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Trying to find place of birth for Joseph Carter. Death Certificate says he was born 19/09/1890. I`m stuck

The info on a D/C is only as good as the informant knew

your best bet would be to get his M/C if he married to get his dads name & occupation then that will help to pick him up in the census

but you can look yourself for his birth on this site which is free to search
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.p

So would anyone be with just that info Im afraid.

Who did he marry?
Where and when did he marry?

Do you have his marriage cert for fathers name and occupation?

he married Sarah-Anne Cooper in Meridon, Coventry West Midlands in 02/03/04 1912

So do you have the marriage cert for his fathers name and occupation please?

Got The Marriage Certificate But Fathers Name And Surname Is Not Known.They Married On March 10th 1912.

Ah..He is probably illegitimate then,they are hard to find,but we,ll give it a go.

What is his occupation and address and who are the witnesses please?

Witnesses: Mary Clegg & Alec Henry Callow
Address: Meriden, County of Warwick
Occupation: Artisan(can`t read it properly, but i`m fairly sure)
The living relatives in our family seem to think he came from the London area, possibly a Foster Child.

1911 census,a good possibility,and as Julie says the death cert details are only as good as the informants knowledge.


Address:
Meriden Coventry
CARTER, Joseph Lodger Single M 19 1892 Learning Engineering In Cycle Trade Born in London
KEATLEY, Charles Head Married M 75 1836 Bootmaker And Repaired Morsden Warwickshire
KEATLEY, Charm Jane Wife Married
49 years F 68 1843

In the 1901 Census He was living with Charles & Clara Keatley as a 9 year old foster child. It Says he was born in London. Is that as much as i can find out do you think?

One of the witnesses on 1911

Address:
Meriden Near Coventry

CALLOW, Alec Henry Son Single M 19 1892 Assistant Baking Trade, Born Great Packington

And the other one,with Josephs wife to be as a servant for them !

Address:
Strawberry Bank House Meriden Near Coventry


CLEGG, Owen Head Married M 34 1877 Works Manager Motor Car Manuf Co Yorkshire Bradford
>>>CLEGG, Mary Wife Married
5 years F 31 1880 Lincoln Grantham
PEARCE, Margaret Jane Visitor Widow F 56 1855 Notts Nottingham
JACKSON, Edith Gertrude Servant Single F 24 1887 Cook Domestic Warwickshire Stratford
>>>COOPER, Sarah Annie Servant Single F 26 1885 Housemaid Domestic Staffordshire Rugeley

1901

KEATLEY, Charles Head Married M 64 1837 Boot & Shoe Maker
Meriden
Warwickshire
KEATLEY, Clara I Wife Married F 51 1850 Dress Maker
Kingsbury
Warwickshire
CARTER, Joseph Foster Child M 9 1892
London


So both the 1901 and 1911 census give same year and place of birth....

More often than not the date and month of a birth are correct,less so the year on records ,so taking that on board these are the likely London area births for him without a middle name..

None reg in july to dec1890
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Births Sep 1891
CARTER Joseph Camberwell 1d 943
CARTER Joseph Islington 1b 216
Carter Joseph Islington 1b 218
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Births Sep 1892
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Carter Joseph Poplar 1c 648

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None in 1893