A cart was a strong vehicle with two wheels, and without springs, used in farming operations, and for carrying heavy goods of various kinds. (Distinguished from a wagon, which has four wheels.) Regards Stan Mapstone

Dear Stan & list members, Thank you for the information. In searching further, I see that the informant person who was present at the death and named on the 1849 death registration for a member of my family, was enumerated in C 1851 as a "Railway Porter". The deceased's (a member of my family) abode is given on the death registration as "Red Houses". In consulting my notes of some time ago I see that there was a row of terraced houses ("Red Houses") that was located adjoining the Benton Station (North Eastern Railway) in Longbenton, NBL during this time period. Putting two & two together, all things considered, I think it probably accurate to assume that the deceased member of my family was a carman/cartman who worked for this particular railway at the time of his death. This is a departure from the expected since other members of this family (past & future) were historically coal miners. >From the Internet: Carman/Charman/Carrier/Carter/Cartman Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman. Bette >A cart was a strong vehicle with two wheels, and without springs, used in > farming operations, and for carrying heavy goods of various kinds. > (Distinguished from a wagon, which has four wheels.) > Regards Stan Mapstone