George Carter

Brief Life History of George

When George Carter was born on 13 August 1859, in Outwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Carter, was 35 and his mother, Susan Billings, was 38. He married Julia about 1878, in Outwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1901.

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Family Time Line

George Carter
1859–
Julia
1861–
Marriage: about 1878
Alfred Carter
1879–
Alice Carter
1884–
Alfred Carter
1887–

Sources (7)

  • George Carter, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • George Caster, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Caster, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

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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