carter family

[thumper]

i am trying to find any information on the carter family, all i have is thomas b carter,head of family,wife sarah ann carter,sons william s carter, geroge carter,bertie carter, and daughters edith carter, gertrude carter. they lived at frederick place littleham exmouth. i would be glad of any information thankyou

[Sharron]

Hello Thumper,

How's Bambi?

Do you have any approximate dates of birth for your family?

[Trish]

Hello Thumper,

How's Bambi?

Do you have any approximate dates of birth for your family?

Bambie... Ha, Ha!

Sharron, looks like Thumper's family is in the 1901 census at RG13/2028 Folio 52 Page 5.

Trish

[GeoffD]

Thumper, you might be some sort of rellie of mine. My Carter people are from around Newton Poppleford/Otterton. An occasional poster, "Cuddles", is also a Carter descendant, and she lives in that area still. A Carter family reunion was recently held in Otterton. The OPC of Otterton attended, so you might try contacting her (sorry, don't have contact info to hand).

[Trish]

Thumper,

Was Thomas Carter married to someone else before Sarah Ann? There's the following entry in the 1891 census:

RG12/1675 Folio 75 Page 74 and 75
Imperial Rd, Littleham, Exmouth, Devon

Thomas CARTER head M 35 Baker [born] Devon East Budleigh
Mary Do Wife M 34 [born] Do Exmouth
Louisa CARTER Daur S 9 Scholar [born] Devon Exmouth
William Do Son 3 [born] Do Do
George Do Do 10mo [born] Do Do

Trish

[Trish]

It looks like Thomas CARTER is living with his wife's family, The HOMANS, in the 1881 census -- RG11/2138 Folio 19 Page 12.

And there just happens to be a marriage record which matches this census entry:

Name: HOLMAN, Mary Jane
Record Type: Marriages
Quarter: September
Year: 1877
District: St. Thomas
County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 94


Possible matches for a bridegroom include a Thomas Voysey CARTER.
Trish

[Trish]

And a marriage record for Thomas and Sarah Ann:

Name: CARTER, Thomas Voisey
Record Type: Marriages
Quarter: June
Year: 1898
District: St. Thomas
County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 147


Possible matches for a bride include a Sarah Annie KELLY.
Trish

[Trish]

Thumper, this death record for Mary Jane CARTER fits in with the other records I've given you:

Name: CARTER, Mary Jane
Record Type: Deaths
Age at death: 40
Quarter: September
Year: 1896
District: St. Thomas
County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 21

Trish

[thumper]

Thumper, you might be some sort of rellie of mine. My Carter people are from around Newton Poppleford/Otterton. An occasional poster, "Cuddles", is also a Carter descendant, and she lives in that area still. A Carter family reunion was recently held in Otterton. The OPC of Otterton attended, so you might try contacting her (sorry, don't have contact info to hand).

thankyou for replying Geoff i was so excited to get your reply i am very new to all this so forgive me if i seem a bit thick. i have some bits and peices not a lot at present. i have a birth certificate of GERTRUDE BESSIE she was born on the 9th of june 1896 MANCHESTER STREET LITTLEHAM EXMOUTH

[GeoffD]

Thumper, the Carter family is thick on the ground all through East Budleigh and that general area. Families of up to a dozen children are not uncommon, so the descendants are myriad. Looking through the names and places submitted by other posters is a walk down a genealogical memory lane. St Thomas, for starters, refers to the parish in Otterton.

I am busy packing for a 3 month trip away, and I wish I could devote a bit more time to tracking down our possible connection. If you contact me by email before wednesday morning, I can send you a Carter list and the contact details for Cuddles.