.
Photo from Matthew CarrucanSep 09, 2020
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2010 NZ - coastline between the Kawhia and Aotea Harbours, Southwest of Auckland25 viewsThis picture was taken by Matthew Carrucan during his last Holiday in NZ. It shows the beautiful coastline between the Kawhia and Aotea Harbours, Southwest of Auckland. He comments 'There's a volcanic spring here. Dig a hole at low tide and you can enjoy a nice hot bath.'Sep 09, 2020
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2010 - Gravestone Thomas Carrucan38 viewsThomas Michael Carrucan, born 1892, was the eldest of the 6 children born to Michael and Margaret Carrucan of Kew. He was a grand child of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.
When World War One broke out, many young Australian men ansered the call, Thomas Michael Carrucan amongst them. After a distinguished 4 years serving overseas, he returned home. Alas, there did not seem to be any place for him in the family business so he eventually decided to settle in New Zealand where he had a mate.
Once there, he met and married Agnes Beryl (Beryl) Connolly and and they had 13 children, Leo, Joe, Ted, Brian, Mary, Kathleen, Robert, Maura, Peter, Andrew, Janet, Elizabeth and Anne.
Thomas died on 25th March 1951 in an Auckland hospital, aged 58. Beryl died in 1986, aged 80.
Our strong New Zealand line is descended from Thomas and Beryl.
This photo shows his gravestone in Auckland.Sep 09, 2020
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2010 - Gravestone Edmond Thomas Carrucan36 viewsEdmund Thomas (Ted) Carrucan was one of 13 children born to THomas Michael Carrucan (1892-1952) and Agnes Beryl (Beryl) Connolly (1905-1986) and is part of the history of our strong New Zealand family. In 1939, he married Ellen Monica Beeson and they had 9 children. He died in 1991 and is buried in Auckland. He was a great great grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.Sep 09, 2020
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2010 - Gravestone Edmond Thomas Carrucan40 viewsEdmund Thomas (Ted) Carrucan was one of 13 children born to THomas Michael Carrucan (1892-1952) and Agnes Beryl (Beryl) Connolly (1905-1986) and is part of the history of our strong New Zealand family. In 1939, he married Ellen Monica Beeson and they had 9 children. He died in 1991 and is buried in Auckland. He was a great great grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.Sep 09, 2020
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1979 - hurdling in the front yard of 23 Terry Street31 views1979 - Athletics training/hurdling in the front yard of 23 Terry Street. Judith Carrucan, one of the many great great grand children of Peter Carrucan, is shown in the foreground.Sep 09, 2020
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2010 - Gravestones Thomas & Agnes Beryl Carrucan35 viewsThomas Michael Carrucan, born 1892, was the eldest of the 6 children born to Michael and Margaret Carrucan of Kew. He was a grand child of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.
When World War One broke out, many young Australian men ansered the call, Thomas Michael Carrucan amongst them. After a distinguished 4 years serving overseas, he returned home. Alas, there did not seem to be any place for him in the family business so he eventually decided to settle in New Zealand where he had a mate.
Once there, he met and married Agnes Beryl (Beryl) Connolly and and they had 13 children, Leo, Joe, Ted, Brian, Mary, Kathleen, Robert, Maura, Peter, Andrew, Janet, Elizabeth and Anne.
Thomas died on 25th March 1951 in an Auckland hospital, aged 58. Beryl died in 1986, aged 80.
Our strong New Zealand line is descended from Thomas and Beryl.
This photo shows his gravestone in Auckland.Sep 09, 2020
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1974 - Paul Carrucan sailing with the Carters36 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1972 - Kevin and Brendan Carrucan33 viewsKevin Joseph (1965-) and Brendan Thomas (1963-) Carrucan in the back yard of 23 Terry Street (before the extension).
These are children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson. They are great great grandchildren of Peter Carrucan.Sep 09, 2020
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1971 - Timothy and Brendan Carrucan at MOTAT32 viewsTimothy (1960) and Brendan (1963) Carrucan are children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson and great great grandchildren of Peter Carrucan. They are pictured here at The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) which is not far from Point Chevalier.Sep 09, 2020
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1970s - typical NZ beach family gathering at the beach34 viewsTypical NZ beach family gathering, possibly some time in the late 1960s.
