Brief Life History of Gerald Michael
When Gerald Michael Cartwright was born on 29 July 1896, in Long Island, Bahamas, his father, Henry Hugh Cartwright, was 41 and his mother, Eleanor Darville, was 39. He married Hilda Burrows on 7 June 1921, in Deadmans Cay, Long Island, Bahamas. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 21 March 1979, in his hometown, at the age of 82, and was buried in Buckleys, Long Island, Bahamas.
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- Gerald Cartwright, "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959"
- Gerald Cartwright in entry for Unknown, "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959"
- Gerald Cartwright in entry for Cartwright, "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959"
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World Events (3)
1955
Free trade area established in the town of Freeport, stimulating tourism and attracting offshore banking.
1964
The Bahamas received a new constitution, which foresaw Self-Government.
1973
The Bahamas become fully independent.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands and northern England): occupational name from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ + wright(e) ‘craftsman’ (Old English cræt or Old Norse kartr + Old English wyrhta), for a cartwright, a maker of carts.
Variant of Courtright , a surname of Dutch origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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