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Record #21694
Name :
: John Nelson CARTER (1888 - 1915)
  aka : Frederick Nelson Carter


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Mar 1888

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 24 Apr 1915   Notes : died in WWI (missing)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Watchfield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, St. Julien
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Apr 1900
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Thomas E. West
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Fegans Home for Boys

Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesJohn Nelson Carter was my (half)great-uncle. I have previously claimed my great-grandfather, Thomas Carter, who was emmigrated along with his brother, William Carter, through the Fegan's Home for Boys on the S.S. Labador in 1895. John Nelson Carter, their half-brother, was emmigrated 5 years later by Fegan's in 1900.
John Nelson was born in Shrivenham, Berkshire, England around 1888, the son of John Carter and his second wife Elizabeth Ann Alder. His mother mysteriously disappeared in 1889 and his father, John, remarried for a third time. John (the father) was hanged in 1893 for murdering his second and third wives.
The boys entered the Farringdon workhouse but in 1894 both William and Thomas were brought to Fegan's by one of their older sisters. John Nelson on the other hand wasn't placed with Fegan's until 1899 and was brought to them by a Mr.Proctor of Bromsgrove Place, Farringdon, England listed as a friend.
In the spring of 1900 John Nelson emmigrated to Canada with a Fegan's emmigation party on the S.S. Dominion. He was first placed with Thomas E. West of Woodstock, Ontario,a community very near his half-brother Thomas. The Fegan records note John Nelson as being very unsatisfactory withbad habits a bad temper--unlike his brothers who were aways noted as being hard working,fine boys.
The Fegan records follow John Nelson through the following placements over the years:

1900 indentured to Thomas E. West of Woodstock, Ontario
1902 indentured to Mr. Laupman or Kaufman of Eastwood, Ontario
In 1903 he had run away from Mr. Laupman's to a Jesse Allen of Holbrook, Ontario where he was left to be closer to his half-brother Thomas.
1904 indentured to George Stone of Holbrook, Ontario. (He was said to be doing far better here.)
In Sept. 1904, the last Fegan record entry,notes information received from his brother Thomas. John Nelson was said to have gone to Toronto and was doing very badly.
Through my research I believe he joined the 48th Highlanders and later served and died during WWI under the name Frederick Nelson Carter. He had listed a Miss Mabel Ryan as next of kin on his elistment papers. He died during a gas attack at the battle of Ypres, Belgium. 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-23 23:46:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-24 13:08:23 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21694 CARTER, John Nelson1888ENG, BRK, Watchfield Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13840 CARTER, Thomas1882ENG, BRK, Watchfield May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
21693 CARTER, William Henry1886ENG, BRK, Watchfield May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys