Biographical information about the Carrolls in the USA
Edward was born in 1712 the grandson of Col Thomas O'Carroll who died at the Battle of the Boyne. He inherited the lease (dated 1729) of a farmstead in Trummery. He was married to Sarah Bell. He was a farmer and linen draper.
John was born on the family homestead in Trummery on 6 May 1740. He left the farm as a young man and went to find work in Cork. He married Sarah Corfield on 17 May 1776. He was the elder brother of Edward Carroll who emigrated to USA in 1801. They had three children, Thomas, Samuel and Joshua.
Thomas was born in Cork on 10 August1784. He married Mary Hatton on 17 October 1816. They had four children: John, Sarah, Joseph and Joshuah.
John was born [in Cork] in Ireland in 1852 and died in England in 1941. He spent some time in France learning the language. He had three children by his first wife and two children by his second wife Mart, who was born in France. He founded the stockbroking firm of Carroll & Co in London.
Claude was born in Queenstown, Cork in 1880 and died in London on 15 April 1962. He was baptised at Christ Church, Rushbrook on 22 April 1880. He married Edith Bywater Bywater-Ward in Oxford on 19 April 1911. He met his future wife skiing in Switzerland. He was a keen oarsman rowing for Molesy.
Claude joined the army in 1916 in the Royal Dublin Fusileers. He fought in France and was gassed at Amiens. He then served in the Royal Army Pay Corps.
After the war he joined the Stock Exchange and became senior partner in Carroll & Co. He retired in 1959.
He lived in Wimbledon for most of his married life first in Raymond Road and then in Drax Avenue where he had a house built in 1928. The garden was always well kept and was an interesting place for dogs and children to play in. He spent his last years in an apartment at the top of The Downs, Wimbledon
Claude considered emigrating to Africa visiting Rhodesia and South Africa during 1947-48 Returned as his wife Edith did not like apartheid and missed the grandchildren.
Michael was born on 23 June 1914 in Oxford. He was the second born child. The first, Patrick, died as an infant. He first attended the Dragon School in Oxford and then Kings College School, Wimbledon. On leaving school he joined Whitehall Securities an electrical firm. He then became a stockbroker.
He was keen on amateur dramatics and kept a small motor boat on the Thames. He was a member of the RNVR before the war. He was called up at the start of the war. He then joined HMS Black Bear as a sub-Lieutenant and sailed on her from England to the West Indies, ending as a First Lieutenant. This boat had been owned by Pierrepoint Morgan and given to the Government as a contribution to the war effort. The vessel served as a safety ship for the Fleet Air Arm training in the Carribean and anti-submarines. Whilst on active service he met his future wife, Clara Jocelyn Gall through the Christian Science Church. They married on 27 April 1943 in Bridgetown, Barbados. They had two children Gillian and David.
Like his parents he enjoyed skiing and was befriended by Walter Ingham who founded the travel firm Inghams. He acted as courier for the trips Walter organised. He played squash and in his mid-years was a keen golfer playing on Wimbledon Common in a regulation red sweater.
After the war he joined the family firm and was senior partner in the firm when he died on 12 March 1968. He was involved with the the 11th Christian Science Church in London until the mid-1960s and took an active part in Dale Carnegie courses.
He built his own house in 1953 at Arthur Road, Wimbledon, designed by his friend [ Gillie? ] in a modern style using exposed white brickwork and large "picture windows" one of which was double-glazed in the living room. The house also had central heating.
Brian was born on 2 March 1917 in Oxford where he spent his early years until the family moved to Wimbledon in 192?] He was educated first at [ ] and then at Radley where he became an oarsman.
At the outbreak of the second World War he was at Barts and studying for his FRCS. On joining the Royal Army Medical Corps he was posted to West Africa and then Italy. During this time he met his future wife , a nurse at Barts, Mildred Jones and they were married on [ at ]. They had two children, Jennifer (born 17 February 1943 in [ ]) and Timothy (born 15 April 1947 in Wimbledon). In 195? the family moved to Redruth in Cornwall where Brian became a partner in an NHS general practice.