In 1901 Joseph Henry Carter aged 28 is a gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery on board the Renown in Malta, born St Lukes, London RG13; Piece: 5332; Folio: 22; Page: 35 When you say "He believed his birthdate was March 13, 1875" how do you know ? What birthdate is on his Navy records ? How sure are you that this is the same man as in 1911 ? Anne South Australia Robin Carter wrote: > Hello, Listers, > > Thank you to everyone who replied re my questions on workhouse admissions. > Several people asked for more details and what I already knew. > > Here goes. > > Joseph Henry CARTER. possible years of birth. 1874, 1875, 1876 > > He believed his birthdate was March 13, 1875 and that he was born in London. > > THe furthest I have been able to trace him is the 1891 census where he appears > in the Royal Navy , born London, aged 18 years. We believe he played around > with his age to join up because all other documents list him as being born in > 1875. > He also stated he was born in London and again his documents show , St. Lukes, > Pancras or London . > > THe 1911 census , he states he was born in Leicester, age 36. > I have found possible families in the 1881 census but the details do not fit > with later information. Since Joseph said he was an orphan , is the Joseph > Carter in Spalding workhouse ours? THe bc for this James does not bear this > out. > Short of just continuing to get birth certificates which hopefully will one day > be the right one , does anyone have another suggestion? I have looked at name > patterns in the census and his children but not much help here. On his 1902 > marriage certificate he says his father was James, a shoemaker , deceased. Big > help! With names like Joseph, James and Sarah liberally sprinkled through the > descendants and the last name of Carter it is a challenge. > > > I have not had any clues from his naval records from the on line documents of > the National Archives. > > Thanks everyone for reading this far, > > Robin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >