Walter Carter b. 12 Jan 1859 Stansfield, Suffolk, England d. 24 Aug 1935 16, Findlay Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand: Centuries Past

Centuries Past

1859 - 1935 (76 years)

Personal Information

Name	Walter Carter
Birth	12 Jan 1859	Stansfield, Suffolk, England
Gender	Male
Census	1861	High Street, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
	High Street, Stansfield, Suffolk /Samuel Carter - Head - Mar - 31 - Watch & Clock Maker - born Denston, Suffolk Frances Carter - wife - Mar - 30 - wife - Stansfield, Suffolk Mary E. Carter - Daur - 7 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk Jeazaniah Carter - Son - 4 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk Walter Carter - Son - 2 - Stansfield, Suffolk /Ann Carter - Head - Wid - 76 - Proprietor of Cottages - born Gt Bradley, Suffolk Emily Farrance - Daughter - wid - 32 - Straw Bonnet Maker - Denston, Suffolk Mary An Carter - Grand Datr - Unm - 22 - School Mistress - Stansfield, Suffolk
Emigration	on the Ship Rotorua
	The Ship Rotorua was built by Wm. Denny & Bros. Ltd in Dumbarton, Scotland, for the New Zealand Shipping Co. in 1910. The Ship had a tonnage of 11,130; dimensions: 484' x 62'; triple-screw, 14 knots; triple expansion engines and steam turbine; two masts and one funnel. On service between England and New Zealand, she was torpedoed and sunk 24 miles from Star Point (English Channel) on March 22, 1917, with the loss of one life.
Occupation	Watch and Clockmaker and Jeweller
Death	24 Aug 1935	16, Findlay Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
	Cause: Arterio sclerosis/Cerebral haemorrhage (9 weeks)
Burial	26 Aug 1935	Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand
	Serial No 11058 Date of Service and/or Interment 26 Aug 1935 Funeral Director Sibuns Funeral Advisors, 582 Remuera Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND Cemetery Purewa Cemetery Location Block E Row 49 Plot 116
Notes	Walter emigrated to New Zealand in approximately 1915. His headstone in Purewa Cemetery, St Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland, has the following inscription: "In loving memory of Walter Carter, died 1935." In the same plot was buried a woman, Henrietta Susan Doncliff, died 1957, aged 77.
Person ID	I1071	FamilyTree1
Last Modified	16 Feb 2020

Father	Samuel Carter, b. 7 Apr 1830, Denston, Suffolk, England d. 28 Jul 1890, Stansfield, Suffolk, England (Age 60 years)
Mother	Frances Ransom, b. 14 Mar 1831, Lidgate, Suffolk, England d. 24 Nov 1912, Stansfield, Suffolk, England (Age 81 years)
Family ID	F263	Group Sheet \| Family Chart