Carter, William 7.dec.1838-a1910 England, London Bethnal Green - ?London
organist, choirmaster, pianist, born at Hackney Road, 30.dec.1838 baptized at St Matthew Bethnal Green, studied organ with his father and Ernst Pauer, 1845 chorister of St Giles Camberwell, of the Chapel Royal Whitehall and King's College London, organist in London, 1848 of Christ Church Rotherhithe, 1850 of Little Stanmore Whitchurch, 1854 of St Mary Newington, 1856 of St Helen Bishopgate, 1859 organist at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City Canada exchanging his brother Henry, around 13.apr.1859 led the Handel Festival in Canada, 1860 established the Bayswater Musical Society in London, 1860 organist of St Stephen Westbourne Park London, 1868 St Paul Onslow Square, 29.mar.1871 had gathered a choir of thousand voices for the opening of Royal Albert Hall London, from 1894 gave choral concerts at Queen's Hall London, 1876-1911 residing at 23 Colville Square Notting Hill Kensington ; son of organist/watchmaker John Carter (London Bethnal Green 1803-) and Ann Leach (Nottinghamshire, Retford 1808-) who married 10.apr.1831 at St Matthew Bethnal Green ; 25.jul.1876 at Brompton Holy Trinity Kensington he married Anna Louise Perring (Norfolk, Aylsham 1841-1916 London Kensington) ; brother of George and Henry