Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Carty was born on 11 February 1916, in Holytown, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Campbell Carty, was 31 and his mother, Mary Reid, was 21. He married Christina Gardner Wilson on 7 July 1937, in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died on 13 May 1977, at the age of 61, and was buried in Strathaven Cemetery, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Henry Carty Birth Certificate
- 1937 Marriage Henry Carty-Christina Gardner Wilson
- Henry Carty, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1916–1977 Male
1916–1999 Female
Parents and Siblings
1884–1927 Male
1895–1955 Female
Siblings (3)
1916–1977 Male
1922–1989 Male
1928–2010 Male
World Events (8)
1918
Age 2
1919 · Battle of George Square
Age 3
1934 · Scottish National Party founded.
Age 18
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork, Wexford, Roscommon): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cárthaigh ‘descendant of Cárthach’, an adjectival personal name meaning ‘loving’. This was a poet family in Connacht. The same personal name is the source of McCarthy , which was sometimes shortened later to Carthy.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Strathaven Cemetery Lanarkshire Memorial Inscriptions
ILMO Henry Carty died 13/5/1977 aged 61 years beloved husband of Chrissie Wilson died 8/1/1999 aged 82 years. Memorial inscription has Henry's age as 81 but is an error as Scotlands People have his ag …
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