Walter James Carr

Male1875–

Brief Life History of Walter James

When Walter James Carr was born in 1875, in Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Carr, was 40 and his mother, Maria Waite, was 41. He married Elizabeth Simons in January 1900, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.

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Family Time Line

Walter James Carr
1875–
Elizabeth Simons
1874–
Marriage: January 1900
Elizabeth Elsie Carr
1904–
Edna Maria Carr
1905–1987

Sources (13)

  • Walter James Carr in household of Henry Carr, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Walter James Carr, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Walter James Carr, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    January 1900Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 5

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

    1884

    Age 9

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    1908

    Age 33

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.

    Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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