Walter Carter

1859 - 1935  (76 years)

• Name	Walter Carter
  Birth	12 Jan 1859	Stansfield, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Census	1861	High Street, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
  	High Street, Stansfield, Suffolk /Samuel Carter - Head - Mar - 31 - Watch & Clock Maker - born Denston, Suffolk Frances Carter - wife - Mar - 30 - wife - Stansfield, Suffolk Mary E. Carter - Daur - 7 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk Jeazaniah Carter - Son - 4 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk Walter Carter - Son - 2 - Stansfield, Suffolk /Ann Carter - Head - Wid - 76 - Proprietor of Cottages - born Gt Bradley, Suffolk Emily Farrance - Daughter - wid - 32 - Straw Bonnet Maker - Denston, Suffolk Mary An Carter - Grand Datr - Unm - 22 - School Mistress - Stansfield, Suffolk
  Emigration	4 Sep 1914	London, England
  	on the Ship Rotorua
  	The Ship Rotorua was built by Wm. Denny & Bros. Ltd in Dumbarton, Scotland, for the New Zealand Shipping Co. in 1910. The Ship had a tonnage of 11,130; dimensions: 484' x 62'; triple-screw, 14 knots; triple expansion engines and steam turbine; two masts and one funnel. On service between England and New Zealand, she was torpedoed and sunk 24 miles from Star Point (English Channel) on March 22, 1917, with the loss of one life.
  Occupation	Watch and Clockmaker and Jeweller
  Death	24 Aug 1935	16, Findlay Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
  	Cause: Arterio sclerosis/Cerebral haemorrhage (9 weeks)
  Burial	26 Aug 1935	Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand
  Person ID	I1071	FamilyTree1
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Carter,   b. 7 Apr 1830, Denston, Suffolk, England d. 28 Jul 1890, Stansfield, Suffolk, England (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Frances Ransom,   b. 14 Mar 1831, Lidgate, Suffolk, England d. 24 Nov 1912, Stansfield, Suffolk, England (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart