Family Information
Carpenter married Louisa Powell in 1840 in Bristol. Louisa was born about 1815/1820 in England; she died in 1885.
Their marriage had the following issue:
- Philip Herbert Carpenter (1852–1891). A master at Eton College, he was a zoologist who assisted his father and wrote extensively on fossils.
- William Lant Carpenter was born about 1845/1850 in Bristol, Somerset, England. William married Annie Viret about 1870/1871 in England. Annie was born about 1850 in England. Her mother was the daughter of Henry Cort, who invented the puddling process for iron.
- Joseph Estlin Carpenter was born 5 October 1844 in Bristol and died 2 June 1927. He was a Unitarian and theologian.
- Unknown male Carpenter was born about 1842/1855 in Bristol.
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