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Carter, MrRef 174-45
[18??-1???]
This man's full name is yet to be determined.

He married Sarah [1829-19??].

Child: Job

They lived at 4 The Wells, Warley [1901].

Sarah was widowed by 1901

Carter, DrRef 174-65
[18??-19??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Gwendoline [d 1909]

He lived at The Poplars, Rastrick.

The family later moved to Uxbridge Road, London

Carter, AlbertRef 174-11
[1872-1955]
Born in Mytholmroyd.

He was an iron borer [1895].

On 9th November 1895, he married Ada Kershaw [1872-1958] in Halifax.


Ada was born in Mytholmroyd
 

Child: Herbert

They lived at 17 Osborne Place, Hebden Bridge

Carter, Albert FawcettRef 174-40
[1843-1926]
Son of George Carter [1811-19th January 1872].

In [Q3] 1868, he married Mercy Cowling [1844-1919] in Halifax Children:

  1. child who died in infancy
  2. child who died in infancy
  3. child who died in infancy
  4. child who died in infancy
  5. child who died in infancy
  6. child who died in infancy
  7. child who died in infancy

Mercy died 30th August 1919 (aged 75).

Albert died 6th February 1926 (aged 83).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1466]

Carter, AlexanderRef 174-12
[1869-1898]
Son of Abraham Carter, mason.

He was a carter of Painter's Court, Halifax [1893] / a greengrocer [1895].

In [Q1] 1893, he married Sarah Fox [1872-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah, of Painter's Court, Halifax, was the daughter of Matthew Fox, tinner
 

Children:

  1. Arthur
  2. Walter

They lived at 4 Blackledge, Halifax [1893, 1895].

Alexander died in 1898 (aged 29).

In [Q3] 1900, Sarah married William Dawson.

Sons Arthur & Walter died in World War I

Carter, AlfredRef 174-39
[1846-1919]
Born in Fakenham, Suffolk.

He was licensed victualler at the Talbot Hotel [1891] / licensed victualler at the Grand View, Lee Mount [1901] / landlord of the Duke William, Halifax [1905].

In 1890, he married Ellen Lovelace [1862-1932] in Bradford.


Ellen was born in Fakenham, Suffolk
 

Children:

  1. James Alfred [b 1891]
  2. Hilda Lucy [1893-1969]
  3. John Archibald [1897-1988]

Ellen took over at the Duke William [1905-1907]

Carter, AlfredRef 174-2643
[1850-1898]
Son of
Joseph Carter.

Born in Warley.

He was a woolsorter [1871] / a woolstapler [1891, 1898].

On 23rd March 1876, he married Betsy Simpson [1849-1908] at Halifax Parish Church.


Betsy, of Norland, was the daughter of contractor John Simpson
 

Children:

  1. John W. [b 1882] who was a banker's clerk [1901]
  2. Percy [b 1884] who was a woolstapler [1901]
  3. Mary [b 1888]

They lived at

  • Beech Terrace, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • 1 John Street, Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  • 23 Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge [1898, 1901]

On 7th May 1898, he was one of a group of people from Sowerby Bridge Constitutional Club visiting John Stansfeld seeking to buy land for the Club premises. As they were posing for a photograph, Alfred stumbled and fell headlong down a wall, and was seriously injured. He died at 7:00 pm the following day, having broken his back.

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [10th May 1898] Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,369 12/9d.

Probate was granted to his widow Betsy, John William Hopkinson (cashier), and Thomas Holy (book keeper).

Carter, AlfredRef 174-926
[1887-1917]
Son of
Edward Carter.

He was a Sunday School teacher at St Anne's Church, Southowram / a clog sole maker at J. Fleming & Son.

In [Q3] 1912, he married Selina Summerskill [1888-1969] in Halifax.


Selina was the daughter of John Summerskill [1866-1922]
 

Children:

  1. John Edward (Jacky) wd 23rd January 1918 (aged 4 years & 7 months) 

They lived at Bank Top, Southowram.

During World War I, he enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), and served as a Private with the 32nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers.

He was killed in action near Ypres [1st August 1917] (aged 30).

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on Southowram War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram, on the Memorial at Sion Branch Congregational Sunday School, Bank Top, (possibly) on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial, and in St Anne's Church, Southowram.

His brother Harry also died in the War.

Selina died 26th December 1969 (aged 81).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D1]

Carter, ArthurRef 174-857
[1893-1916]
Son of
Alexander Carter.

Born in Halifax; baptised at Halifax Parish Church [1893].

He was a member of the Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade / a maker-up in warehouse (cotton spinning) [1911] / a warehouseman with D. J. Crossley & Sons.

He lived with his mother and stepfather at Royal Fold, Mytholmroyd.

During World War I, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 16th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.

He and his brother Walter were in the same regiment, serving on the Somme. On 4th November 1916, they were having a meal together in a dugout when a shell hit.

Walter was killed [4th November 1916].

Arthur was reported missing action 12th December 1916.

The Halifax Courier [17th February 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II G 13].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial, (possibly) on the Memorial at Saint Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd, (possibly) on the Memorial at Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade, and in the book Royd Regeneration.

Carter, Arthur HindleRef 174-35
[1899-1918]
See
Arthur Hindle Carter Whiteley

Carter, BenjaminRef 174-34
[1856-1902]
Son of
James Carter.

Born in Elland.

He was a butcher

On 4th August 1886, he married Ellen Amelia Sheldon [1863-1949] at Elland Parish Church.


Ellen was born in Leeds
 

Children:

  1. Edith [b 1887] who was a cotton reeler [1901], a woollen  weaver [1911]
  2. Martha Hannah [1889-1922] who was a woollen weaver [1911]  & married John Harold Lumb
  3. Charles Edward
  4. twins Nellie [b 1896] who was a cloth burler [1911]
  5. Osmond [1896-1970] who was a mechanic (iron foundry)   [1911]

They lived at 47 Albert Street, Elland [1911]

Carter, BenoniRef 174-2098
[1802-1861]
Born in Halifax [2nd December 1802]; baptised at
South Parade Methodist Chapel, Halifax [11th December 1802].

He ran a school at Upper Kirkgate, Halifax [around 1830] and at Church Street [around 1850].

In 1841, he was incarcerated as a debtor in York Castle.

He was a rent agent and debt collector [1861].

In 1822, he married Sarah Frankland [1800-1866] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. John [b 1824]
  2. Henry Dew

They lived at

  • 6 Upper Kirkgate, Halifax [1837]
  • Broad Street, Halifax [1845]
  • Nelson Street, Halifax [with his sister Elizabeth Firth  1851]

Benoni committed suicide by cutting his own throat in July 1861 (aged 59).

The North Wales Chronicle and The Leicester Chronicle [20th July 1861] reported


The unfortunate man was driven to distraction by the conduct of one of his clerks who is in custody for forgery
 

Sarah died 9th January 1866 (aged 66)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3004] with some of her grandchildren

Carter, Charles EdwardRef 174-32
[1890-1936]
Son of
Benjamin Carter.

He was a postman [1911] / landlord of the Blue Barrel, Elland [1933-1936].

He produced and bottled ginger beer at the Blue Barrel.

On 2nd September 1922, he married Gertrude Jagger [1892-1978] at the Temperance Methodist Chapel, Elland

Charles Edward died 8th June 1936.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £602 7/4d.

Administration was granted to his widow Gertrude.

After his death, Gertrude took over at Blue Barrel [1936-1941]

Carter, DanielRef 174-55
[1788-1858]
He was a traveller [1841].

Around 1814, he married Martha [1789-1858].

Children:

  1. Martha [1814-1872] who never married
  2. Grace [b 1821]
  3. Ann [b 1822]
  4. Emmeline [b 1824]
  5. Daniel Akroyd
  6. William Henry [b 1828]
  7. James [b 1834]
  8. Jane [b 1833]

They lived at Shaw Hill, Halifax [1841].

Martha died 20th January 1858 (aged 69).

Daniel died 25th February 1858 (aged 70).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3678]

Carter, DanielRef 174-462
[1808-1870]
Son of
John Carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a stuff and worsted manufacturer of Lightcliffe / a worsted manufacturer [1845] / a partner in the Halifax Commercial Banking Company.

He married Mary.


Mary was born in Kent
 

Children:

  1. Albert Edward [b 10th February 1840]
  2. Owen [b 17th April 1843]
  3. Mary Ellen [b 12th April 1843]
  4. Fanny [bapt 8th May 1845]
  5. John [b 1st March 1847]
  6. Henry Atkins [b 12th April 1849]

The children were baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe.

They lived at Giles House, Hove Edge [1845, 1851]

Carter, DanielRef 174-59
[1826-1906]
Son of
Thomas Carter.

Born in Rishworth; baptised at Ripponden / Rishworth [14th May 1826].

He was a cotton piecer [1841] / a silk twister [1861, 1871, 1881, 1891].

On 16th January 1848, he married Grace Radcliffe [1826-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Grace was born in Soyland, the daughter of William Radcliffe
 

Children:

  1. Jane [b 1848 (Soyland); bapt 18th June 1848 (St Mary's  Church, Cottonstones); d 1st September 1928 (Bradford)] who married  (1) David Jennings
  2. & (2) Frank Dews
  3. Thomas [b 21st April 1850 (Triangle); bapt 16th June 1850  (Ripponden or Rishworth); d February 1851 (Triangle); bur 19th  February 1851 (Ripponden or Rishworth)]
  4. Hannah [b 8th April 1852 (Triangle); bapt 10th September  1854 (St Peter's Church, Sowerby)] who married (1) Stephen Jennings & (2) Charles Broadbent
  5. James [b 10th August 1854 (Triangle); bapt 10th September  1854 (St Peter's Church, Sowerby); d December 1854 (Triangle); bur  16th December 1854 (Ripponden or Rishworth)]

Grace died in Triangle [October 1906].

Daniel died in Triangle [19th December 1906].

The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Grace [18th October 1906]; Daniel [22nd December 1906]

Carter, DanielRef 174-42
[1870-1905]
Son of George Carter, tailor.

Born in Halifax.

He was an electrical engineer of 6 Coach Fold, Haley Hill [1893] / an electrical scientific instrument maker [1901].

He married Ada Spencer [1873-19??] at All Souls' Church, Halifax.


Ada, of 29 Range Bank, Halifax, was born in Bury, Lancashire, the daughter of Edward Spencer, mechanic
 

Children:

  1. Gilbert Alva
  2. Hilda Blanche [b 1897] who was a worsted coating mender  [1911]

They lived at

  • 46 Salisbury Place, Halifax [1901]
  • 55 Ovenden Road, Ovenden [1911]

Daniel died in Halifax in 1905 (aged 35).

In 1913, Ada married (2) James A. Midgley [1878-19??] at St George's Church, Lee Mount.


James Albert, a wood sawyer of 25 Illingworth Road, Holmfield, Illingworth, was the son of Lewis Midgley, overlooker
 

Carter, Daniel AkroydRef 174-62
[1826-1862]
Son of
Daniel Carter.

Born in Halifax; baptised in Halifax [14th February 1827].

He was a worsted overlooker [1851, 1861] / an overlooker [1871].

Around 1849, he married Ann [1823-1917].


Ann was born in Catsham, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. William Henry [1849-1866] who was a worsted spinner  [1861] & was buried with his parents
  2. George
  3. Emma [b 1857] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  4. Hannah [1860-1948] who married Walter King

They lived at

  • 3 Warley Wood, Halifax [1851]
  • Higher Heywood Terrace, Elland-cum-Greetland [1861]
  • 5 Sedburgh Terrace, Skircoat, Halifax [1871]

Daniel died 15th July 1862 (aged 36), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3678] with his parents – his name appears as Daniel Ackroyd Carter.

Living with the family [in 1871] were son George and his wife.

Ann died 19th March 1917 (aged 94).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3846]

Carter, EdwardRef 174-1772
[18??-18??]
BA.

Educated at New College Oxford. He was Usher at Heath Grammar School [1859]

Carter, EdwardRef 174-21
[1858-1903]
Son of John Carter, delver.

Born in Southowram.

He was a flag facer of Southowram [1879] / a stone dresser [1881] / a flag facer [1891] / a quarryman [1895] / a flag facer quarry [1901].

On 11th October 1879, he married (1) Harriet Ann Womersley at Halifax Parish Church.


Harriet Ann, of Southowram, was the daughter of
Luke Womersley
 

Children:

  1. John William [b 1880] who was a bobbin setter cotton  [1891], a flag facer quarry [1901], a stone hewer [1911]
  2. Ernest [b 1883] who was a flag facer quarry [1901]
  3. Alfred
  4. Fred [b 1889] who was a grocer's assistant [1911]
  5. Harry

The children were born in Southowram.

Harriet Ann died in (or shortly after) childbirth [14th February 1894] (aged 33) 

On 21st September 1895, he married (2) Martha Rushton [1855-1922] at St Anne's Church, Southowram.


Martha, of New Street, Southowram, was the daughter of Jeremiah Rushton, labourer
 

They had no children.

They lived at

  • 3 Square, Southowram [with Harriet's widowed mother 1881]
  • New Street, Southowram [1891]
  • Mount Pleasant, Southowram [1901]
  • 14 Law Lane, Southowram [1911]
  • 24 Common Lane, Southowram [1919]

Sons Alfred & Harry died in World War I

Edward died in Halifax [26th October 1903] (aged 45).

Martha died 17th January 1922 (aged 67).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-F7]

Carter, Rev Edward N.Ref 174-468
[1801-1872]
Born in Lightcliffe. He was educated at St Bees'. He was Curate at Batley [1825]. He was Vicar of Heckmondwike [1842]

Carter, EdwinRef 174-64
[1830-1903]
Son of
John Carter.

Born in Halifax; baptised at Bradford [21st April 1830].

He was a book keeper [1851] / a railway townsman [1881] / a railway sicker (?) in [1891] / a retired railway dray foreman [1901].

In [Q1] 1862, he married Selina Hudson [1838-1912] in Halifax.


Selina was born in Brighouse, the daughter of Joseph Hudson
 

They lived at

  • Upper Mile Cross, Halifax [1881, 1891]
  • 9 Dickens Street, Halifax [1901]

Living with them [in 1881] was Selina's widowed mother Sarah.

Edwin died 30th September 1903 (aged 73).

Selina died 18th April 1912 (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 968] with Edwin's mother Ann Carter

Carter, EliRef 174-53
[1685-17??]
Of Greetland.

Son of Jeremiah Carter.

Baptised 27th January 1685/6.

On 16th February 1708, he married Ann Hoyle.

Children:

  1. Jeremiah Carter
  2. son
  3. son
  4. daughter

The family lived at Greetland

Carter, FrankRef 174-24
[18??-1918]
He lived at Hope Street, Halifax.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in action near Martinpuich [28th August 1918].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Carter, FrankRef 174-16
[1898-1917]
Son of Elizabeth Arm & George Herbert Carter of Westgate, Stainland

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards.

He died 3rd August 1917 (aged 19).

He was buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref II I 32].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland

Carter, FredRef 174-58
[1889-1955]
Landlord of the
Golden Fleece, Blackley [1924-1953]

Carter, G.Ref 174-4
[18??-19??]
He was employed by
Standeven & Company Limited.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 13th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Standeven Roll of Honour

Carter, GeorgeRef 174-43
[1810-1872]
Of Norland.

George died 18th June 1872 (aged 62)  & was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby alongside Joseph Carter & family

Carter, GeorgeRef 174-56
[1851-1909]
Son of
Daniel Akroyd Carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a worsted spinner [1861] / a weaver of Skircoat [1871] / a worsted weaver [1871] / a woollen weaver [1881] / a carpet weaver [1891, 1901].

On 20th February 1871, he married Hannah Barratt [1850-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah, of Skircoat, was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, the daughter of George Barratt, weaver.

She was a worsted weaver [1871]

 

Children:

  1. William Henry [b 1872] who was a wire mill apprentice  [1891], a wire drawer [1901], a small wire drawer [1911]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1873] who was a mill hand twister [1891]
  3. Emma [b 1875]
  4. Walter [1876-1888]
  5. Jenny / Jane [b 1878] who was a weaver's card  stamper [1901]
  6. Daniel [b 1880] who was an iron turner [1901, 1911]
  7. Wilfred [b 1882] who was a weaving shed labourer [1901]
  8. James [b 1885] who was a weaving shed labourer [1901], a  post office caretaker [1911]
  9. Harry [b 1890] who was a worsted overlooker [1911]
  10. Fred [b 1891] who was a wool packer [1911]

The family lived at

  • 20 Holdsworth Street, Skircoat, Halifax [1881]
  • 3 Shakespeare Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 5 Temple Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 7 Shay Syke, Halifax [1911]
  • 3 Shay Syke, Halifax [1918]

Living with them [in 1901] were nephew Lewis Throp [b 1886] (errand boy) and niece Hannah Throp [b 1888].

Living with the widowed Hannah [in 1911] were nephew Lewis Throp [b 1886] (bakehouse firer), and grandchildren Alice May Carter [b 1896] (underclothing machinist), George Carter [b 1907] & Leslie Carter [b 1909].

George died in Halifax in 1909 (aged 58) 

Carter, GeorgeRef 174-22
[1856-1928]
He was a self-employed gardener.

In [Q4] 1890, he married Emma Taylor [18??-1???] in Halifax.

Child: John

They lived at Old Hall, Sowerby.

Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby

Carter, GeorgeRef 174-1703
[19??-19??]
Partner in
Carter & Wright.

He went on to establish the Ajax Machine Tool Company which produced the Ada washing machine

Carter, George FrederickRef 174-27
[1897-1918]
He was a member of
Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel Boys' Brigade / a baker for Whiteley's of Pellon Lane / a Territorial.

He lived at 1 Chatham Street, Halifax.

During World War I, he was called-up [August 1914] and served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died in the Dardanelles at the Battle of Lys [13th April 1918] (aged 21).

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Carter, George HenryRef 174-25
[1920-1941]
He was educated at Halifax Modern School & Halifax Tech / employed in the offices at Dean Clough Mills.

He lived at 11 Woodlands Mount, Boothtown.

During World War II, he enlisted [1939], and served as a Sergeant with the 51st Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve bomber crew.

He is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey [Grave Ref 41], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

He died 2nd March 1941 (aged 21).

Carter, Mrs GeraldineRef 174-689
[19??-] Conservative Councillor for Ryburn. She was Mayor of Calderdale [2003-2004]. She was Deputy Mayor for Martin Peel [2007-2008]

Carter, Gilbert AlvaRef 174-17
[1894-1917]
Of 4 Ruskin Terrace, Lee Mount, Halifax.

Son of Daniel Carter.

Born in Halifax [Q4 1894].

He was educated at Trinity School & Heath Grammar School / a bellringer at All Souls' Church, Halifax / a Sunday School teacher at All Souls' Church, Halifax / a junior clerk for worsted manufacturer [1911] / employed in the office at Ladyship Mills.

He was engaged to Miss Muriel Simpson, 65 York Crescent, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3rd September 1914] and served as a Private with the 10th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment.

He was killed in action [12th August 1917] (aged 22).

The Halifax Courier [1st September 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Voormezelle Enclosure No.3, Belgium [Grave Ref XV B 5].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax, on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School, and on the Memorial at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Carter, GreenwoodRef 174-1193
[1853-1937]
He was employed as a watchman to protect the buildings of
Thorpe Mill, Triangle and surrounding land. He was provided with a blunderbuss which was locked in a cupboard in the dining room, but never used.

He also worked part-time as a gardener for Dr Ely Wilkinson Crossley at Dean House, Mill Bank

In 1891, he married Ruth Culpin [1866-1923] from Stamford, Rutland in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Frank Greenwood [b 1892] who became a school master
  2. Paul [b 1894]
  3. Arthur Edward [b 1896]
  4. Laura [b 1898]
  5. Dorothy Ruth [b 1903]
  6. George Frederick [b 1904]

The family lived at

Ruth and Greenwood both died at Lord Street. Probate records show that Ruth left effects valued at £742 17/-. Probate records show that Greenwood left effects valued at £1,235

Carter, H. E.Ref 174-927
[18??-191?]
Of Southowram.

He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on Southowram War Memorial

Carter, HansonRef 174-2005
[18??-19??]
Woollen coating manufacturer at
Queens Road, Halifax.

He lived at 8 Craven Terrace, Halifax [1905]

Carter, HansonRef 174-285
[1878-1948]
Born in Boothtown, his family emigrated to Australia in 1886. He was wicket keeper and batted for Australia from 1907. He was an undertaker by profession. He died in Sydney

Carter, HarryRef 174-57
[1890-1918]
Son of
George Carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Square Congregational Church, Halifax / a worsted overlooker [1911] / a wire braider of Shaw Street, Halifax [1916] / employed by Mackintosh's.

In [Q2] 1916, he married Ellen Stead [1895-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ellen / Nellie, of Moxon Terrace, Halifax, was the daughter of Fred Stead, rivetter
 

Child: George Roland [1916-1918]

They lived at

  • 13 St John Street, Halifax [1918]
  • St John Street, New Road, Halifax [1919]

During World War I, he enlisted [August 1917] and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.

He was killed in action on Good Friday [21st March 1918] (aged 28).

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [4th May & 11th May 1918].

He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [Grave Ref 23 & 24], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial, and on the Memorial at John Mackintosh & Sons Limited.

In October 1919, Ellen married (2) Harold Kershaw [1892-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Harold, an engineer of Jubilee Terrace, Trooper Lane, Halifax, was the son of James Kershaw, brick runner
 

Carter, HarryRef 174-931
[1894-1917]
Son of
Edward Carter.

He was a clicker (boot trade) [1911] / a carpet finisher [1913] / employed in the carpet finishing department of Crossley's Carpets.

He lived at 23 Pinnar Lane, Southowram [1913].

He enlisted [23rd April 1913].

During World War I, he was embodied [5th August 1914] and served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He landed in France [15th April 1915].

He was admitted to hospital (with trench foot) [20th November 1915]; admitted to hospital (with rheumatism and myalgia) [18th December 1915].

He was posted as missing [3rd September 1915], and assumed dead [30th May 1917].

His photograph appears with a report of his story in the Halifax Courier [7th October 1916].

He was buried at Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. [Grave Ref I C 8].

He is remembered on the family grave at St Anne's Church, Southowram, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets, on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram, and (possibly) on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial

His brother Alfred also died in the War

Carter, Harry ArchibaldRef 174-5
[1868-19??]
Born in Halifax.

He was an electrical engineer [1901] / an instrument maker (electrical engineers) [1911].

In 1892, he married Mary Louise Haigh [1871-19??] in Halifax.


Mary Louise was born in Acton, Middlesex
 

Children:

  1. Harry Archibald [b 1894] who was a french polisher [1911]
  2. William Frederick
  3. Edith [b 1900]
  4. George [b 1910]

They lived at

  • 10 Wynford Street, Salford, Lancashire [1901]
  • 4 Colin Street, Halifax [1911]
  • 1 Heywood Place, Hanson Lane, Halifax [1916]

Living with them [in 1911] was widowed father-in-law George Haigh [b 1839] (accountant) who was born in Marylebone, Middlesex

Carter, HenryRef 174-14
[1792-18??]

He married Unknown.

Child: John Garside

Carter, HenryRef 174-122
[1793-18??]
He was publican at 62 St Anne's Square, Sowerby Bridge (probably the
Jolly Sailor) [1851] / landlord of the Jolly Sailor, Sowerby Bridge [1861]

He married Fanny [1794-18??].

Children:

  1. John [b 1827] who was a clog & patten maker [1851]
  2. Henry [b 1831] who was a cotton piecer [1851]

Living with them [in 1861] was granddaughter Elizabeth Thornton [aged 19] (weaver) 

Carter, HenryRef 174-74
[1800-1867]
Born in Heptonstall.

He was a carpenter [1851] / a farmer (acreage unknown) [1861].

He married Sarah [1796-1871].


Sarah was born in Stansfield
 

Children:

  1. Miriam [b 1832]
  2. Susan [1834-17th October 1842]
  3. Mary [1820-20th October 1844]
  4. Deborah [b 1837] who was a factory worker [1851]

They lived at

  • Stafforden, Cliviger [1851]
  • Further Hawkstones, Rough Top, Stansfield [1861]

Living with them [in 1851, 1861] was grandson Henry Carter [b  1851].

Henry died 9th September 1867 (aged 68) 

Sarah died 17th December 1871 (aged 75) 

The couple & other members of the family () were buried at Shore General Baptist Church, Todmorden

Carter, Henry DewRef 174-69
[1836-1913]
Son of
Benoni Carter.

Born in Halifax; baptised at St James's Church, Halifax [21st July 1835].

He was a stuff presser [1871, 1881].

In [Q1] 1856, he married Ann Ramsden [1836-1???] in Halifax.


Ann was born in Northowram
 

Children:

  1. Clara [b 1856] who was a factory hand [1871]
  2. Blanche [b 1858] who was a factory hand [1871]
  3. Emily [b 1860]
  4. Amy [1862-1866]
  5. George Henry [1864-1865]
  6. Ada [1865-1867]
  7. Lewis James [b 1868]
  8. Sarah Ann [b 1870]
  9. Walter [1872-1874]
  10. Edgar [b 1875]
  11. Minnie [b 1877]

They lived at

  • 1 Moor Side, Skircoat [1871]
  • 1 Pear Street, Halifax [1881]

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3004] their grandmother Sarah Carter [1800-1866].

A Henry D. Carter died in Cirencester [Q4 1913] (aged 77) 

Carter, Rev Henry Saint JohnRef 174-363
[1872-1921]
Born in Sutton on Hull.

He was Curate-in-charge at St John's Mission Church, Hebden Bridge [1896]. He lived at Sandygate, Hebden Bridge [1905].

He left in 1906 to become Curate at Heckmondwike.

He was Vicar of St John the Divine, Thorpe [1915].

He resigned in 1921 due to ill-health.

He died at Thorpe, Norfolk [25th November 1921]

Carter, HerbertRef 174-73
[1874-19??]
Born in Erringden [23rd January 1874].

He was a manager of cotton finishing works [1909] / a manager of cotton finishing works (moleskin) [1911] / a cotton salesman [1939].

On 23rd December 1909, he married Ethel Halstead [1883-1???] in Todmorden.


Ethel was the daughter of
Stephen Halstead
 

Children:

  1. Winston Shaw [b 1911]

The family lived at

  • Savile Road, Hebden Bridge [1911]
  • 20 Heaton Moor Road, Sale [1939]

Carter, HerbertRef 174-10
[1896-1917]
Son of
Albert Carter.

Born in Mytholmroyd [7th February 1896].

He worked as an engineer for J. Pickles & Son at Royd Iron Works, Hebden Bridge [1915].

He lived at 17 Osborne Place, Hebden Bridge [1915].

During World War I, he enlisted in Halifax [4th May 1915] with the Royal Fusiliers.

He went to France [27th December 1915].

He was transferred to the 11th Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [May 1916].

He was wounded and returned to England [July 1916], returning to France [June 1917].

He was shot in the head at Hollebeke [5th August 1917] and was taken prisoner at Kortryk (Courtrai).

He died of wounds in a Prussian Field Hospital [12th August 1917].

He was buried by the German field soldiers. Details of his death & burial place were reported by the German Staff Surgeon Major.

He was buried at Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref C 3].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Hebden Bridge Methodist Church

Carter, Herbert EdwardRef 174-18
[1883-1917]
Son of Alfred Carter.

In [Q2] 1910, he married Polly Metcalfe in Halifax.

They lived at 14 Chapel Lane, Southowram.

During World War I, and he served as a Lance Sergeant with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died 3rd May 1917 (aged 34).

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on Southowram War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram, and (possibly) on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial

Carter, Herbert EllisRef 174-67
[1872-19??]
Born at Keadby, Lincolnshire.

A character who was known in Halifax, and across Lancashire, Lincolnshire and elsewhere, as a malingerer

Carter, JamesRef 174-2
[17??-18??]
Of Ovenden.

He was an engineer [1817].

On 15th October 1817, he married Mary Ratcliffe at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary came from Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. John [bapt 1818]
  2. James [bapt 1820]
  3. William
  4. Benjamin [bapt 1825]

The children were baptised at Halifax Parish Church.

James had an illegitimate daughter with Betty Dilworth: Ellen, born 9th October 1820 and baptised at Illingworth Church

Carter, JamesRef 174-912
[17??-18??]
Of Lightcliffe. He was a well-known violinist and alto singer

Carter, JamesRef 174-2519
[18??-1860]
Born in Elland.

He was a slubber (woollen) [1851] / a beerhouse keeper at the White Lion, Elland [1860].

On 31st March 1839, he married Martha Smith [1820-1886] in Huddersfield.

Children:

  1. John
  2. George [b 1841]
  3. David [1843-1910]
  4. Joseph
  5. Ely [1848-1848]
  6. James [b 1850]
  7. Uriah [1852-1873]
  8. Benjamin
  9. Fontabella [1859-1865]

They lived at East Gate, Elland [1851].

Living with them [in 1851] were his siblings Jeremiah [b 1828] & Hannah [b 1833].

In October 1860, he was standing on a 3-legged stool in his brewhouse, pouring hot liquor into a pan. The stool slipped and he fell backwards into a tub full of boiling water and was fatally scalded. He had to wait some time before help came, portions of flesh peeling off his body. He lingered a few hours and then died there

Carter, JamesRef 174-68
[1821-1861]

He married Elizabeth [1821-1899].

Children:

  1. Henry [1849-1851]
  2. Mary [1851]
  3. Walter [1855-1858]

James died 16th June 1861 (aged 40).

Elizabeth died 4th July 1899 (aged 78).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2871]

Carter, JamesRef 174-2188
[1846-1921]
Of Illingworth.

In 1884, he married Annis Ingham [1860-1942] from Skircoat.

Children:

  1. Ethel who married John Whitaker Priestley

Carter, JamesRef 174-5120
[1868-19??]
Born in Brighouse.

He was landlord of the Sun Inn, Rastrick [1902-1917].

In [Q1] 1898, he married Mary Ann Murgatroyd [1875-19??] in Halifax.

They had no children.

Living with them [in 1911] was Mary Ann's widowed mother, Hannah Murgatroyd [b 1852]

Carter, James WilliamRef 174-20
[1918-1944]
BSc.

Son of Gertrude & John Carter of 8 Thrum Hall Lane, Halifax.

He was educated at Crossley & Porter School & Leeds University / captain of cricket at the school / a member of the Old Crossleians RUFC.

During World War II, he enlisted [1940], and served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Engineers.

He was killed in action in France [23rd August 1944] (aged 26).

He was buried at St. Desir War Cemetery, France [Grave Ref V F 3].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax

Carter, Miss JaneRef 174-370
[1863-1966]
She lived at
Ovenden Hall from 1945. She died at the age of 103

Carter, JeremiahRef 174-54
[1643-1???]
Son of John Carter.

Born in Greetland; baptised March 1642.

On 23rd August 1684, he married Mary Mellar.


Mary came from Barkisland
 

Children:

  1. Eli
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. son
  6. daughter
  7. daughter
  8. daughter

Carter, JeremiahRef 174-464
[1711-1801]
Son of
Eli Carter.

Born in Greetland [27th January 1710/11].

He was a stuff-maker.

He served as a volunteer against the Young Pretender and accompanied General Wade to the north [1745].

His uncle Jeremiah Carter of Elland, left his weaving business to Jeremiah

In 1739, he married Elizabeth Sykes.


Elizabeth was the daughter of Israel Sykes
 

After his marriage, Jeremiah became a member of the Moravian Church.

Children:

  1. Jeremiah
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. daughter
  6. daughter
  7. daughter
  8. daughter
  9. daughter
  10. daughter

They lived at

Elizabeth died 2nd February 1793 (aged 76).

Jeremiah died 18th November 1801 (aged 90).

They couple were buried at Fulneck

Carter, JeremiahRef 174-466
[1745-1803]
Son of
Jeremiah Carter.

Born 8th May 1745.

He was a merchant & cloth maker / a member of the Lower Wike Moravian Congregation.

On 24th July 1780, he married Mary Agnes Nyberg [1752-1821].


Mary Agnes was a Swedish Moravian, born 11th September 1752, and admitted to the Moravian Church at Haverfordwest [13th October 1766]
 

Children:

  1. Jeremiah
  2. son
  3. son
  4. daughter
  5. daughter

4 children died in infancy.

They lived at

  • Hill Top House, Pudsey [1782]
  • Fulneck [1795]

Jeremiah died from a severe chill taken while travelling between London & York [15th September 1803]; his son Jeremiah was to died in the same manner in 1854.

He was buried at Fulneck.

Mary Agnes died from a general failure of vital power [May 1821].

She was buried at St Michael's Church, Bassishaw, London. Bassishaw is a ward in the city of London, bounded by Coleman Street, and near to where her son Jeremiah lived

Carter, JeremiahRef 174-52
[1783-1854]
Son of
Jeremiah Carter.

Born at Hill Top House, Pudsey [23rd August 1783].

He went to Germany [about 1805].

He was a woollen merchant at Gutter Lane, Cheapside, London, then at 57  Coleman Street, London / a common councilman for the Ward of Coleman Street, London [1819] / deputy common councilman for the Ward of Coleman Street, London  [1829-1836] / a member of the Committee for the erection of London Bridge.

On 18th September 1807, he married Mary Halliley.


Mary was born at Grove House, Dewsbury [6th February 1856], the daughter of John Halliley
 

Children:

  1. son
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. son
  6. son
  7. son
  8. son
  9. son
  10. daughter
  11. daughter
  12. daughter
  13. daughter
  14. daughter

Like his father, Jeremiah died from a severe chill taken while travelling between London & Yorkshire [21st April 1854]. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery, London

Carter, Jessie MargaretRef 174-379
[1891-19??]
Daughter of
Thomas Herbert Carter.

Born in Halifax.

During World War I, she served with the VAD at Spring Hall Hospital, Halifax, at Ripon and with the French Red Cross.

Whilst she was working at the French Army Hospital at Salies du Salat in the Pyrenees, she met Médicin Auxiliare Gérard Joseph Henri Etienne Grégoire of the French RAMC, who was a patient following an accident.


He was the son of G´néral Léon Grégoire, a general commander in the First French Army and an officer of the Légion d'Honneur
 

On 12th September 1918, the couple married at St Marie's Catholic Church, Gibbet Street.

The couple spent their honeymoon in the Pyrenees before going to their home in Toulouse

Carter, JobRef 174-44
[1866-19??]
Son of
Mr Carter.

Born in Warley.

He was a labourer for oilcloth maker [1911].

In [Q3] 1900, he married Martha Hannah Turner in Halifax.


Martha Hannah was the daughter of Mr Turner.

She had an illegitimate son Fred

 

Children:

  1. Joe [b 1901]
  2. Ada [b 1903]

The family lived at

  • 11 Causeway Head, Sowerby Bridge (living with Martha's  mother) [1901]
  • 11 Causeway Head, Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

Carter, JoeRef 174-13
[1911-1944]
Son of Emma & Arthur Carter.

In [Q4] 1933, he married Edna Rawlins in Halifax.

They lived at Hove Edge, Brighouse.

During World War II, and he served as a Sergeant with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

He died 29th May 1944 (aged 33)  & was buried at Brighouse Cemetery [E C 763]

Carter, Joe EdwardRef 174-2577
[1888-1946]
Son of
Joseph Carter.

Born in Elland.

He was assisting in his father's wine and spirit merchant business [1911] / a wine & spirit merchant and proprietor of the Blue Barrel Inn, Elland [1914-1917, 1919-1933] / landlord of the Savile Arms, Elland [1934-1936].

On 6th May 1912, he married Edna Holden [1893-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.

Edna took over at the Blue Barrel [1918-1919]; Joe Edward returned to the Blue Barrel [1919-1933].

They lived at Exley Lea, Exley Lane [1932].

He applied for bankruptcy [1932], but this was annulled [1933]

Carter, JohnRef 174-463
[1751-1835]
He was a tenant of
Giles House, Hove Edge from 1770, and manufactured cloth at the house. The family stayed at the house until the 1870s.

He married Ellen [1772-1864].

Children:

  1. Daniel
  2. daughter who married Rev Jaques
  3. Maria who married William Fryer

In 1787, he gave one guinea towards the bells at Halifax Parish Church

Carter, JohnRef 174-49
[1789-1866]
Son of Margaret (née Willis) & Thomas Carter, who had come to Halifax from Aysgarth in Wensleydale at the beginning of the 18th century.

John set up business as a wholesale butter merchant and provisions dealer in Woolshops, Halifax [1805]. The business moved to property in Cheapside [1826].

In 1818, he married Betty Bancroft at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Thomas
  2. John Willis

The family lived at

Son Thomas carried on with the business

Carter, JohnRef 174-1563
[18??-18??]
Corn miller at Elland.

In September 1841, he was declared bankrupt

Carter, JohnRef 174-66
[18??-18??]

He married Ann [1812-1867].


Ann was born in Halifax.

She was widowed & a shop keeper [1851]

 

Child: Edwin Carter

They lived at Highroad Well, Halifax [1851].

Ann was widowed by 1851.

Ann died 21st May 1867 (aged 55), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 968]

Carter, Rev JohnRef 174-467
[18??-1878]
BA, MA, DD.

Born in Lightcliffe.

He was educated at Cambridge / Curate at Aberford [1825-1831] / Master of Wakefield Grammar School / Vicar of Saxton, near Wakefield

Carter, JohnRef 174-426
[18??-19??]
He was
Mayor of Halifax [1930-1931]

Carter, JohnRef 174-63
[1825-1887]
Born in Northowram.

He was a wool sorter [1851] / a spring truss maker [1871] / a wool sorter (woollen cloth) [1881].

In [Q1] 1850, he married Miriam Thackrah in Halifax.


Miriam was born in Leeds, the daughter of
Joseph Thackrah.

She was a dressmaker [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Ann [b 1850]
  2. Louisa Ellen [b 1861] who was employed in a printing shop  [1871], a worsted weaver [1881], a worsted coating weaver [1891]
  3. Lucy J. [b 1866]
  4. Edith Miriam [b 1871] who was a worsted coating weaver  [1891]

They lived at

  • 13 Swaine's Court, Halifax [1871]
  • 4 Watson's Court, Halifax [1881]
  • Warwick Street, Halifax [1891]

John died 4th February 1887 (aged 62).

Living with the widowed Miriam [in 1891] was granddaughter Maud M. [b 1886].

Miriam died 18th October 1899 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4440]

Carter, JohnRef 174-33
[1839-1917]
Son of
James Carter.

Born in Longwood.

He was a ½-timer in a woollen mill [1851] / landlord of the Rock Tavern, Upper Edge, Elland [1891-1895]

Carter, JohnRef 174-7
[1853-1909]
Born in Southowram.

He was a stone delver.

On 10th May 1880, he married Emily Womersley in Halifax (in a double wedding with her sister Susannah & Charles Fox).


Emily was born in Southowram, the daughter of Edward Womersley
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1881]

John died at 95 Bolton Brow [3rd February 1909].

Emily died at 7 Northgate, Elland [11th July 1925].

The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [F 31]

Carter, JohnRef 174-9
[1868-1???]
Son of John Carter, farmer.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a cotton twiner of New Delight, Sowerby [1888] / a railway labourer [1891] / a road labourer Urban District Council [1901, 1911]

In 1888, he married Mary Foster [1871-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary, of Soyland, was born in Barkisland, the daughter of Joseph Foster, mason
 

Children:

  1. Selwyn [b 1891] who was a cotton piecener [1911]
  2. Willie

The family lived at

  • Lumb, Sowerby [1891]
  • Lumb House, Mill Bank [1901]
  • Crutch Nook, Triangle [1911]
  • Little Toothill Farm, Triangle [1917]

Carter, John CrooksRef 174-5730
[1829-1875]
Son of John Carter, farmer.

Born in Northallerton, Yorkshire.

He was a butcher of Borrowby [1853] / a butcher [1861, 1871].

In 1853, he married Sarah Fryer [1829-1895] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah, of Rastrick, was the daughter of manufacturer
Thomas Fryer
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [1853-1878] who was an assistant [1861, 1871], a  butcher [1875]
  2. Elizabeth [1855-1867]
  3. son who died in infancy
  4. John Richard [1858-1876]
  5. Ann [1859-1887] who was a housekeeper [1881]
  6. William [b 1862] who was a butcher [1895, 1881]
  7. Margaret [b 1866] who was a milliner b brighouse [1891]
  8. James [b 1868] who was a dyer [1891]
  9. Robert [b 1871] who was a grocer [1891]

They lived at

  • Park Top, Brighouse [1861]
  • 25 Bethel Street, Brighouse [1871]
  • 6 Commercial Street, Brighouse [1881]
  • Old Lane, Brighouse [1891]

Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse

John died 16th March 1875.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at under £600.

His will was proved by his widow Sarah, and his son Thomas.

After his death, Sarah took over as a butcher at was at 6 Commercial Street, Brighouse [1881]. She was a retired butcher [1891].

Sarah died 3rd February 1895.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £164.

Probate was granted to William Carter (butcher) and Margaret Carter (spinster) 

Carter, John GarsideRef 174-15
[1827-1883]
Son of
Henry Carter.

In 1860, he married Elizabeth Greenwood.


Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Greenwood
 

Child: Thomas Herbert

Carter, John RobertRef 174-71
[1863-1936]
Born in Drighlington.

He was a carpet sizer [1891, 1901, 1911].

In [Q3] 1886, he married Leah Greenwood in Halifax.


Leah was born in Halifax [3rd January 1865], the daughter of
Thomas Greenwood.

She was recorded as incapacitated [1939]

 

Children:

  1. Clement [b 1887] who was an errand boy [1901], a draper's  shop assistant [1911]
  2. Horace [b 1889] who was an errand boy [1901]
  3. Hilda [b 30th May 1893; d 1972] who was a carpet setter  [1911] & married Gladstone Furness
  4. Evelyn [died in infancy 1899] who was buried with her  Greenwood grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1211]
  5. Harry Doughty [b 1902]
  6. Robert [b 1904]

They lived at

  • 4 Clifton Street, Lee Mount, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 6 Clifton Street, Lee Mount, Halifax [1911]
  • 12 Back Brinton Terrace, Halifax (Leah was living with  daughter Hilda & son-in-law Gladstone Furness & family)   [1939]

John Robert died Q2 1936 (aged 73).

Leah died Q1 1950 (aged 85).

They both died in Halifax.


Their burial places are not yet known
 

Carter, John TaylorRef 174-896
[1891-1917]
Son of
George Carter.

Born in Sowerby [August 1891].

He was educated at Triangle School & Rishworth School / a clerk with the West Yorkshire Bank / Lloyds Bank at Brighouse & at  Leeds.

He lived at 1 Brockwell Gate, Triangle.

During World War I, he enlisted at Carlton Barracks, Leeds [5th September 1915], and served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 7th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He was injured on the Somme. He was repatriated for hospital treatment and returned to the Front [29th July 1917], and joined the front line on the 8th October.

He died at Passchendaele during the first day of the Battle of Poelcappelle [9th October 1917].

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 42-47 & 162], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on Lloyds Bank War Memorial, on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church, on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby, on the Memorial at Rishworth School, on a memorial erected by his parents in the churchyard of St Peter's, Sowerby, and on the family grave at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [Grave Ref: N 1061]

Carter, John WilliamRef 174-36
[1876-1???]

On 28th February 1897, he married Martha Hindle at Halifax Parish Church.


Martha was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of
Joshua Hindle
 

Children:

  1. Raymond Hindle (Carter) [1897-1898]
  2. Arthur Hindle (Carter)

In 1908, Martha married Robert Whiteley

Carter, John WillisRef 174-50
[1828-1903]
Son of
John Carter.

He lived at Ainley House, Whitehill Road.

He died Q1 1903 (aged 75)  & was buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel

Carter, JosephRef 174-C2244
[17??-18??]
An alias of
Joseph Holroyd

Carter, JosephRef 174-60
[1791-1850]

He married Mary [1791-1870].

Children:

  1. Catherine [1817-25th June 1887]
  2. (possibly) Grace [1822-28th February 1909] who never  married
  3. Mary [1828-24th April 1895]

Joseph died 17th August 1850 (aged 59).

Mary died 4th December 1870 (aged 79).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1752]

Carter, JosephRef 174-1714
[18??-18??]
Northowram constable [1853]

See Henry Tankard

Carter, JosephRef 174-30
[18??-1918]
He lived at 26 Hebble Terrace, Wheatley.

He married Unknown.

During World War I, he served as a Driver with the Army Service Corps attached to 176th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers.

He was killed in action [3rd May 1918].

He was buried at La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, France [Grave Ref I K 14].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Carter, JosephRef 174-2644
[1817-1892]
Born in Norland.

He was a tea dealer [1851] / a woollen manufacturer [1861] / a woolstapler [1871].

On 21st September 1843, he married Mary Clay [1810-1873] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary was born in Warley
 

Children:

  1. John [1844-1880]
  2. Sarah [1846-1930] who married George Shillito
  3. Alfred

They lived at

  • 5 Highroyd, Warley [1851, 1861]
  • Hilltop, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1871]
  • Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge
  • Stubbing, Sowerby Bridge [1892]

Mary died 22nd June 1873 (aged 62).

Joseph died 26th January 1892 (aged 74).

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,129 3/2d.

Probate was granted to Joseph Greenwood (woollen manufacturer)  and James Clay Horsfall.

Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby alongside George Carter

Carter, JosephRef 174-41
[1845-1915]
Of 46 The
George, Mill Bank.

He died 5th October 1915 (aged 70).

He was buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones [9th October 1915]

Carter, JosephRef 174-2213
[1845-1918]
Aka Joe. Son of
James Carter.

Born in Elland.

He was a spirit merchant [1881, 1891] / a wine and spirit merchant [1894, 1901, 1905, 1911].

He owned much property in Elland, including the Blue Barrel Inn, Elland [1894-1914, 1917-1918], the George & Dragon, Elland, the Sun Inn, Rastrick, houses in Casson Place, Elland, and Melrose Villa, Victoria Road, Elland [which he built 1890s]

On 10th March 1873, he married (1) Sophia Tate at Halifax Parish Church.


Sophia was the daughter of Christopher Tate
 

Sophia died in 1885.

On 23rd February 1887, he married (2) Harriet Ann Royston [1854-1911] in the Isle of Man.


Harriet Ann was born in Lindley
 

Children:

  1. Joe Edward
  2. Arthur Stanley [b 1890]
  3. Elsie M. [b 1892]

In [Q4] 1914, he married (3) Martha Jane in Halifax.


Martha Jane was the widow of Luke Lumb
 

They lived at

  • Portland Street, Elland with Greetland [1881]
  • 18 Victoria Road, Elland [1891]
  • Melrose, Elland [1901, 1911, 1918]

Living with them [in 1891] was boarder Fred Metcalfe [aged 21] (bar man).

Living with them [in 1911] was visitor Edna Holden [aged 28] (shop assistant).

He died 21st May 1918.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £6,736

Carter, JosephRef 174-38
[1873-19??]
Son of Joseph Carter, clogger.

Born in Halifax.

He was a wire drawer of Mount Tabor [1894] / a thick wire drawer [1901] / a wire drawer [1911].

In 1894, he married Anne Shaw [1871-1???] at Christ Church, Pellon.


Anne, of Mount Tabor, was born in Halifax, the daughter of George Shaw
 

Children:

  1. Joseph Bertram
  2. Rowland [b 1900]
  3. Norman [b 1903]

The children were born in Halifax.

The family lived at

  • 87 Blackwood Grove, Halifax [1901]
  • 2 Charlesworth Grove, Pellon, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1901] were sister-in-law Mary Elizabeth Shaw [b 1866] (worsted coating weaver), & brother-in-law William Shaw [b 1871] (wool comber) 

Carter, JosephRef 174-23
[1921-1944]
Son of Susannah & John William Carter of 27 Sunny Bank Drive, Sowerby Bridge.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a member of Rishworth Congregational Church / employed by S. Dugdale Son & Company.

During World War II, he served as a Trooper with the 5th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment, R. A. C.

He died 11th June 1944 (aged 23).

He was buried at Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France [Grave Ref III J 3].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Rishworth Independent Church

Carter, Joseph BertramRef 174-37
[1896-19??]
Son of
Joseph Carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Pellon Baptist Church / an engineer's apprentice (machine tool maker) [1911] / employed at Mrs Brooke's, pawnbroker, at Charlestown Road,  Halifax.

He lived with his parents at 2 Charlesworth Grove, Pellon.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion West Riding Regiment.

He went to France [January 1916].

He was reported missing [3rd May 1917].

His photograph appears with a report of his story in the Halifax Courier [9th June 1917].

He survived the war, and was demobbed in April 1919

Carter, KennyRef 174-300
[1961-1986]
Popular
Halifax Dukes speedway star.

In May 1986, he shot his wife Pam dead, and then shot himself at their home in Bradshaw.

At the time of his death, he was British speedway champion

Carter, MannRef 174-1326
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Carter Brothers.

He lived at Melrose Terrace, Elland [1905]

Carter, PercyRef 174-797
[19??-19??]
He lived at
Willow Lodge, Sowerby Bridge.

In 1935, he gave a Chancel Screen to Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge in memory of his parents

Carter, RichardRef 174-31
[1???-18??]
A Halifax engineer.

Samuel Utley was a pupil of his [1854-1857]

Carter, SamuelRef 174-75
[1891-19??]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a master plumber [1921].

In [Q3] 1918, he married Mary Jane Greenwood [1888-19??] in Todmorden


Mary Jane was the daughter of
Enoch Greenwood
 

They lived at 20 Cross Stone Road, Todmorden (living with Mary Jane's mother Alice Lord) [1921]

Carter, ThomasRef 174-61
[1784-1855]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a shopkeeper in Soyland [1841] / a pauper in Sowerby [1851].

On 15th April 1811, he married Hannah Pinder [1789-1850] at Elland Parish Church.


Hannah was born in Yorkshire
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1812; bapt 23rd August 1812] who was a cotton  spinner [1841]
  2. Sarah [b 1816; bapt 2nd June 1816]
  3. John [b 1819; bapt 7th March 1819] who was a cotton  spinner [1841]
  4. James [b 1821; bapt 11th November 1821; d May 1822]
  5. Daniel

The children were born in Rishworth, & baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.

Hannah died in Sowerby [December 1850].

Thomas died in Halifax [December 1855].

Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden: James [8th May 1822]; Hannah [14th December 1850]; Thomas [1st January 1856]

Carter, ThomasRef 174-48
[1825-1914]
Son of
John Carter.

Born at Mount Zion, Illingworth [16th August 1825] (19th August 1825; on his grave); baptised at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel [18th September 1825].

He was educated at Popples School / an apprentice to the butter trade in Sedbergh / assisting his father in the family butter business, travelling with  him on foot to Keighley and then by coach to Kendal, where they  bought butter from Westmorland and Cumberland / a special constable during the Plug Riots [1842].

He succeeded to his father's business as a butter merchant in Cheapside.

On John Abbott's death in 1870, his property was sold, and Thomas bought the premises where his family had worked for over forty years.

In 1883, Thomas bought the area to the west of his premises, the property being described as

bounded on the south by Cheapside, east by property of Thomas Carter, and west by Commercial Street, lately called New South Street

This included Commercial Street and some of the low level premises built facing the latter street.

Thomas's interest were travel and literature, and for many years he was a well-known judge at local agricultural shows. He travelled to Canada, the USA, & throughout Europe. He was twice shipwrecked on his travels.

He suffered from deafness, which prevented him accepting invitations to enter public life.

He retired [September 1897].

On 3rd September 1859, he married Annie Hedley in Halifax.


Annie was the daughter of George Hedley
 

Children:

  1. Walter Lysaght [1860-1913] who was manager at a furniture  dealer's [1911]
  2. George M. [18??-1943]
  3. William Hedley [1863-1926] who had opened a hosiery shop  [by 1911]
  4. Amy Sedgwick [1870] who died in infancy
  5. Amy Elizabeth S. [1873-1949] who married Ernest Edward  Robinson

They lived at

  • Bond Street, Halifax [1860]
  • Trinity House, Balmoral Place, Halifax [1867, 1871]

Living with them [in 1871] was Annie's widowed mother.

Thomas died peacefully in his sleep at Trinity Cottage [10th January 1914] (aged 88).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1714]: Thomas [14th January 1914]. Probate records show that he left an estate valued at more than £8,000.

Annie died 27th June 1915

Carter, ThomasRef 174-70
[1836-1910]
Born in Halifax.

He was a manufacturing chemist [1881] / a drysalter [1891].

In [Q2] 1854, he married Jane Cooke [1835-1880] in Halifax


Jane was the daughter of
Richard Cooke
 

Children:

  1. Emily J. [b 1864] who was a worsted spinner [1881]
  2. Mary L. [b 1866] who was a worsted twister [1881], a  worsted spinner [1891]
  3. Edwin Herbert [b 1867] who was a worsted spinner [1881]
  4. Leonard [b 1863] who was a worsted spinner [1881]
  5. Terrance B. [b 1874] who was a warehouse boy [1891]
  6. Martha Eleanor [1875-1897] who was a maker-up [1891] &  was buried with her Cooke grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 524]
  7. Kate Ethel [b 1878]

They lived at

  • Bank House, Skircoat [1881]
  • Calder Hebble Road, Southowram [1891]

A Jane Carter died Q4 1880 (aged 45).

A Thomas Carter died Q4 1910 (aged 75).

They both died in Halifax

Carter, ThomasRef 174-861
[1890-1918]
Son of Mary Ellen & John Carter of 10 Grove Terrace, Mytholmroyd.

He was a cricketer for his school / secretary of the Mytholmroyd Cricket Club / a warehouseman.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd/7th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He died 29th March 1918 (aged 28).

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 4], on the Memorial at Saint Michael's Church Institute, Mytholmroyd, on the Memorial at Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, on a memorial in Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd, and in the book Royd Regeneration

Carter, Thomas HerbertRef 174-378
[1862-19??]
Son of
John Garside Carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a stocks/shares broker [1901].

In [Q2] 1889, he married Louisa Scott in Halifax.


Louisa was the daughter of David Scott
 

Children:

  1. Jessie Margaret
  2. Lawrence Herbert [b 1896]

They lived at

Carter, WalterRef 174-858
[1895-1916]
Son of
Alexander Carter.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [1895].

He was a member of St Michael's Church School, Mytholmroyd / a member of the Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade / attending condensing engines (cotton spinning) [1911] / a weaver of Royal Fold, Mytholmroyd [1913].

In 1913, he married Emily Riley [1894-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emily, of Sunny Bank, Mytholmroyd, was the daughter of John Riley, labourer
 

Children:

  1. Doris [b 1914]
  2. Clarice [b 1916]

They lived at Sunny Side, Mytholmroyd.

During World War I, he enlisted in Royal Scots, but was transferred and he served as a Lance Corporal with the 16th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.

He and his brother Arthur were in the same regiment, serving on the Somme. On 4th November 1916, they were having a meal together in a dugout when a shell hit.

Walter was killed [4th November 1916].

Arthur was reported missing action 12th December 1916.

He was buried at London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, France [Grave Ref 3 F 22].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd, on the Memorial at Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade, on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd, in the book Royd Regeneration, and on the Memorial at Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade.

His brother Arthur also died in the War. Arthur saw him killed, and wrote to Emily telling her of Walter's death.

Emily married Mr Whitaker.

They lived at 1 Water House Cottage, Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale

Carter, WatsonRef 174-1380
[1825-1877]
Landlord of the
Stannary Inn, Halifax [1874, 1877].

He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon

Carter, WilfredRef 174-46
[1882-19??]
Son of George Carter, weaver.

Born in Halifax.

He was a butcher of Temple Street, Halifax [1901] / a butcher of 23 Freedom Street, Commercial Road, Halifax [1902] / a wire works labourer [1911].

In [Q4] 1901, he married Barbara King at Halifax Parish Church.


Barbara, of Grant Street, Halifax, was the daughter of
Walter King
 

Children:

  1. Walter [b 1902]
  2. Lily [b 1904]
  3. Nellie [b 1906]
  4. Emily [b 1908]
  5. Wilfred [b 1910]

The family lived at 8 Green Lane, Halifax [1911]

Carter, WilliamRef 174-1627
[18??-18??]
Land agent.

They lived at Smith House, Lightcliffe [1845]

Carter, WilliamRef 174-51
[1821-1902]
Son of
James Carter.

Born in Soyland; baptised at Halifax Parish Church [31st December 1822].

He was a silk spinner [1851, 1861].

On 2nd March 1845, he married Lucy Shaw Crowther [1824-1894] in Almondbury, Huddersfield.


Lucy was the daughter of Lucy Shaw and George Crowther
 

Children:

  1. George [b 1846] who was a silk piecer [1861]
  2. Ann [b 1848] who was a silk piecer [1861] and  married [1871] Robert Dugdale
  3. Eliza [b 1851]
  4. William Henry
  5. Mary Jane [b 1856]
  6. Samuel [b 1858]

The children were born in Auf Hole, Soyland.

They lived at

  • Aufhole, Soyland [1851]
  • 15 Aufhole, Soyland [1861]

By 1871, the family had moved to Huddersfield.

Lucy died from diabetes, in Huddersfield [20th June 1894] (aged 74).

William died in Huddersfield [February 1902]

Carter, WilliamRef 174-72
[1845-1???]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a greengrocer [1871, 1881, 1891, 1901] / a general out porter [1911].

In [Q3] 1867, he married Mary Ann Coe in Halifax.


Mary Ann was the daughter of
Isaac Coe
 

Children:

  1. Albert [1868-1874] who was buried with his mother

They lived at

  • 23 Thomas Street, Halifax [1871]
  • Nursery Gardens, Ovenden [1881]
  • 39 Cross Hills, Halifax [1891]
  • 1 Braithwaite's Court, Gaol Lane, Halifax [1901]
  • 27 Thomas Street, Halifax [1911]

Mary Ann died 17th July 1914 (aged 67)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3862] with her parents

Carter, WilliamRef 174-47
[1848-1???]

In [Q1] 1869, he married Isabella Heyhirst in Halifax.


Isabella was the daughter of
William Heyhirst
 

Children:

  1. Heyhirst [b 1870]
  2. Albert [b 1872]
  3. Clara A. [b 1875]

The family lived with Isabella's parents [1871, 1881, 1891]

Carter, WilliamRef 174-385
[1853-1905]
Born in Soyland.

He was a cotton twiner [1875].

In 1875, he married Martha Hollas in Halifax.


Martha was the daughter of
James Hollas
 

Children:

  1. James [b 1877]
  2. Emily [b 1880]
  3. Clara [b 1881]
  4. William [b 1893]
  5. Arthur [b 1896]

Carter, WilliamRef 174-76
[1858-1910]
Born in Langfield.

He was an iron turner [1891, 1901].

In [Q2] 1882, he married Elizabeth Morris [1856-1924] in Todmorden.


Elizabeth was born in Snaith.

She was a cotton weaver [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Harry Morris [1887-1894] who was buried with his parents
  2. John William [b 1894] who was an apprentice blacksmith  [1911]
  3. Wilfred Robert [b 1898] who was a shoe maker [1921]

They lived at

  • 2 Broad Street, Harley Bank, Stansfield [1891, 1901]
  • 52 Sackville Street, Todmorden [1911, 1921]

William died 18th June 1910 (aged 52).

Elizabeth died 18th March 1924 (aged 68).

The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church

Carter, William EdwinRef 174-601
[1837-1901]
Born in
Linthwaite.

He was schoolmaster in Rishworth [1870] / master of Rishworth School [1876] / English master of Rishworth School [1881, 1901].

In 1863, he married Mary Crabtree in Halifax.


Mary, from Soyland, was the daughter of James Crabtree
 

Children:

  1. Edith [b 1865] who married Mr Lawton
  2. child who died 1st July 1868
  3. child who died 1st July 1868

The family lived at

Living with them [in 1861] were his aunt Rachel Wood [b 1800] and visitor Robert Parkinson.

In 1873, he was one of Thomas Wolstenholme's executors.

William Edwin, Mary, & their 2 infant children were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.

There is a window in his memory in Ripponden Church.

See Joseph Holroyde and Benjamin Whiteley

Carter, William ErnestRef 174-28
[1869-1939]
Son of William Carter, cashier.

Born in Thetford, Norfolk.

He was a coach painter of Queen's Road, Halifax [1896] / a coach painter [1901] / a carriage painter for coach builder [1911].

In 1896, he married Myra Ambler at Halifax Parish Church.


Myra, of Queens Road, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the daughter of
Samuel Ambler
 

Children:

  1. Alice Louisa [b 1897] who was a cardboard box maker  [1911] & married Arthur Mitchell
  2. Willie Ernest

They lived at

  • 5 Colin Street, Halifax (with Myra's widowed father)   [1901]
  • 2 Richardson Street, Green Lane, Halifax [1911, 1918]

William died 16th December 1939 (aged 70).

Myra died 25th January 1953 (aged 86).

Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: E 13)  with Myra's brother Samuel

Carter, William FrederickRef 174-6
[1896-1916]
Son of
Harry Archibald Carter.

Born in Salford, Lancashire.

He was a bobbin pegger [1911].

He joined the Navy on account of his asthma [1912].

During World War I, he served as a First Class Gunner with the Royal Navy.

He served on the battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary which blew up at the Battle of Jutland [31st May-1st June 1916], with the loss of 1,266 of her crew of 1,284.

He died 31st May 1916 (aged 20).

He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 12], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax, and on the Memorial at Halifax Bowling Club

Carter, William HenryRef 174-26
[1852-1934]
Born in Warley.

He was a beerhouse keeper [1901] / owner & licensee of the Masons' Arms, Warley [1904-1934].

He married Sarah [1858-19??].


Sarah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Walter [b 1878] who was a worker at carpet print works  [1901]
  2. Emily [b 1882] who married Archie Throp
  3. Harry [b 1884] who was a house painter [1901]
  4. Ernest [b 1886] who was a worsted millhand [1901]

He was a widower by 1911

They lived at 15 Holdsworth Road, Halifax [1901]

Carter, William HenryRef 174-3
[1853-1913]
Son of
William Carter.

Born in Auf Hole [29th September 1853].

He was a fruiterer / greengrocer [1880] / a journeyman teamer [1885, 1887].

On 8th August 1880, he married Jane Snell [1856-1913] at the Independent Chapel, George Street, Huddersfield.


Jane was born in Bradfield, Berkshire [9th February 1855]
 

Children:

  1. Lucy Annie [1880-1882] who died of chronic hydrocephalus  & pneumonia
  2. Loris [1855-1889] who died of measles and pneumonia
  3. Nellie [1887-1971]
  4. Harry [b 1891]
  5. Sidney [b 1897]

William Henry and Jane died within a few days of each other at Lockwood Road, Huddersfield: William [1st February 1913]; Jane [7th February 1913]

Carter, William RobinsonRef 174-1230
[18??-19??]
MB.

Of Poplars, Rastrick.

He was elected Councillor in the Brighouse Municipal Elections of 1893.

He married Emily.

Children:

  1. Gertrude Marion who died [August 1893] in infancy

Carter, WillieRef 174-8
[1894-1917]
Son of
John Carter.

He was a member of Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Chapel / a cotton piecener [1911] / employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited at Dean Mills, Triangle.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards.

He died 31st July 1917 (aged 24).

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 9 7 11], on the Memorial at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Cottonstones, and on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour

Carter, Willie ErnestRef 174-19
[1898-1918]
Son of
William Ernest Carter.

He was a member of Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Sunday School & Boys'  Brigade / a part-timer / worsted doffer [1911] / an apprentice to Woodall Nicholson & Company Limited.

During World War I, he enlisted [March 1917] with the Staffordshire Yeomanry, and served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment.

He was killed at Cambrai [3rd October 1918] (aged 20).

The Halifax Courier [16th November 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref V B 23]. He is remembered on the family grave at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden at Grave Ref: E 13, on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Surname

Carter surnameRef 174-1

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are 119 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Carter, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Carter

Marriages 1807, 1810, 1877, 1885, 1894, 1907, 1914; Deaths 1899, 1900

 

See Carter



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