Henry barlow carter biography of william
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Henry Barlow Carter
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In August 1793, Joseph Carter and Elisabeth Ann Barlow married at Mary Magdalene Church, Bermondsey, Middlesex; eleven years later, on 4thFebruary 1804 their son Henry Barlow Carter was born.
Henry barlow carter biography of william
On the baptismal records Joseph is registered as a Gent of Long Lane, Bermondsey. Sadly, much of Henry’s early life has been mis-recorded by various biographers, who have confused him with his uncle, Henry Barlow, also from Bermondsey.
It is said without any hard evidence that he (Henry Barlow Carter) served in the Royal Navy (there are no records of him serving, however his uncle served in the East India Company), he probably took an early interest in ships and seafaring life because he lived just a short walk from the Thames, which would have been a hive of shipping activity at that time.
Joseph and Elizabeth Ann died in 1834 and 1846, respectively.
After Henry’s baptism there is very little evidence of his early upbringing, bu