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Surnames: Carder, Hill
Classification: Query
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Hi Judy;
I'm glad I saw your post!
Nelson Carder was my great-grandfather - although it's just coincidence that my last
name is also Nelson. Nelson and Ella adopted my grandmother Rheta. She says that
Nelson's father was Henry and was born in England.
This is where things get confusing, though, and any help you can give me to sort it out is
much appreciated. There were two Henry Carders mentioned in the Leamington Post on
November 11, 1915:
DEATHS.
Carder. - In Gosfield North, October 29th, Henry Carder, aged 95 years.
DIED.
Carder - At Albuna on Friday, November 5th, Henry Carder, aged 94. The funeral was held at
Albuna church, Sunday.
However, the only matching Carder I can find in the 1871 census is Henery Carder, age 39,
which makes him too young to be either of these men.
If you search the Rootsweb family trees for a Henry Carder born in 1820, you'll find
two listings for a Henry Carder born in Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, England. I'm
tempted to think this is the same person as our Henry Carder, but don't really know
how to go about verifying it.
I guess visiting the Albuna Cemetery to check out the gravesite, and trying to find his
death certificate at the Provincial archives, will be my next steps.
Kirsten