Gerald Michael Cartwright

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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Family Time Line

Gerald Michael Cartwright
1896–1979
Hilda Burrows
1902–1970
Marriage: 7 June 1921
Cartwright
1923–
Calvin Augustus Cartwright
1935–2016

Sources (10)

  • 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"

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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