Carter, William Doherty (1862-1937)

Vancouver Sun, November 10, 1937, page 2, column 3.
Vancouver Sun, November 10, 1937, page 2, column 3.

William Doherty Carter was a lawyer who lived at 1830 Comox Street from 1912 to 1916.

 

Early Life

William Doherty Carter was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, on October 5, 1862. His parents were  James Carter and  Margaret Doherty.

William attended the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and he was a school teacher for a short time.

He studied law in the office of Henry Robert Emmerson, (1853 –1914), a lawyer and politician who was Premier of New Brunswick and a federal cabinet minister. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Emmerson].

 

Marriage and Life in New Brunswick

William was first married to Emma Phinney, who died in 1893.

On July 1, 1897, in Kent County, New Brunswick, William married Mary Stevenson. She was born in January 1874 in Richebucto, New Brunswick. Her parents were James Stevenson and Margaret McDermid.

He was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1889, and he became a King’s Counsel in New Brunswick in 1907.

 

To British Columbia

William and Mary  arrived in British Columbia in 1912, and William established a law practice with Matheson Mackenzie (1879-1953).

In 1918, William became the inspector of legal offices in British Columbia. In 1921, he became deputy attorney general for British Columbia.

Mary died in Victoria on January 14, 1925. She was buried in Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria.

In 1928, William became the official public administrator for Vancouver, a position which he held until he retired in 1936.

William died in Vancouver on November 10, 1937. He was buried in Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria.

Vancouver Sun, December 29, 1937, page 14, column 7.
Vancouver Sun, December 29, 1937, page 14, column 7.

William and Emma Phinney had the following children.

 

Lelia Alma Carter

Lelia Alma Carter was born on May 5, 1888, in Richibucto, New Brunswick. She married Harry W. Jakeman, and they lived in Massachusetts.

Lelia died in Massachusetts in 1968.

 

Margaret Elizabeth Carter

Margaret Elizabeth Carter was born in Kent County, New Brunswick on  February 22, 1890.

She died in Kent County, New Brunswick on September 27, 1892.

 

William and Margaret Stevenson  had the following children.

 

Deena Agnes Carter

Deena Agnes Carter was born on June 19, 1898, in Richibucto, New Brunswick.

She died in Victoria, British Columbia on August 17, 1920.

 

Margaret Verne Carter

Margaret Verne Carter was born in Kent County, New Brunswick on July 21, 1901.

She died in New Brunswick on September 20, 1902.

 

Rae Williamina Carter

Rae Williamina Carter (sometimes “Wilhelmina”) was born in Kent County, New Brunswick on June 27, 1903.

She married Carl Salander.

She died in Orange County, California, on August 7, 1996.

 

Sources

William Doherty Carter

William Doherty Carter (1862–1937); Birth: 5 OCT 1862, New Brunswick, Canada; Death: 10 NOV 1937, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).

William Doherty Carter, LLB, http://www.trenholm.org/reidNB/WC104/WC104_407.htm.

Calendar of Dalhousie College and University, 1886-1887, page 71, degrees conferred April 28, 1886: Bachelors of Laws: William Doherty Carter, Richibucto, N.B.

Hutchinson Family, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-NB-KENT/2009-08/1249146873 (reference to William Doherty Carter).

“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKX-SYL : 3 August 2016), William D Carter, Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148102.

New Brunswick Marriage Registrations, CARTER, WILLIAM D.; Married: STEVENSON, MARY M.; Date: 1897-07-01; County: KENT; Parish:—; Number: 1320; Code: B4/1897; Microfilm: F15582; http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141B7.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=c355a27d-9a73-4606-b145-b859c8147352

“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKW-V3D : 18 March 2018), William D. Carter, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 19, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-GY2Q : 16 March 2018), William Carter, 1911; citing Census, Kent Sub-Districts 1-17, New Brunswick, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,675.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL2J-RR9 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), William Doherty Carter, 1937;

“William D. Carter Died This Morning: Had Long Career In This Province,” Vancouver Province, November 10, 1937, page 3.

