Thanks Mary,
I suspect that Ansell/Arthur may have left the UK under a bit of a cloud and hence the name change. When he died he left a pittance, whereas Amelia left an endowment for the clergy of Christchurch New Zealand, hence my trying to confirm a relationship with the more famous George!
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When we have passed a certain age, the soul of the child we were
and the souls of the dead from whom we have sprung come to lavish on us their riches and their spells
(Marcel Proust)
Christine
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