Brief Life History of John Charles
When John Charles Carter was born on 2 April 1847, in Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Carter, was 23 and his mother, Susan Billings, was 26. He married Sarah S. Oetey in 1869, in Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Sutton St Mary, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Darnall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- John C Carter, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- John Charles Carter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Charles Carter, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a transporter of goods, from Middle English carter(e) ‘carter’ (Anglo-Norman French car(e)tier, Old French charetier, medieval Latin carettarius, carettator). The Old French word coalesced with the earlier Middle English word cart(e) ‘cart’, which is from either Old Norse kartr or Old English cræt, both of which, like the Late Latin word, were probably derived from Celtic. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Irish: shortened form of McCarter .
Americanized form of German Karter ‘carder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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