Brief Life History of Richard Owen
When Richard Owen Carpenter was born in 1838, in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Carpenter, was 41 and his mother, Susannah Hellen, was 35. He married Margaret Anastatia Kyle on 6 August 1866, in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. In 1857, his occupation is listed as military in England, United Kingdom. He died on 25 November 1894, in Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 56, and was buried in England, United Kingdom.
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- Richard Carpenter, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Owen Carpenter - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Richard Owen Carpenter
- Richard Owen Carpenter, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected
George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use.
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.
Name Meaning
English (southern): occupational name for a worker in wood, Norman French carpentier (from Late Latin carpentarius ‘cartwright’).
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Zimmermann , French Charpentier , Italian Carpentieri , or cognates and equivalents in various other languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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