Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas Carr was born about 1891, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Henry Carr, was 28 and his mother, Martha Jarrad, was 30. He married Lillian Coaten in July 1910, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in April 1913, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 23.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Thomas W Carr in household of William H Carr, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Thomas Carr - Published information: birth-name: William Thomas Carr
- Thomas William Carr, "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
Spouse and Children
1891–1913 Male
1885– Female
Children (1)
1910–1990 Female
Parents and Siblings
1864–1898 Male
1862–1924 Female
Siblings (5)
1885–1930 Male
1887–1889 Male
1889–1968 Female
1891–1913 Male
1892–1954 Male
World Events (2)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 13
1908
Age 17
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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