Catherine Lucy Ward Bridgen Carter (29 April 1829[1] – 20 October 1915), was a British composer,[2] teacher, and vocalist.
[7] She had five sisters, Lydia Atmore, Anne, Helen Rose, Frances "Fanny" Agnes, and Adelaide, and younger brothers Henry Isaiah, Jabez Paul, and Francis.
[1] She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Felix Mendelssohn praised her compositions during one of his visits to England.
[7] Ward's music was published by A. Hammond & Co.[10] Her compositions include: