Today is the 125th wedding anniversary of Maude Evaline CARTER and David SUTTON. They married in Provo, Utah on 27 April 1896. She was born in Provo on 11 December 1876, and David in Springville on 5 October 1873.
We’re connected through Maude’s grandfather, Samuel Carter, who emigrated to Utah from Thornton Hough, Cheshire as part of the LDS Perpetual Emigration Fund. You can read my research on the journey that he and his family made here. I’m Samuel’s first cousin four times removed – in other words, four generations down.
Thornton Hough is mentioned in the Domesday book, but was mostly rebuilt during the 19th century by William Hesketh Lever, first Viscount Leverhulme, as a “model” village for his factory workers. It was a smaller version of his Port Sunlight village, which housed workers making his famous Sunlight soap. His company is better known now as Unilever. He built The Lady Lever Art Gallery which opened in 1922 and has several major collections of art, many from his personal collection.
Maude Evaline’s parents were John Huntingdon Carter and Louisa Dionicia Steele. Again, the middle name of Huntingdon, from the family name of Samuel’s first wife Hannah, is a huge signpost when researching the family, especially with a name as common as Carter.
Maude and David’s family have done much research on them, and you can find information, family trees, and memories on their Family Search pages. You will need a free account to access these pages. Family Search has a wealth of information for genealogists and family historians worldwide, well worth signing up to if you’re not already a member.
Thanks to the family of Maude Evaline for the use of these photos – all copyrights are theirs.
Thanks to Jodi Gooch for this gravestone photo.
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