The Carter Family


Emma (Carter) Hinds

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Ann (Collison) Carter

Married: John Thomas Hinds

Death: 1890, in Rathdown, Ireland

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Roger Carter

Birth: about 1733, in Soutergate, Lancashire, England

Married: Elizabeth Inman on 12 July 1762

Children:
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Sophia Margaret Henrietta Anne Lyle (Carter) Cashel

known as Anne

Baptised: 25 December 1814, in Ireland

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Ann (Collison) Carter
Married: Rev. Frederick Cashel on 31 January 1850 in Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England. Frederick was the curate at Ballymore, where Anne's father was Prebend and Rector, and afterwards, Hon. Canon at St Asaph's.

Death: 5 February 1904, at Haddington Terrace, Kingstown in Taney, Dublin, Ireland

Buried: Dean's Grange, Dublin, Ireland

Will:
Copy of the will of Mrs. S.M.H.A.L. Cashel. 23rd. Jan. 1890.

I Sophia Margaret Henrietta Anne Lyle Cashel widow of the late Rev. Frederick Cashel Vicar of the Church of the Holy Trinity Oswestry, Salop, hereby revoke etc.
I appoint my nephew Col. Montague Maxwell Carpendale of Glenbervie Bray in Co. of Wicklow, late of the Indian Army and Robert H. Harden of Harrybrook Tandragee in the Co. of Armagh Esq. Executors of this my will.
I give to my sister in law Ellen Cashel widow of the late Richard Cashel the sum of £150 to be applied by her at her absolute discretion for the benefit of her sons. I give to my niece and Goddaughter Charlotte Marion Eleanor Carpendale the sum of £2500. I give to my Godson Frederick Maxwell Carpendale third son of my said nephew Colonel Montague Maxwell Carpendale the sum of £200 and I direct that the aforesaid legacies shall be paid free of Legacy Duty. I give my plate to my said nephew Col. M. Max. Carpendale and such of his sisters as shall be unmarried at the time of my death and I direct my executors to divide such plate at their discretion and as to all the residue of my property I give and devise the same to my said nephew Col. M. Maxwell Carpendale and his sisters Ann Carpendale, Elizabeth Shawe Carpendale, Harriet Maxwell Carpendale (widow of the late Rev. Edward Groome) and Catherine Dalzell Carpendale in equal shares subject to the payment of my funeral Testamentary expenses and debts. In witness whereof I have hereby signed my name this 23rd day of Jan. 1890.
Sophia Margaret Henrietta Anne Lyle Cashel; signed by the said etc.
Witnesses    -  Arthur Black
                    John Thornton

A codicil:      Ross Private Hotel. March 31st. 1892.

I bequeath to my grandnephew Maxwell John Carpendale of Firgrove, Ballybiach the sum of £300.
Signed     -  Sophia  M.H.A.L. Cashel.
Witnesses  -  Thomas Ross
              Josiah Fenton

Census:
1881: Trinity Vicarage, Salop Rd, Oswestry, Shropshire

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Thomas Carter

Title: Very Reverend Dr.

Baptised: 19 May 1765, in Ireland

Father: Roger Carter

Mother: Elizabeth (Inman) Carter

Married (1st): Ann Collison on 30 November 1797, in St Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

The 1794 Hitchin Directory lists "Carter, Revd. Mr, curate of Hitchin", probably our Thomas as well as "Collison, John & Son, wine merchants", possibly Ann's father.