Matthew Carrucan comments :Location unconfirmed - I think it is with the Baileys in Whangarei.Sep 09, 2020
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1966 - Paul and Timothy Carrucan33 viewsPaul (1961) and Timothy (1960) Carrucan are two of the children of Edmond Thomas (Ted) CARRUCAN (1929-1991) and his wife Ellen (nee Beeson).
They are great great grand children of Peter Carrucan.Sep 09, 2020
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1965 - Timothy (1960), Paul (1961), Brendan (1963), Catherine (1962) and Kevin (1965) Carrucan46 views1965 - Matthew Carrucan thinks that this group of children is Timothy (1960), Paul (1961), Brendan (1963), Catherine (1962) and Kevin (1965) Carrucan playing in the back yard at 23 Terry St.
These are all children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson. They are great great grandchildren of Peter CarrucanSep 09, 2020
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1959 - marriage of Ted Carrucan and Ellen Beeson at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Onehunga73 viewsEdmond Thomas (Ted) Carrucan (1929-1991) married Ellen Monica Beeson in 1959 at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Onehunga.
You can read more about this church at http://www.onehungacatholic.org.nz/Sep 09, 2020
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1906 - Michael and Margaret Carrucan with children Thomas, Francis, Monica, Leo and Kathleen37 viewsMichael Martin CARRUCAN (1866-1954), the son of Peter Carrucan, married Margaret LYNCH (1868-) in 1891. This photo shows them with their children
Thomas Michael CARRUCAN (1892-1951) - right back
Francis William CARRUCAN (1895-1967) - left back
Monica CARRUCAN (1896-1976) - left front
Leo CARRUCAN (1901-1958) - middle front
Marguerite (Madge) CARRUCAN (1903 - 1969) - right front being nursed
Kathleen CARRUCAN (1906-1992) - front second from left
Thomas Michael eventually moved to New Zealand where a large Carrucan clan now exists.Sep 09, 2020
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Frank Carrucan's carrucan crest table21 viewsFrank Carrucan of Ballarat likes to work in wood so what better than a coffee table with the Carrucan crest inscribed on the top.Sep 09, 2020
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Kate Colman's childhood home in Warrandyte23 viewsThe family home of Kate Colman (nee Jones) in Warrandyte was primitive to say the least and provides a good example of the harsh conditions under which these pioneering generations lived. Kate married Jack (John Vincent) Colman, the son of Peter and grandson of Bridget Coleman (nee Carrucan).Sep 09, 2020
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Headmaster's House, Eltham Primary School, 200523 viewsThe Headmaster's House at the Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street was build in the 1890s and still stands today as part of the Eltham Primary School.Sep 09, 2020
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Home / General Eltham / 25 viewsThis early postcard of Eltham was passed onto me by Peter Cuffley.Sep 09, 2020
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Headmaster's House, Eltham Primary School, 200524 viewsThe Headmaster's House at the Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street was build in the 1890s and still stands today as part of the Eltham Primary School.Sep 09, 2020
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2005 Eltham state school22 viewsThe Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street (School Number 209) had been started in the 1850s and was just a stone's throw from the Carrucan farms. All the Carrucan children attended. At its peak, 2 teachers had to teach some 100 children ranging in age from 3 to 14 in the old sandstone schoolroom. The early schooling was general in nature and focused on rudimentary reading and writing as well as giving the students basic farming capabilities.Sep 09, 2020
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Eltham State School, 200522 viewsThe Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street (School Number 209) had been started in the 1850s and was just a stone's throw from the Carrucan farms. All the Carrucan children attended. At its peak, 2 teachers had to teach some 100 children ranging in age from 3 to 14 in the old sandstone schoolroom. The early schooling was general in nature and focused on rudimentary reading and writing as well as giving the students basic farming capabilities.Sep 09, 2020
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The Aquaduct in 2005 - only remnants remain of this Great Depression Initiative24 viewsThe aquaduct, built as a Govt initiative during the Great Depression, has largely disappeared and only remnants survive. This section in Allandale Rd (near Zig Zag Road) in North Eltham is one such reminder to the work done by these early pioneers.
