James Carter

   Cause of his death was Catarrhus Phthisis.

  General Notes:

1820 May 28 James son of Joseph and Mary Carter of Hinksey. Labourer. Geo Taunton
IGI online images, Parish Registers South Hinksey.

Name:James Carter
Gender:Male
Baptism Date:28 May 1820
Baptism Place:South Hinksey,Berkshire,England
Father:Joseph Carter
Mother:Mary
FHL Film Number:887488
Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Victorian Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871 has two CARTER families arriving on the SACRAMENTO April 1853. The first Carter family included Ann age 31, James age 32, John age 9, James age 6, Elizabeth age 3 and Jospeh age 1.

Notes about the Sacramento shipwreck
Sacramento
The three-masted sailing ship Sacramento was just three years old when it struck disaster on the Point Lonsdale reef at the treacherous entrance to Victoria's Port Phillip Bay in April 1853. It was when the newly created colony was in the grip of gold fever and thousands of emigrants were pouring in from all over the globe seeking their fortunes. Dozens of ships with large passenger-carrying capacities were plying the oceans bringing their human cargoes to Australia and many met with disaster. In the case of the Sacramento, there were more than 300 passengers and crew on board, en route to Melbourne from London. The drama unfolded on the night of April 26 1853 after land near Port Phillip's entrance was sighted. The captain ordered the ship to stand off the heads until morning when he planned to enter the harbour. During the night, the ship began drifting toward shore but no immediate attempt was made to do anything. The captain was called from his bed at 3am but it was too late to save the ship. It struck Lonsdale reef 10 minutes later. Luckily, all passengers and crew were able to safely go ashore, averting what could have been a major calamity. They were taken in drays to Queenscliff and later continued their journey to Melbourne aboard a bay steamer. The Sacramento quickly began breaking up, and within a week the hull snapped in two, littering nearby beaches with wreckage. Before the ship was lost, 12 chests of coins holding $120,000 were recovered. The captain and second mate were charged over the wreck. The captain's case was tossed out after all the witnesses disappeared. The mate was sentenced to four months jail.
Web Site Highlights Shipwrecks- Sacramento
www.greatoceanrd.org.au/highlights/shipwrecks/sacramento.asp

Sacramento. Wooden ship, 447 tons. Built 1850. Captain W. Holmes. Inward bound from London with some 300 emigrants, drifted on to Point Lonsdale reef, Port Phillip Heads, 27 April 1853. All on board were safely landed and taken in drays to Queenscliff; SS Aphrasia took them on to Melbourne. Just before the ship broke up Captain Holmes, the carpenter and Pilot Mansfield went on board and recovered twelve boxes of coin valued at about £60,000. This was taken to Melbourne on the Government schooner Empire. The vessel Van Gallan, and the steamer Aphrasia assisted. There was no loss of life, however the many immigrants on board lost all their possessions and with a government offering 'only meagre support', most were left destitute, a sad ending to a long voyage to a new land.
[LO],[LR],[NH],[LV],[WPH],[LAH],[LPH],[DD]
LO- Jack Loney- Wrecks Along the Great Ocean Road
LR- Jack Loney- Wrecks along the Queensland Coast
NH- John Noble- Hazards of the Sea
LV- Jack Loney- Victorian Shipwrecks
WPH- William and Serle- Ship Wrecks at Port Phillip Heads
LAH- Jack Loney- Atlas History of Australian Shipwrecks
LPH- Jack Loney- An Era at Port Phillip Heads
DD- Doug Denmead- Skindivers and Shipwrecks.

The Melbourne Morning Herald Thursday 28th April 1853:

THE SACRAMENTO, ship, with 300 Government emigrants, went on shore at Point Lonsdale, at 3.30 a.m. on the 27th. The passengers were all being landed by the assistance of the pilots. The Van Gellan picked up her long boat with first and second officer, drifting out to sea, belonging to above vessel. She also reports the sea breaking over her. She has £70,000 pecies on board, which was not landed when this intelligence left. She is expected to become a total wreck.

The Melbourne Morning Herald Friday 29th April 1853:

WRECK AT THE HEADS. - [From the Geelong Advertiser]. - The barque Sacramento, Holmes, master, from London, with 250 Government emigrants, arrived off the heads yesterday. About three o'clock, a.m., the ship struck upon Point Lonsdale reef, about one mile from shore, and four from the lighthouse. The long boat, life boat, and two smaller boats, were immediately hoisted out, and the landing of the immigrants commenced. Some were taken to the shore, and others landed temporarily on the reef. The news was brought to Geelong yesterday afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Lord, chaplain to the Sacramento. When he left the pilot station yesterday morning at nine, the boats were busily engaged in landing the immigrants, but as a heavy surf was running, the process was necessarily slow, and even if the weather remained favourable, it would occupy the greater portion of yesterday to land them all. The condition of some of the poor creatures, crowding into the boats, many of them in their night dresses only, was truly pitiable. From the ship's position she is not likely to be got off, and in the meantime the immigrant's luggage and cargo is in jeopardy; indeed, as the weather has since been very squally, the vessel has most likely already gone to pieces. The Rev. Mr. Lord says that the greatest kindness was shown by Captain Preston, Mr. Foy, and the pilots, and also by Mrs. Dodd, who resides near the station. The Sacramento left London on the 22nd December, and was detained by stress of weather in the Downs for nearly a month. About ten days after leaving, the surgeon died of an affection of the throat. Several other deaths had occurred, chiefly of infants. On the death of the surgeon, Mr. Lord acted in his stead, and was so far fortunate that only one death (an infant) occurred subsequently. Several vessels passed up the Western Channel yesterday, so that the news of the wreck will have reached the Government. Our local immigration agent will proceed overland this morning with supplies of comforts for those who have been landed.