Children: Married (2nd): Harriet Wingfield on 31 July 1821 in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Education: Trinity College, Cambridge: B.A. in 1788, M.A. in 1791. While at Cambridge he was appointed Domestic Chaplain to HRH William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, brother of George III, and tutor to his son William Frederick. The warrant of his appointment, dated 30 Dec., 1790, was addressed to  ''Rev. Mr. Carter, Hitchin, Herefordshire."  William Frederick Duke of Gloucester was godfather to his two eldest children, viz. William Frederick and Wilhelmina Frederica

Ballymore Parish Church
Ballymore Parish Church (Chruch of Ireland)
photo from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rykbrown/brown.htm
#Tandragee%20in%20the%2018th%20Century
This website also contains an intersting overview of the history of Tandragee

Occupation: Clergyman. Thomas was the curate at Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He came over to Ireland in 1799 as Private Chaplain to Primate Stuart. He was prebend and rector at Ballymore parish for 46 years from 28 March 1803 until his death in 1849. He also held also the Deanery of Tuam in County Galway ("without cure of souls") from 1813.

Notes: Thomas lived at the Glebe House, in Drumnaleg Townland, near Tandragee, Armagh, which was "finely situated on a bold eminence, and commands a delightful prospect" set in 20 acres of thriving plantation. Thomas also owned "about half the townland", leasing it to tenants.

Death: 19 August 1849, at the Glebe House, Tandragee, Armagh, Ireland

Buried: Ballymore, Armagh, Ireland

Notes:
An extract transcribed by Helen Longworth from Armagh Clergy and Parishes, by Rev J B Leslie, pub. 1911, William Tempest, Dundalk, p67 on Ballymore Parish reads:
"Prebendaries:
1803 - Thomas Carter,
Trin. Coll., Cambridge B.A. 1788; M.A. 1791 ;  coll. Mar. 11 (D.R.) ; installed March 28. Held also the Deanery of Tuam (without cure of souls) from 1813.
He came over to Ireland in 1799 as Private Chaplain to Primate Stuart.
While at Cambridge he was Domestic Chaplain to HRH William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, brother of George III, and tutor to his son William Frederick. The warrant of his appointment, dated 30 Dec., 1790, was addressed to  ''Rev. Mr. Carter, Hitchin, Herefordshire."
Wm. Frederick Duke of Gloucester was godfather to his two eldest children, viz. Wm. Frederick and Wilhelmina Frederica, who m. Rev. Maxwell Carpendale.
Another dau. m. John Thomas Hinds, Solicitor, Dublin, and a third, Anne (d. Feb., 1904), m. Rev. Frederick Cashel, Curate of Ballymore and afterwards Hon. Canon of St. Asaph's.
After holding this Prebend for forty-six years, he died on Aug. 19, 1849, and was buried at Ballymore. His wife predeceased him on Jan. 8, 1815. "
(Note Hitchin is actually in Hertfordshire, but the extract is as written)

A Government report on Townlands in 1830 contains this on Drumnaleg Townland, describing the extensive property holdings of Thomas Carter:
"Druminaleg, pronounced Drumenalig (stresses) from Drumnaleg "ridge of the great stone". It is bounded on the south by Tullymacann and Mullaghglass, west by Lisnakee and Mullintur, north by Derrycan and east by Lisbane. Churchland, possessed by the resident incumbent Dean Carter, rector of the parish. He owns about half the townland in his own hands, in which is the Glebe House and about 20 acres of thriving plantation, and the remainder is let to tenants at will from 25s to 27s 6d. Occupations chiefly farming. It contains (blank) acres and a school. 1 mile distant from Tanderagee (market)."

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE TOWN OF TANDRAGEE
TANDRAGEE, a market town in the county of Armagh, is situated eleven miles north of Newry, nine west from Armagh, seven and a half south-west from Lurgan, four south from Portadown, and about twenty-four south-west from Belfast.—It consists principally of one long and wide street, upon the south-eastern side of a hill, with a spacious market-place near the upper end. It is very beautifully situated, in a fine, populous and improved country—sheltered from the prevailing winds by fine trees, and almost surrounded by the picturesque and highly ornamented demense [sic] of Miss Sparrow, and that of the Rev. Dean Carter. On the top of the hill, there is a long and very handsome public walk, overshadowed by a row of the finest lime-trees in the kingdom. There is a very handsome church, surrounded by trees, finely situated on high ground, which deserves to be visited by travellers. It was built within these few years, on the site of an old church, which had become ruinous and too small for the congregation. The funds appropriated for its erection, having been unequal to its completion, it has ver lately been finished at the sole expense of Miss Sparrow, the munificent proprietor of the town and large adjoining estate. It is a Gothic building, of great simplicity and elegance, with a high tower and pinnacles, which forms a beautiful object to the surrounding country. The interior is fitted up with singular taste; and on the whole, it is one of the handsomest and most convenient parish churches in the kingdom. In the centre of the town, there is also a neat and convenient Methodist chapel.

