George Carter

Brief Life History of George

When George Carter was born on 14 December 1844, in Pagham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edmund Carter, was 35 and his mother, Letsey Farrow, was 28. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Fanny Ada Hazen/Hill.

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Family Time Line

George Carter
1844–
Fanny Ada Hazen/Hill
1854–1945
George Edmund Carter
1876–1934
Letsy Maria Carter
1877–1970
Frederick John Carter
1880–1963
Alfred William Carter
1882–1937

Sources (23)

  • George Carter, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • George Carter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Carter, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (7)

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.

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).

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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