Isabella Carter (abt. 1858 - 1859)

Born about 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Died 8 Oct 1859 at about age 1 in At Sea

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Biography

Isabella was born about 1858. She is the daughter of John Carter and Mary Hunter.

Isabella's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1858 in the Sunderland district.^[1]

John Carter (42, a wheelwright of Durham), his wife Mary (35), and their children Ellen (12), John William (10), Mary Ann (9), Hannah (8), Robert Henry (6), Richard (4), and Isabella (1) emigrated to New Zealand on the ship "Roman Emperor" as assisted immigrants in 1860, arriving at the port of Lyttelton, near Christchurch.^[2]

The Roman Emperor left Gravesend on 01 October 1859, and arrived at Lyttelton on 27 January 1860. Isabella was mentioned in the shipping report in the Lyttelton Times on 28 January 1860 in Canterbury, New Zealand. "Deaths on board.--Oct. 8, 1858, Isabella, daughter of Mr, John Carter, aged 20 months..."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 31 October 2023)
   Carter, Isabella (Mother's maiden name: Hunter).
   GRO Reference: 1858 Jan-Feb-Mar in Sunderland Volume 10A Page 397.
2. ↑ New Zealand, Archives New...assenger Lists, 1839-1973: "New Zealand, Archives New...assenger Lists, 1839-1973"
   Catalog: New Zealand, passenger lists, Canterbury provincial assisted immigrants Passenger lists -- Lyttelton-arrival port, IM-CH-4-2-18, Roman Emperor (Ship), Sept. 28, 1859-Jan. 27, 1860
   Image path: New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973 > Lyttelton > 1860 > Roman Emperor > image 6 of 42
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DT49-M68 (accessed 31 October 2023)
3. ↑ 1860 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 754, 28 January 1860, Page 4
   Papers Past Article (accessed 31 October 2023)