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i AM TRYING TO FIND A BIRTH FOR A ROBERT CARPENTER BORN C 1898 IN BALLYWALTER COUNTY DOWN. HIS FATHER WAS EDWARD CARPENTER. I AM ALSO TRYING TO FIND A BIRTH AND A MARRIAGE FOR HIS FATHER EDWARD CARPENTER OF BALLYWALTER COUNTY DOWN WHO WAS BORN C1857. ANY INFO ON THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO ME
THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP
GEORGE

any help?

Census Years1901DownBallywalterBallywalterResidents of a house
Residents of a house 91 in Ballywalter (Ballywalter, Down)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Carpenter Edward 44 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland
Carpenter Robert 10 Male Son Church of Ireland

1911;

Census Years1911DownBallywalterBallywalter TownResidents of a house
Residents of a house 74 in Ballywalter Town (Ballywalter, Down)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Carpenter Edward 54 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Down Farm Labourer Read - Married - 7 5 5
Carpenter Mary Ann 41 Female Wife Church of Ireland Co Down - Read and write - Married - - - -
Carpenter Edward 17 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Farm Labourer Read and write - Single - - - -
Carpenter Ellen 4 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Down - Cannot read - Single - - - -
Carpenter Agnes 2 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Down - Cannot read - Single - - - -
Blair Joseph 45 Male Brother in Law Presbyterian

Probabaly the 1901 census Roberts Birth;

Name: Robert Carpenter
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: BIRTHS
Registration Quarter and Year: Jul - Sep 1890
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101063
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 728
Digital Folder Number: 4193977
Image Number: 00183



Fathers 2nd marriage;

Name: Edward Carpenter
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1903
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101261
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 1081
Digital Folder Number: 4199363
Image Number: 00054

Year is out for his bride but everything else is correct;

Name: Mary Anne Blair
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1906
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101261
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 1081
Digital Folder Number: 4199363
Image Number: 00052


This should at least give you Edwards fathers name.

Maybe his first marriage;

Name: Edward Carpenter
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1884
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101254
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 929
Digital Folder Number: 4179387
Image Number: 00448

Found his bride;

Name: Martha Cameron
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1884
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101254
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 929
Digital Folder Number: 4179387
Image Number: 00448

Edward jnrs birth reg;

Name: Edward Carpenter
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: BIRTHS
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1893
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101064
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 742
Digital Folder Number: 4193978
Image Number: 00560

1901 census for Edward Jnr;

Residents of a house 92 in Ballywalter (Ballywalter, Down)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Bell Agnes 12 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down Scholar Read and write - Not Married -
Bell Thomas 48 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland County Down Agricultural Labourer Read only - Married -
Carpenter Eward 7 Male Nephew Church of Ireland County Down Scholar Read only - Not Married -
Bell John 18 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Agricultural Labourer Read and write - Not Married -
Bell Thomas 15 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Scholar Read and write - Not Married -
Bell Agness 45 Female Wife Church of Ireland

His brother??

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
about Edward Carpenter Name: Edward Carpenter
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Age at enlistment: 19
Birth Parish: Ballywalter
Birth County: Down
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 16325
Regiment Name: Royal Irish Rifles
Number of images: 12


father Edward Carpenter of Ballywater, Down.


sadly a death for Robert;

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Robert Carpenter Name: Robert Carpenter
Birth Place: Ballywalter, Co. Down
Residence: Ballywalter, Co. Down
Death Date: 26 Dec 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Newtownards, Co. Down
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles
Battalion: 11th Battalion
Number: 766
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Can't see any service records, they may not have survived, only seeing this;

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Robert Carpenter Name: Robert Carpenter
Regiment or Corps: Royal Irish Rifles
Regimental Number: 18-766

1911 irish census;

Residents of a house 155 in Ballywalter Town (Ballywalter, Down)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Carpenter Robert 20 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Down Agricultural Labourer Read and write - Married - - - -
Carpenter Jane 23 Female Wife Church of Ireland

His marriage???

Name: Robert Carpenter
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1910
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101262
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 225
Digital Folder Number: 4199364
Image Number: 00046


Name: Jane Hanley
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1910
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101262
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 225
Digital Folder Number: 4199364
Image Number: 00054



Dee x

This site has Edwards marriages in 1884 and 1906, it's free to register but to view records you will need to pay;

http://www.rootsireland.ie/

The marriage may give you his fathers name??

I want to thank you so very much for your help

George