Charles Albert McCarthy aka Charles Albert Carter 1866-1949

[Nell]

Husband's gt grandfather. Although censuses give a variety of London birthplaces, I do have his birth cert!

Birth 1866
Charles Albert McCarthy
13 Jan 1866, 5 Wellington Place, Southwark, London.
Parents: Dennis McCarthy, journeyman cooper, & Elizabeth Alice McCarthy, formerly Goodwin.

Between 1866 and 1871 the family name changed from McCarthy to Carter, although some family members kept the McCarthy surname. I am guessing this was because they were trying to avoid sounding Irish, there was anti-Irish feeling at this time and Fenian bombs in London

1871
James Carter 40 cooper b Holborn
Elizabeth 40 b. Holborn
William, 21, porter, fish, Holborn
Eliza Carter 17 stamper, Clerkenwell
James 14 scholar, Clerkenwell
Mary A. 11 scholar, Surrey, Southwark
Henry, 7, scholar, Surrey, Southwark
Charles Carter, 5, scholar, Surrey, Southwark
Alfred, 8 months, Mile End Old Town

1881
16 Yattan Street, Poplar, London
James Carter 51 b. Holborn, cooper
Elizabeth Carter wife 51 b. Long Acre
William Carter son 31 b. Holborn, French polisher
Richard Carter, son 29, b. Clerkenwell [Richard was blind]
Henry Carter son 17 b. Bow, carman
Charles Carter, son 15 b. Bow, Surrey [sic!] van boy
Edward Carter, son, 8 b. Islington scholar
Charles Goodwin, boarder, widowed, 55, b. Long Acre, French polisher [Elizabeth's brother]


marriage 1886
25 Apr 1866 at St. John the Baptist, Hoxton, London, by banns
Charles Albert Carter, 21, bachelor, gauger, of 90 Mintern Street, father James Carter, cooper
Caroline Sarah Robins, 20, spinster of 83 St. John's Road, father William Henry Robins, furniture dealer
Witnesses: Alfred Layton, Mary Ann Layton [Charles' sister and her husband]

28 Jan 1887 son Charles James born 32 Bright Street, Poplar, E. London
Baptised 3 Apr 1887 at St. Paul, Dock Street

1889 son Albert Henry born at 9 Lochnager Street, Bromley, E. London. Father's occupation: car man
Baptised 23 Jan 1889, St. Michael & All Angels, Bromley

20 Jul 1890 son Frederick Edward born, 9 Lochnager Street, Bromley, E. London, father's occupation: wharf labourer
Baptised 20 Jul 1890, St. Michael & All Angels, Bromley

1891
9 Lochnager Street, Bromley, E. London
Charles A. Carter head 25 dealerman at petroleum wharf, b. Middlesex Islington [sic]
Caroline S. wife 24 Middlesex St. Luke's
Charles J. son 4 Bromley
Albert H. son 2
Frederick E. son 8 months


18 Feb 1894 birth of son William Sidney Carter at 86 Charles Street, Stepney, London. Father: Charles Albert Carter, wharf labourer.
Baptised 14 Mar 1894, St. Thomas, Stepney

1895 Kelly's Post Office Directory Charles Carter, 86 Charles Street, Stepney, confectioner

17 Dec 1897 daughter Grace Caroline born 100 Westmoreland Road, Walworth, Southwark.
Baptised 30 Jan 1898, St. Stephen, Walworth Common.

11 Dec 1899 son Henry Ernest born 100 Westmoreland Road, Walworth, Southwark.
Baptised 21 Jan 1900, St. Stephen, Walworth Common

1901
100 Westmoreland Road, Newington, Southwark
Charles Carter 35 mineral water traveller b Islington London [sic]
Caroline wife 34 Hoxton
Charles 14 district messenger Poplar
Frederick 10 Poplar
William 7 Stepney
Grace 3 Camberwell
Henry 1 Camberwell
[Charles worked for R. White's, the soft drinks manufacturer]

Between 1901 and 1902 the family moved to Newton, Manchester, where Charles worked for R. White's.

17 Jan 1902 birth of daughter Mabel Alice Carter at 22 Droylsden Road, Newton, Manchester. Father: Charles Carter, commercial traveller.

Between 1902 and 1911 the family returned to London, where Charles bought the Pakenham Arms pub with money lent by R. White.

1911
1 Pakenham Street, St. Pancras [the Pakenham Arms pub]
Charles Carter head 45 publican b. Islington, London [sic]
Caroline Carter 44 cook b. St. Luke's, London
Frederick Carter son 20 potman b. Poplar, London
William Carter son 17 unemployed, b. Stepney, London
Grace Carter daughter 13 b. Walworth, London
Harry Carter son 11 b. Walworth, London
Mabel Carter daur 9 b. Newton Heath, Lancs.
Arthur Young assistant, barman b. Kennington, London

9 Dec 1911 death of daughter Mabel Alice Carter, aged 9, of heart disease at the Royal Free Hospital. Informant: Charles Albert Carter, father, 1 Pakenham Street, St. Pancras.

1915 listed as publican, Pakenham Arms, in London Post Office Directory

1916 writes letter concerning his son Henry's enlistment in the Army:
"Dear Sir, As I have three sons int he Army I do not think it right that a boy of 16 should go, I have put £2,000 in the War Loan and if I could get a man to manage my business I would join up myself. I am yours faithfully, C.A. Carter".

1923 still licensed victualler at 1 Pakenham Street

1936 Charles made an unsuccessful attempt to get his birth certificate from the GRO. They couldn't find it because they were looking for Charles Carter and he was registered as McCarthy!

during WW2, Charles and wife and some of their children and grandchildren moved to Ruislip in Middlesex to escape the blitz.

26 Jan 1944, death of wife Caroline Sarah Carter, aged 77, wife of Charles Albert Carter, retired licensed victualler, at 7 Westfield Way, Ruislip, Uxbridge, Middlesex. Caroline is buried in Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.

death
27 Nov 1949
Charles Albert Carter, aged 83, retired licensed victualler, of myocardial degeneration, oedema of legs, senile debility, at 117 Dalyell Road, Lambeth [South London].
Family legend is that Charles overdid it by trying to chop down a tree as he didn't want to pay for someone else to do it!

Burial
1949, Streatham Park Cemetery