many local Eltham residents including the Carrucans worked on this in the late 1880's.Sep 09, 2020
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Headmaster's House, Eltham Elementary School, circa 190022 viewsThe Headmaster's House at the Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street was build in the 1890s and still stands today as part of the Eltham Primary School.Sep 09, 2020
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Eltham Elementary School Experimental Plots - circa 188025 viewsThis photo, from John Marshall's book 'Pioneers and Painters' shows xperimental plots which the students maintained. The early schooling was general in nature and focused on rudimentary reading and writing as well as giving the students basic farming capabilities.Sep 09, 2020
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1990 approx - Cahil, Jimmy, Mary, Jacko and Mick Carrucan23 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1962 - Patsy, Breada, Noela, Anna, Mary Carrucan in Fanore20 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1990 - Cahil, Jimmy, Jacko and Mick Carrucan20 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1961 - In front of the rick of turf Fanore - Patsy, Noela, Mary, Breada and Anna Carrucan20 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1960s early - Mary Carrucan, Jacko Carrucan with a neighbour21 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1960s early - Carrucan house just renovated19 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1958 - Lisdoonvarna SpaWells - Breada, Anna, Patsy, Jimmy, Nancy and Noela Carrucan20 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1954 - Jimmy and Nancy Carrucan with neighbours at a dance in the pavilion, Lisdonnvarna20 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1950s Jimmy Carrucan on right of this photo22 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1950s early - Mary Carrucan, Jacko Carrucan and a friend21 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1950s early - Mary and Jacko Carrucan24 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1930 - Family Shot - Mick and Jimmy Carrucan in front21 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1930s early - We originally thought this was a photo of travelling piper Johnny Doran with Jimmy Carrucan's father in law, Jack Clair, at St Bridget's Well, Liscannor. Further discussion indicates that it might in fact be a photo of piper Tim Wr20 viewsSep 09, 2020
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1930s early - We originally thought this was a photo of travelling piper Johnny Doran with Jimmy Carrucan's father in law, Jack Clair, at St Bridget's Well, Liscannor. Further discussion indicates that it might in fact be a photo of piper Tim Wr24 viewsSep 09, 2020
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Willsmere24 viewsThe Kew Lunatic Asylum was a place where many Carrucans worked, either as nurses, farmers, gardeners, warders or as general hands. As you can see from the photo, it was a huge establishment and was found in Kew on the southern banks of the Yarra River.
Operational from 1871 to 1988, Kew was one of the largest asylums ever built in Australia. Later known as Willsmere, the complex of buildings were constructed between 1864 and 1872 to the design of architects G.W. Vivian and Frederick Kawerau of the Victorian Public Works Office to house the growing number of 'lunatics, inebriates and idiots' in the Colony of Victoria.
Kew continued to operate throughout the 20th century as a 'Hospital for the Insane', 'Mental Hospital' or 'Psychiatric Hospital', treating acute, long-term and geriatric patients until it closed in December 1988. The main building and surrounding grounds were sold by the State Government in the 1980s and were redeveloped as residential properties.Sep 09, 2020
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Unknown Carrucans30 viewsWe know it's a Carrucan photo but we don't know the names of the 3 ladies. Perhaps we never will.Sep 09, 2020
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1998 Carrucan Reunion11 views1998 Carrucan ReunionSep 09, 2020
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1998 Carrucan Reunion23 viewsPeter Line family members at the 1998 Carrucan Reunion
Back: Margaret Hammond nee Clements, Ian Griffith, Gavin Griffith, Martin Griffith and David Griffith
Front: Mary Holden nee Carrucan, Tom Holden, Sarah Griffith, Margaret nee Sloane and Kevin, Mary ClementsSep 09, 2020
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1998 Carrucan Reunion10 views1998 Carrucan ReunionSep 09, 2020
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1998 Carrucan Reunion13 views1998 Carrucan ReunionSep 09, 2020
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1998 Carrucan Reunion30 views1998 Carrucan ReunionSep 09, 2020
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The Carrucan Crest - the Eltham Butterfly19 viewsA poor Irish farming family had little use for a family crest - such things were reserved for those families steeped in power, riches and history.
Matthew Carrucan (Peter Line) has come up with a modern Australian interpretation of the family crest. It features the Eltham Copper Butterfly (Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida), an endangered species of local butterfly that is native to the Eltham area where our forebears settled so many years ago.
Matthew comments that he chose it for the obvious association with Eltham and obviously as it is a metaphor for 'the resurrection' and the continuation or transformations of 'Life after Death' (Peace and Life Eternal).
There are two forms of the crest.
The second version shows the butterfly inside a circle with the final stanzas of our family prayer surrounding it. This version contains 3 symbols, each representing one of our major family lines
Saint Bridget Cross - Bridget Line
Keys - Symbol of Saint Peter - Peter Line
Trefoil - Shamrock - Trinity Symbol Saint Patrick - Patrick Line"Sep 09, 2020
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