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Dr William CAREY ‎(I5360)‎

Given Names: William
Surname: CAREY
Prefix: Dr
Suffix: MD

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 18 July 1849

30 England
Death: 10 January 1932 ‎(Age 82)‎ Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, England

Personal Facts and Details

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Birth	18 July 1849 32 30 England
Marriage	Rebecca Charlotte KAUNTZE - 26 October 1875 ‎(Age 26)‎
Biographical Notes	Note: William, a qualified doctor, and his bride Rebecca left for India soon after their marriage in 1875. William ‎(M.B.Edinburgh University, L.R.C.S. Edinburgh)‎ worked as a medical missionary in connection with the Baptist Missionary Society. He worked at Delhi, Simla, Patna, and Dinapore, retiring in 1892. During their years in India, Rebecca and William had seven children: Martha Rebecca Eva ‎(Lassie)‎, Charlotte, William Henry ‎(Laddie)‎, Ernest Edward, George Gilbert ‎(Bertie)‎, Elsie Mary, and Charles Spurgeon. All of the children but Elsie and Charles attended school in England. Rebecca developed breast cancer, and William performed a mastectomy on the kitchen table with the servants holding her down--no anaesthetic. She recovered and lived to be 78! In the late 1800s the family returned to England to live at Hanworth ‎(West London)‎ to a large country house with a paddock. They later moved to Bolingbrook Grove ‎(opposite Wandsworth Common in South London)‎ when William worked as a locum at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington. The family worshipped at Northcote Road Baptist Church in Battersea, South London.
Death	10 January 1932 ‎(Age 82)‎ Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, England
Last Change	26 November 2010 - 14:00:07

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Parents Family (F2347)
Father	William Henry CAREY 1817 - 1889
Mother	Charlotte KAUNTZE 1819 - 1886
Sister	Sophia Matilda CAREY 1843 - 1916
Sister	Charlotte Isabella CAREY 1845 -
Sister	Annie Eliza CAREY 1847 - 1888
	Dr William CAREY 1849 - 1932
Brother	Dr. Ernest Gilbert CAREY 1851 - 1876
Sister	Mary Simpson CAREY 1854 - 1897
Brother	George Beeby CAREY 1857 - 1859

Immediate Family (F1872)
Wife	Rebecca Charlotte KAUNTZE 1852 - 1933
Daughter	Martha Rebecca Eva Lassie CAREY 1876 - 1958
Daughter	Charlotte Henriette CAREY 1878 - 1879
Son	William Henry Laddie CAREY 1880 - 1957
Son	Ernest Edward CAREY 1882 - 1972
Son	George Gilbert Bertie CAREY 1885 -
Daughter	Elsie Mary CAREY 1887 - 1971
Son	Charles Spurgeon CAREY 1892 - 1920

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Biographical Notes

William, a qualified doctor, and his bride Rebecca left for India soon after their marriage in 1875. William ‎(M.B.Edinburgh University, L.R.C.S. Edinburgh)‎ worked as a medical missionary in connection with the Baptist Missionary Society. He worked at Delhi, Simla, Patna, and Dinapore, retiring in 1892.

During their years in India, Rebecca and William had seven children: Martha Rebecca Eva ‎(Lassie)‎, Charlotte, William Henry ‎(Laddie)‎, Ernest Edward, George Gilbert ‎(Bertie)‎, Elsie Mary, and Charles Spurgeon. All of the children but Elsie and Charles attended school in England.

Rebecca developed breast cancer, and William performed a mastectomy on the kitchen table with the servants holding her down--no anaesthetic. She recovered and lived to be 78!

In the late 1800s the family returned to England to live at Hanworth ‎(West London)‎ to a large country house with a paddock. They later moved to Bolingbrook Grove ‎(opposite Wandsworth Common in South London)‎ when William worked as a locum at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington. The family worshipped at Northcote Road Baptist Church in Battersea, South London.

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Sources

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Source	Carey Family Association Citation Details: Jabez Carey Family Tree
Source	England Census 1901 Citation Details: London, Battersea, Wandsworth Common
Source	British Library - India & Oriental Reading Room Publication: Miscellaneous records of the British in India. Citation Details: Bengal births