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Henry CARTER

Parents: Henry CARTER & Sarah WYBERT (?)

Henry CARTER:
Born: 4 March 1850, Brompton, Chatham, Gillingham, Kent
Died: 22 July 1904, Greenwich, London
Bur: 26 July 1904, Greenwich, London
Occupation: General Labourer (1891), Labourer at Thames Consevancy (1881 & 1901), Sea Mariner (1891)

Henry CARTER = Mary Ann SONNEX
Married: 18 October 1869, Greenwich, Kent

Mary Ann SONNEX:
Born: 22 January 1849, Bennett Street, East Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 11 February 1849, St Alphage, Greenwich
Died: December 1933, Greenwich, London (widow of William Crouch) (aged 82 years)

Parents: William SONNEX (mariner) = Eliza ROBERTS (married Sept 1842, Greenwich)

2nd marriage
William CRONCH = Mary Ann CARTER (nee SONNEX)
Married: 18 October 1869, Greenwich, Kent {1}

William CRONCH:
Born: abt 1853, Deptford, Kent
Died: ????, Greenwich, London
Occupation: Coal Porter

Parents: John CRONCH = ????

Henry William CARTER

Henry William CARTER:
Born: 28 November 1869, Wybougn(?) Place, Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 22 December 1869, Christ Church, Greenwich, Kent
Died: June 1947, Greenwich, London
Bur: 2 July 1947, Greenwich, London Occupation: Thames Lighterman
9 July 1889 bound apprentice in the Company of Watermen & Lightermen
Became a Freeman of the company 14 August 1894

Henry William CARTER = Harriet Ellen EASTERLING
Married: 3 June 1894, Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent {2}

Harriet Ellen EASTERLING:
Born: 8 June 1873, Deptford, Kent
Died: April 1921, Greenwich, London
Bur: 26 April 1921, Lewisham, London

Parents: Frederick A Thomas EASTERLING = Catherine CASS

Sarah Ann Maria CARTER

Sarah Ann Maria CARTER:
Born: 13 April 1871, 5 College Buildings, East Street, Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 10 May 1871, Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent Died: March 1946, Greenwich, London (aged 74 years)
Bur: 28 March 1946, Greenwich, London

James COOKMEN = Sarah Ann Maria CARTER
Married: 1st March 1891, Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent {3}

James COOKMEN:
Born: abt 1862, Greenwich, Kent
Died: April 1934, Greenwich, London
Bur: 17 April 1934, Greenwich, London
Occupation: Labourer

Parents: Henry COOKMEN = Mary Ann WARN

Albert Edward CARTER

Albert Edward CARTER:
Born: 24 Jan 1873, 3 Prospect Place, Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 12 March 1873, Christ Church, East Greenwich, Kent
Died:
Occupation:

Arthur James CARTER

Arthur James CARTER:
Born: 1875, Little Bennett Street, Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 12 May 1875, Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent
Died: July 1934, Greenwich, London
Occupation: Water & Lighterman

Arthur James CARTER = Florence Annie EASTERLING
Married: 25 December 1897 Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent

Florence Annie EASTERLING:
Born: 17 April 1875 Deptford, Kent
Bapt:
Died: 1958, Lewisham, London (aged 83 years)

Parents: Frederick A Thomas EASTERLING = Catherine CASS

Emily Eliza CARTER

Emily Eliza CARTER:
Born: 1877, 8 Little Bennett Street, Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 21 March 1877, Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent Died: 19 December 1939, Auckland, New Zealand (aged 62 years) {4}
Bur: December 1939, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand

Arthur Frederick CHAPMAN = Emily Eliza CARTER
Married: 16 July 1899, St Alfage, Greenwich, London

Arthur Frederick CHAPMAN:
Born: 1875, Linton, Cambridgeshire
Bapt: 10 October 1985, Linton, Cambridgeshire
Died: 12 December 1963, Auckland, New Zealand (aged 78 years) {4}
Bur: December 1963, Waikumete Cemetery, Aukland, New Zealand
Occupation: Labourer

Parents: Arthur CHAPMAN = Elizabth HOUSDEN

Alice Elizabeth CARTER

Alice Elizabeth CARTER:
Born: 1881, Little Bennett Street, Greenwich, Kent
Bapt: 16 February 1881, Christchurch, East Greenwich, Kent
Died: September 1882, Little Bennett Street, Greenwich, Kent

Additional Information

1871 census
East Greenwich
5 College Buildings
 name  relationship  status  age  occupation  birth place
 Carter Henry  head  mar  21  labourer  Brompton
 Carter Mary Ann  wife  mar  22    Greenwich, Kent
 Carter Henry  son  un  1    Greenwich, Kent

1881 census
Greenwich
8 Little Bennett Street
 name  relationship  status  age  occupation  birth place
 Henry Carter  head  mar  32  Lab. Thames Conservancy  Chatham, Kent
 Mary A Carter  wife  33  mar    Greenwich, Kent
 Henry Carter  son  un  11    Greenwich, Kent
 Sarah Carter  dau  un  10    Greenwich, Kent
 Albert Carter  son  un  8    Greenwich, Kent
 Arthur Carter  son  un  5    Greenwich, Kent
 Emily Carter  dau  un  4    Greenwich, Kent
 Alice Carter  dau  un  2 mth    Greenwich, Kent
 Eliza Sonnex  mother  widow  66    Greenwich, Kent

1891 Census
29 Bennett Street
 name  relationship  status  age  occupation  birth place
 Henry Carter  head  mar  40  Mariner  Chatham, Kent
 Mary A Carter  wife  mar  41    East Greenwich, London
 Henry W Carter  son  un  21  Lighterman's apprentice  East Greenwich, London
 Arthur S Carter  son  un  16  labourer at candle factory  East Greenwich, London
 Emily E Carter  dau  un  14  scholar  East Greenwich, London

1901 Census
 name  relationship  condition  age  occupation  worker  birth place
 Henry Carter  head  mar  51  Lab. Thames Conservancy  worker  Chatham, Kent
 Mary A Caret  wife  mar  52      Greenwich, London
 Walter Carter  Grandson  un  6      Greenwich, London
 Robert Carter  Nephew  un  22  lab E M Gas works  worker  Greenwich, London

1911 Census
94 Old Woolwich Road, East Greenwich
 name  relationship  age  status  occupation  worker  birth place
 William Cronch  head  62  mar  Coal porter  worker  Church Street, Deptford
 Mary Ann Cronch  wife  63  mar      Old Woolwich Road, East Greenwich
 Edward Cronch  brother  52  single  Coal porter  worker  Church Street, Deptford
Living in 4 rooms
Married 4 years

Sources

My thanks to Dr. Peter King for information on the Carter families.

Doggerts Coat & Badge boat race
http://londoniscool/are-you-ready-for-doggerts-coat-and-badge-race

List of past winners of Doggerts Coat & Badge race can be found at
http://

Records of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen at Guildhall Library
http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/water.htm

{1}
Christ Church, Greenwich, London
31 March 1907
William Cronch 57 Widower Carman of 45 Old Woolwich Road, son of John Cronch (deceased ) Painter
Mary Ann Carter 58 widow of 11 Commercial Street, daughter of William Sonnex (deceased) labourer
Married by banns in the presence of Arthur Frederick Chapman & Emily Eliza Chapman

{2}
Banns Register at Christ Church, Greenwich, Kent
banns of marriage between Henry William Carter and Harriett Ellen Easterling
both of this parish (29 & 39 Hoskin Street)
Banns were published as follows by G S Reaney
1st Sunday May 13
2nd Sunday May 20
3rd Sunday May 27
Note in margin gives the addresses for Henry & Harriett as 29 & 39 Hoskin Street

{3}
Marriage at Christ Church, Greenwich
3 June 1894
Henry William Carter, bachelor aged 27 years, Waterman son of Henry Carter, Waterman
Harriett Ellen Easterling, spinster, aged ??, daughter of Frederick Athos Easterling, Brushmaker
Witnesses Frederick Easterling & Mary Ann Carter (mother)

{3}
Marriage at Christ Church, Greenwich
Marriage Register
1st March 1891
James Cookmen 29 bachelor, labourer of Bennett Street, son of Henry Cookmen, barge builder
Sarah Ann Myria Carter 19 spinster of Bennett Street, daughter of Henry Carter, mariner
Married by banns in the presence of H. Carter & Mary Ann Carter

{4}
Monumental Inscription
New Zealand Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
No 2381
In Loving Memory of Emily Eliza loved wife of A.F. Chapman
Died 19 December 1939 aged 62 years
Also
Arthur Frederick loved husband of E.E. Chapman
Died 12 December 1953 aged 78 years