Frederick Ledger Carter – Merchant Navy, S.S. British Security
Chief Steward Frederick Ledger Carter – Merchant Navy, S.S. British Security Early Life Frederick Ledger Carter was born in 1906 in Swansea , the son of John Thomas Carter and Susan Jane Pattie Gardiner , who had married in 1892 in Milford Haven . 1911 Census By the time of the 1911 Census , the family was living at 107 Western Street, Swansea . Frederick’s father, John Thomas , aged 40 , was a fisherman originally from Yorkshire, while his mother Susan Patti , aged 35 , was born in Devon. Their children at home were Ellen Alice (16), Louise (13), Annie Elizabeth (9), Frederick Ledger (5), and John Hayden (1). The four eldest children were all attending school. The census presents a picture of a hardworking family supported by a father engaged in a demanding trade and a mother caring for several young children. Frederick does not appear on the 1921 Census , and his whereabouts at that time remain unknown. Marriage and Adult Life In 1929 , Frederick married Hilda San...
