Help Please

[Lauz]

At the moment i am reserching my Carter family from the Worcestershire area.

I'm trying to find out about a John William Carter b. 1871, Bewdley.
I know his mother was a Darks
He is living with his grandparents John and Harriet Darks from 1881 onwards
I was wondering if somebody could kindly find him in the 1871 census if he was born before it was taken so i might find out who his parents were.
Many thanks.

[Tati]

Hi Lauz,

It seems he was born too late to appear in the 1871 census, unfortunately.

"Grandfather" John Darks is shown as unmarried in 1871.

Likely marriage:

Dec 1878 Kidderminster 6c 363
John Darkes to possibly Harriet Carter

So maybe his mother wasn't a Darks after all

 

[Daisy Loo]

There's a birth reg for a John William Carter in A/M/J 1871 Vol 6c Pg 268.

The reg. district was Kiddeminster, which matches with the later census's.

[Tati]

1871 census for Harriet Carter, showing a daughter Hannah:

RG10/3038 68 34
Ribbesford, Worcestershire
Bewdley
41 Lax? Lane
Harriet Carter, head, unm, 54, Greengrocer
Hannah, dau, unm, 24, Green grocer's assistant
Mary Harriet, granddau, 4, scholar

All born Bewdley

[Lauz]

Thank You looks like i need to find out about Harriet Carter's family.

[Tati]

Back in 1861, already at Lax Lane, Harriet (a Dairy maid, still shown as unmarried) is shown with daughter Hannah (age hard to read but possibly 13), a nurse child James William Smith age 2 born Liverpool and a son William age 11 born Bewdley.
RG9/2082 26 12

So that's 2 candidates for John William's father or mother, meaning you need to get hold of his birth certificate

[Lauz]

i know John William Carter married a lady called Leah is there any information for a surname for her?

[Tati]

FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/) shows:

Dec 1891 Kidderminster 6c 399
John William Carter - Leah Baker

 

[ukdescendant]

Hi

Did you take a look at the image, I've just looked at it and I think it says he's 19 in 1881
and John Dark(e)s is a widower  and no sign of a Harriet.

Rgds
UKD