Hi Doreen,
Well, I haven't got a lot on the Carter family. I haven mention of them on the 1861 Census. At that time, they weree in Writtle, Essex, the family was William, 43, Beer house Keeper, born in Derby,Charlotte,39 [I think], born in Norfolk, can't figure the place, Jessie, 6, born Berkshire, Charlotte 5 born Writtle, and William 1 born Writtle.
The next finding I have of them is on the 1891 census, and William, the son was married, He was 28 and a blacksmith, his wife was Maria 33, born Abbotrs Langley, the children were Charlotte,8, born A. L., William7, born Kempton ?,Percy, 3, born London, Mabel,3 born London, John 1 born A.L. and Jane 1 born A.L.
I did find Maria on the 1881 census, she was a widow, she had married ?Ridgeway, and was a nurse in London, no sign of William. On the Marriage Certificate I have of William and Maria married in 1883, and at the time William was a Policeman, they married at Watford in Hertford.
I have the birth certificate of William, he was born 19/4/1860 mother Charlotte nee Curtis, and father William Beerhouse keeper. I haven't been able to find the marriage of William and Charlotte, and I haven't found them on any other census, so I don't know what other family memebers there were.
Oh I did find Maria on the 1901 census, she had left William and and 3 other children by another man, the children took the Carter name.
The son Robert born 1892 married my aunt Alice.
Twiggy