Carter, Mrs C

- bn c. 1831 d. 1922. Missionary, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) 1853-62; 1869-81; 1888-92. Along with husband Rev. Charles Carter (see separate entry) Mrs Carter served under the English Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Ceylon and was instrumental in the publication of the Singhalese Bible. Taking �an active and laborious part in the literary work of her distinguished husband,� Mrs Carter was responsible for copying out the Bible translation into Singhalese. She cared for a large family, ministered in churches alongside her husband (Ponsonby and Caversham), and was known for her kind hospitality. She was later a member of the Auckland Tabernacle. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 1922, 21.