The mansion house, usually called the castle, is situate close to the town and church, upon the top of a steep bank, which commands a beautiful view of the romantic and finely wooded demesne. It was built some time ago, on the site of an old castle, formerly the residence of the chief of the sept of the O’Hanlons, and afterwards of the St. Johns, to the ancestor of whom, Lord Grandison, lord-deputy of Ireland, it was granted by Queen Elizabeth, and has, with the estates, descended to the present proprietor, Miss Sparrow —the only remaining representative of that ancient and illustrious family.—The river Cusier passes near the lower end of the town. It is a fine stream, and runs through beautiful wooded banks, from the Fews mountains, where it rises, until it falls into the river Bann, near Portadown; giving motion to a great number of mills and bleach works, and sending off, near the town, the principal supply to the Newry canal.

There has been, in addition to the fine ancient woods near the town, a very great number of new plantations made, which already are making a beautiful appearance. Miss Sparrow has lately built a very handsome school-house, for the eduction of thirty boys and thirty girls, to be supported entirely at her own expense – This building forms a fine object from many points of view. Near the town stands the glebe-house, at present occupied by the Rev. Thomas Carter, Dean of Tuam, and rector of the parish. It is finely situated on a bold eminence, and commands a delightful prospect. The country around Tandragee has been long celebrated for the manufacture of the best description of middle-priced yard wide linens in the kingdom, which are sold in the market, to a very large amount, every Wednesday. The market is one of the largest in the county, and the weekly sales fall very little short of £7,000. The principal articles of trade are linens, yarn, butter, flax, flour and all sorts of provisions, with some cattle and pigs, and, in the season, a very great quantity of pork, which is mostly bought up for the Belfast and Newry markets.

Spacious as the street and market place is, it is thronged every Wednesday with such busy crowds as are astonishing to strangers; and the dealers frequenting it, are particularly commendable for their correctness and punctuality. There are four fairs in the year —on the 5th day of July and 5th of November, and on the first Wednesday in February and May, at which great number of horses and black cattle, &c. are disposed of. The Newry navigation passes within a mile of the town, and affords an easy conveyance, for weighty goods to and from Newry, and the country around Lough Neagh.

The post arrives daily at half-past eight o’clock in the morning, and is despatched at five in the afternoon.

The population of Tandragee amounts to about 1,200, of whom about two-thirds are Protestants. The town contains a great number of well-supplied shops, and has been, for some years, increasing in business and respectability. The flax which is sold in this market, nearly to the amount of 2000 stones weekly, is reckoned the best in Ireland.


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Wilhelmina Frederica (Carter) Carpendale

Birth: 1798/9

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Ann (Collison) Carter

Married: Maxwell Carpendale on 29 May 1824, in Ireland

Children: Death: 10 January 1876, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.

Notes: Wilhelmina Frederica  was the goddaughter of the William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester (for whom she was named). A family note from James Savage claims further that she "was playmate with Queen Victoria" , which I suppose is feasible to some extent - William Frederick's father was brother to the King, and his wife was an aunt, reputed to be favourite, of Victoria.

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William Frederick Carter

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Ann (Collison) Carter

Notes: William's godfather was William Frederick, the Duke of Gloucester (for whom he was named).

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