“W.D. Carter Dies, Aged 64,” Vancouver Sun, November 10, 1937, page 2 (includes photograph of William D. Carter).

William Doherty Carter, death notice, Vancouver Province, November 10, 1937, page 13.

“Death Summons Former Deputy: W.D. Carter, K.C., One-Time Deputy Attorney-General, Passes,” Victoria Daily Colonist, November 11, 1937, page 2.

The Winnipeg Tribune, 11 November 1937, page 3: B.C. Lawyer Dies Vancouver, Nov. 11. William Doherty Carter, K.C., 74, former deputy attorney – general of British Columbia, died at his home Wednesday.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-KP8H : 13 December 2015), William Doherty Carter, 1937; Burial, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Ross Bay Cemetery; citing record ID 117739483, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117739483: “William Doherty Carter; Birth: unknown; Death:  10 Nov 1937; Burial: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: Section V – 19/20 E 48; Memorial ID: 117739483.

 

Emma Phinney (first wife of William Doherty Carter)

Emma Phinney (1861–1893); Birth: ABT 1861, Nova Scotia, Canada; Death: 27 MAR 1893 (ancestry.ca).

New Brunswick Death Registrations, Carter, Emma Phinney, Age 36; Date:  1893-03-27; County: KENT; Code: 1324; Volume: Reference C4/1893; Microfilm: F14886; http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C4.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=0a60e83b-2651-4281-99cf-1384cea73df9.

 

Mary Stevenson (second wife of William Doherty Carter)

Mary McRae “Mamie” Stevenson (1873–); Birth: JAN 1873, New Brunswick, Canada; Death: Unknown (ancestry.ca).

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-GY27 : 16 March 2018), Mary Carter in entry for William Carter, 1911; citing Census, Kent Sub-Districts 1-17, New Brunswick, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,675.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL2W-GLP : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Mary Carter, 1925.

Mary Carter, obituary, Victoria Daily Colonist, January 16, 1925, page 5; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28095-14464-38?cc=2001136&wc=MMPW-26M:n1491586789.

Mary Carter, death notice, Victoria Daily Colonist, January 18, 1925, page 32.

 

Leila Alma Carter (daughter of William Doherty Carter)

Lelia Alma Carter (1888–1968); Birth: 5 MAY 1888, Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; Death: 1968, Massachusetts, USA (ancestry.ca).

“Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2D9-5H3 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Lelia Alma Carter, 05 May 1888.

“New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTST-SQH : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Lelia Alma Carter, 1888.

“New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XT3H-H94 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Lelia Alma Carter, 1888.

“Canada Census, 1901,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHKW-6WG : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Alma L Carter in entry for Elizabeth Phinney, 1901.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-GY2W : 16 March 2018), Alma Carter in entry for William Carter, 1911; citing Census, Kent Sub-Districts 1-17, New Brunswick, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,675.

“United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XP13-3Z2 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Alma L Jakeman, 1915.

“United States Census, 1930,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQPY-K2Y : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Alma C Jakeman in household of Harry W Jakeman, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0514, sheet , family 229, NARA microfilm publication .

“United States Census, 1940,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4NM-5ZL : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Alma Jakeman in household of Harry Jakeman, Watertown Town, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-577, sheet 62B, family 235, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1620.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-6BTD : 11 July 2016), Alma Carter Jakeman, ; Burial, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mount Auburn Cemetery; citing record ID 60170318, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60170318: “Alma Carter Jakeman; Birth: 1885, Canada; Death: 1968 (aged 82–83), Massachusetts, USA; Burial: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Memorial ID: 60170318.

“North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGDM-VLW : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Harry W. Jakeman in entry for Bethia Rosamondjakeman Potter, 22 Sep 1990.

 

Margaret Elizabeth  Carter (daughter of William Doherty Carter)

Margaret Elizabeth Carter (1890–1892); Birth: 22 FEB 1890, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada; Death: 27 SEP 1892, Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada (ancestry.ca).

 

Deena Agnes Carter (daughter of William Doherty Carter)

“Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,” database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2ZS-JJM : 10 February 2018), Deena Agnes Carter, 19 Jun 1898; citing Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, 19 Jun 1898, reference 1 12; FHL microfilm 2,024,627.

“New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT3K-TH1 : 11 March 2018), Deena Agnes Carter, 19 Jun 1898; citing Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, certificate 001926, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,655.

“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKW-V3X : 18 March 2018), Deena Carter in household of Mary M Carter, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 19, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-GY24 : 16 March 2018), Denia [sic] Carter in entry for William Carter, 1911; citing Census, Kent Sub-Districts 1-17, New Brunswick, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,675.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKN-74G : 8 November 2017), Dean Agnes Carter, 1920.

“British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DS-7KYS : 15 March 2018), Dean Agnes Carter, Death , Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; from Victoria Daily Times news clippings, City of Victoria Archives, British Columbia, Canada; citing Victoria Daily Times, 21 Aug 1920; FHL microfilm 2,218,893.

 

Margaret Verne Carter (daughter of William Doherty Carter)

“Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,” database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2ZQ-XYW : 10 February 2018), Margaret Verne Carter, 21 Jul 1901; citing Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, 21 Jul 1901, reference 1 83; FHL microfilm 2,024,627.

“New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTQ3-H2Z : 11 March 2018), Margt Verne Carter, 21 Jul 1901; citing Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, certificate 001610, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,116,360.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGR-MJCD : 13 December 2015), Margaret Carter, 1902; Burial, Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada, Richibucto Protestant Cemetery; citing record ID 134776425, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134776425: “Margaret Carter; Birth: unknown; Death: 20 Sep 1902; Burial: Richibucto Protestant Cemetery, Richibucto, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada; Memorial ID: 134776425; 1 Year  old d/o W.D. and M.M. Carter.”

 

Rae Williamina Carter (daughter of William Doherty Carter)

Rae Williamina Carter, b. 27 Jun 1903, Richibucto P., Kent Co., http://www.trenholm.org/reidNB/WC106/WC106_307.htm.

“New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTQQ-531 : 11 March 2018), Rae Williamina Carter, 27 Jun 1903; citing Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, certificate 001938, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,116,365.

“Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,” database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2Z7-6YF : 10 February 2018), Rae Williaminia Carter, 27 Jun 1903; citing Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, 27 Jun 1903, reference 2 25; FHL microfilm 2,024,627.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-GY2H : 16 March 2018), Wilhelmina Carter in entry for William Carter, 1911; citing Census, Kent Sub-Districts 1-17, New Brunswick, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,675.

“New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/24JM-RC9 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Rae Salander, 1934.

“Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853-1957”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPL-HLQS : 16 March 2018), Rae Wilhelmina Carter Salander, 1936.

“United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLC2-JX7 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Rae Carter Salander, 1939.

“United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XPWR-5MH : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Rae Carter Salander, 1939.

“United States Social Security Death Index,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1YT-X4F : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Rae C Salander, 7 August 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

“California, Death Index, 1940-1997,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VP3D-KQB : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Rae Carter Salander, 1996.

“United States Public Records Index,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KY61-HXD : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Rae C Salander, 01 Apr 1995.

“United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLC2-G4F : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Carl Carlson Salander, 1939.

“United States Census, 1940,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K99R-8W9 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Carl Salander, Blue Ridge Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-24, sheet 2A, family 25, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4343.

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  2. A very comprehensive statement of research related to William Doherty Carter and family. I am a third cousin, three generations removed. I have appreciated information about which I was previously unaware.

    I will be adding some of the information to my own genealogy website in the near future [https://www.chignecto.org]. In the meantime, my site provides some further context for the family and adds some descendants to the record.

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    1. Thank you for getting in touch with me, and thanks for the additional details.

      I have added further information to this page. I hope that I have interpreted everything correctly. If you have any comments or questions, please let me know.

      Robert

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    2. I was researching dates re: my grandfather, William D Carter and saw this note. Please contact me if there is any data we can share.

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