An Under Carter was the person who helped the carter - the man who drove The horses for a farmer or sometimes for a delivery firm in town. He would help load on and off, tie the tarpaulin down, light the cart lamps and be ready to leap down and open/close gates, feed the horses, take them to stable etc. and when the cart needed breaking, it was his job to shove the hunk of wood into the wheel to stop it rolling. Peter

Consensus is that Under meaning assistant for the Cater. Thank you all for explaining this to me. Cheers Steve -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/189 - Release Date: 30/11/2005