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William Henry Carson

Birth
Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Death
27 Feb 1913 (aged 59)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
No records available
Memorial ID
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Parents:
Mark Carson, a book agent & traveller (b. 1816 in Ireland / d. 1883) and
Esther Saton (b. 1817 in Bolton, Lancashire, England / d. 1883).

PoB:
Bolton, Lancashire, England/UK
[today: Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England/UK]

Naturalization:
Petition (Superior Court): October 1886
Admission (District Court of Hampshire, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts): Nov.20, 1888

Occupation:
1871 - Cotton weaver in Bolton, Lancashire, England/UK
1913 - Foreman - Belding's Silk Mill - Northampton, MA

PoD:
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts/USA - Ward 1, 58 Main Street
Cause of Death: "Suicide by inhaling illuminating gas"
Age: "59 yrs./2 mos./11 ds."

Burial:
Mar.1, 1913 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts/USA - Bridge Street Cemetery -
Plot # unknown

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NOTE:
According to the person in charge of this cemetery, the records for this time period, "are long gone." The only record that he has is a "burial certificate" that states that William Henry Carson is, indeed, buried there. However, he has no record or idea, where.

Information received from FAG contributor Catherine Monfette (#47493499) - May 2, 2011

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Additional sources:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915" - 1854 - Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar - (Letter) C - Image 48 (!) - Registration Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England - Volume 8 c, Page 292 ("William Henry Casson" [sic])
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915" - 1876 - Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar - (Letter) C - Image 2, Page 33 (right column) - Registration District: Bolton, Lancashire - Vol 8 c, Page 525 ("William Henry Carson")

"1871 England (& Wales) Census" - Lancashire, (Little) Bolton, Little Bolton, E.D.18 [= Little Bolton Township, Municipal Borough of Bolton, Municipal Ward of West (Bolton), Town of Bolton, Ecclesiastical District of St. Georges] - Image 14/Page 13 ("William Henry Carson" [incorrectly transcribed as "Casson"] - "Cotton weaver" - "17 [yrs]")
"1900 United States Federal Census" - Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Northampton Ward 01, District 0630 - Image 15/Sheet No.8 A, Line 38 ("William H Carson" - "Overseer Silk Mill" - [born] "Dec 1853"/"46 [yrs]")
"1910 United States Federal Census" - Entry not found yet

"Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950" - District Court, Hampshire County, Ware - Petitions For Naturalization, V. 1, No. 1-419b, 1885-1891 - Images 589-591

"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915" - 1913 - Northampton - Images 101/102, Certificate# 331/(1913)
"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980" - 1911-1915 - Aabitabile- Cassiano - Image 562 - 1913, Vol. 78, Page 331 ("William Henry Carson")

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Parents:
Mark Carson, a book agent & traveller (b. 1816 in Ireland / d. 1883) and
Esther Saton (b. 1817 in Bolton, Lancashire, England / d. 1883).

PoB:
Bolton, Lancashire, England/UK
[today: Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England/UK]

Naturalization:
Petition (Superior Court): October 1886
Admission (District Court of Hampshire, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts): Nov.20, 1888

Occupation:
1871 - Cotton weaver in Bolton, Lancashire, England/UK
1913 - Foreman - Belding's Silk Mill - Northampton, MA

PoD:
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts/USA - Ward 1, 58 Main Street
Cause of Death: "Suicide by inhaling illuminating gas"
Age: "59 yrs./2 mos./11 ds."

Burial:
Mar.1, 1913 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts/USA - Bridge Street Cemetery -
Plot # unknown

-----------------------------------------------

NOTE:
According to the person in charge of this cemetery, the records for this time period, "are long gone." The only record that he has is a "burial certificate" that states that William Henry Carson is, indeed, buried there. However, he has no record or idea, where.

Information received from FAG contributor Catherine Monfette (#47493499) - May 2, 2011

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Additional sources:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915" - 1854 - Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar - (Letter) C - Image 48 (!) - Registration Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England - Volume 8 c, Page 292 ("William Henry Casson" [sic])
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915" - 1876 - Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar - (Letter) C - Image 2, Page 33 (right column) - Registration District: Bolton, Lancashire - Vol 8 c, Page 525 ("William Henry Carson")

"1871 England (& Wales) Census" - Lancashire, (Little) Bolton, Little Bolton, E.D.18 [= Little Bolton Township, Municipal Borough of Bolton, Municipal Ward of West (Bolton), Town of Bolton, Ecclesiastical District of St. Georges] - Image 14/Page 13 ("William Henry Carson" [incorrectly transcribed as "Casson"] - "Cotton weaver" - "17 [yrs]")
"1900 United States Federal Census" - Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Northampton Ward 01, District 0630 - Image 15/Sheet No.8 A, Line 38 ("William H Carson" - "Overseer Silk Mill" - [born] "Dec 1853"/"46 [yrs]")
"1910 United States Federal Census" - Entry not found yet

"Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950" - District Court, Hampshire County, Ware - Petitions For Naturalization, V. 1, No. 1-419b, 1885-1891 - Images 589-591

"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915" - 1913 - Northampton - Images 101/102, Certificate# 331/(1913)
"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980" - 1911-1915 - Aabitabile- Cassiano - Image 562 - 1913, Vol. 78, Page 331 ("William Henry Carson")

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  • Created by: Matt
  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68967187/william_henry-carson: accessed ), memorial page for William Henry Carson (16 Dec 1853–27 Feb 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68967187, citing Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Matt (contributor 47205810).