The Melbourne Morning Herald Wednesday 4th May 1853:

THE SACRAMENTO WRECK. - But little remains of this vessel, she is totally broken up. Her deck timbers lie about a hundred yards from the skeleton of the hull, which is broken in two, and apparently not two bullock loads of timber remain. She brought only about 30 tons of cargo, chiefly spirits and ale - consigned to order. Her masts went overboard just twenty-four hours after she struck. The beach between point Lonsdale and the Bluff is strewn with fragments of the wreck. The conduct of Mr. and Mrs. Porter, at the Flag Staff, deserves the highest commendation. Mr. Foy, superintendent of the Lighthouse, displayed great promptitude in sending a dray to convey the shipwrecked emigrants to the Heads, where they were greatly indebted to the hospitality of Mrs. Dodds, at the Government house, whose liberality on this, as on previous occasions, cannot be otherwise than deeply appreciated. Happily no accident to life, or limb occurred to any on board the ill-fated vessel. - Geelong Advertiser.

The Melbourne Morning Herald Thursday 5th May 1853:

THE SACREMENTO. - We are happy to state that although the wreck of the Sacremento has been disastrous and the loss of the vessel, the cargo, and the luggage must be much felt by those to whom it belonged, yet it is so far cheering to know that no lives have been lost. When the immigration agents of Geelong arrived at the Heads, the scene was heart-rending, as many as possible of the immigrants had been sheltered and fed by the Pilots, but there were neither food nor accommodation for three hundred people. The consequence was that many of the sufferers were scatted on the beach, wringing their hands in despair, and what tended to heighten the distress was that relations had lost each other in the confusion. The arrival of the Government agent with provisions and other comforts was a most acceptable relief. Steps were immediately taken to find out the scattered and lost, which was successful, and on the arrival of the Aphrasia from Melbourne, they safely embarked and were conveyed to Melbourne. - Geelong Advertiser.

Occupation 1: Labourer-
Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1856-10923, Occupation listed on son Dipper's birth certificate.
Occupation 2: Pork Butcher-
Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1923-3928, Occupation listed on son Charles' Death Certificate.

Name:James Carter
Birth Year:abt 1820
Age:42
Death Place:Victoria
Father's name:Joseph
Mother's name:Mary Carter
Registration Year:1862
Registration Place:Victoria
Registration Number:3946
Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

James married Ann Smith, daughter of Richard Smith and Elizabeth Credit, on 6 Jun 1841 in South Hinksey, Berkshire, England ⁴⁰⁷.^,408 (Ann Smith was born about 1823 in Staffordshire, England,³⁰¹ died on 14 Mar 1875 in Ford Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia ⁴⁰⁹ and was buried on 16 Mar 1875 in Muckleford Cemetery, Mucleford, Victoria, Australia ⁴⁰⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

Free BMD has a marriage between James Carter and Ann Smith at Abingdon, Berkshire/ Oxfordshire- right near Oxford Jun Quarter 1841. Abingdon Vol6 p203.

James Carter of this Parish, Bachelor and Ann Smith of this Parish, Spinster were married in this Church by Banns this sixth day of June in the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty one. By me Tho H Ashhurst, Curate. This Marriage was solemized between us James Carter, Ann Smith (her mark X) in the presence of Abraham Carter (his mark X) Charlotte Wilks
"England Marriages, 1538'961973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK14-D9W : 10 December 2014), James Carter and Ann Smith, 06 Jun 1841; citing South Hinksey,Berkshire,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 887,488.

1841 Marriage solemized in the Parish Church in the Parish of South Hinksey in the Count of Berks.
June 6th 1841. Name and Surname: James Careter, Age: full age, Condition: Bachelor, Rank or Profession: Labourer, Residence at the time of marriage: South Hinksey, Fathers Name and Surname: Joseph Carter, Rank or Profession of Father; Butcher.
Name and Surname: Ann Smith, Age: 20, Condition: Spinster, Residence at time of Marriage: South Hinksey, Father's Name and Surname: Richard Smith, Profession Boot? Unable to read last word?
Married in the Parish Church according to the rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, aforesaid by me, Thos H Ashurst Curate.
This Marriage was solemized between us, James Carter, Ann Smith (her mark X) in the presence of us, Abraham Cater (his mark X) and Charlotte Wicks.
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK14-D9W : 10 December 2014), James Carter and Ann Smith, 06 Jun 1841; citing South Hinksey,Berkshire,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 887,488.