Pictures of some of the Carey people & Places.....

Alice Harman

This is Alice Harman, wife of William Henry James Carey. William is the Brother of Leah, Ann's 2x Great Grandmother.


The family were living at Mill Bay, Folkestone between 1851 and 1891, where William, Leah, and their Brother Edward were born. Walter Hart also lived there in 1891. Walter's Son Frank went on to marry Mable Smith, Leah's Daughter. This is Mill Bay in 1928, and today:

Mill Bay 1928 This was Mill Bay in 1928
Mill Bay today Mill Bay today
Mill Bay from the front Mill Bay from the rear - the houses to the left are long gone (where they actually would have lived)

Walter Hart also lived at High Street in 1881. He was a Labourer, lodging at a Publican & Greengrocers.

Here it was in 1913:

High Street 1913


In 1901 Mary Carey was now a widow, living in Peter Street with her Daughter Leah & Leah's Husband George Smith.

Today Peter Street looks like this:

Peter Street 2006 Peter Street 2006
They lived at No.5, now demolished, but situated where the white car is on the far right.

In 1891, Edward Smith, Ann's 3x Great Grandfather, was living on Dover Street. Here it was in 1923:

Dover Street 1923


In the late 1880's, Ann's 3x Great Grandfather William Henry James Carey (Leah's Father) was a "Fly Driver" - a "Fly" is a small horse-drawn cart. Also, on Edward Carey's marriage certificate he is given as a "Bath Chairman" - simply put he pushed a Bath Chair for a client. Here is a picture of Maderia Walk in Folkestone in 1915 showing someone working as a "Bath Chairman":

Bath Chair 1915

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