Elizabeth Tarr

Elizabeth Tarr was born on Friday, 16 February 1866 at London, Middlesex Co., England. She was found on a passenger list with William Tarr on 11 May 1870 on board the AVON, departing from London, Middlesex Co., England. She is listed as: Tarr, Mary, single, female, age 5, English. Here are images of the passenger list. She appeared in the household of William Tarr on the census of April 1871 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Tarr, Elizabeth, female, age 5, born England, English origin, Catholic. She appeared in the household of William Tarr on the census of April 1881 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Tarr, Elizabeth, female, age 15, born England, Baptist, English origin. She witnessed the marriage of Mary Tarr and George Augustus Peacock, Wednesday, 25 November 1885. She appeared in the household of William Tarr on the census of 8 May 1891 at St. Patrick's Ward, Toronto (West), York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Tarr, Elizabeth, female, age 26, single, daughter, born England, both parents born England, Baptist, able to read and write. Elizabeth and John Chessman, son of Edward Chessman and Dorothy Chessman, were married by Official Hugh Johnston on Wednesday, 30 March 1892 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was listed as age 41, bachelor, laborer. She was listed as age 26 and single. Violet Topping and George Robinson witnessed the marriage. She appeared in the household of Mary Carmoody on the census of 18 April 1901 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Chessman, Elizabeth, female, white, daughter, married, born 16 Feb 1866, age 34, born England, immigrated 1870, English origin, Canadian, Baptist, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared in the household of John Chessman on the census of April 1911 at 55 Hallam Street, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Chessman, Elizabeth, female, wife, married, born Feb 1867, age 44, born England, immigrated 1882, English origin, Canadian nationality, Methodist, housekeeper, unemployed, insured for $100, costing $5 per year. She appeared in the household of John Chessman on the census of June 1921 at 55 Hallam Street, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She was enumerated as: Chessman, Elizabeth, wife, female, married, age 54, born England, both parents born England, immigrated in 1870, Canadian, of English origin, speaks English, does not speak French, Church of England, able to read and write. Elizabeth died on Saturday, 11 December 1926 at Western Hospital, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 60 years, 9 months and 25 days due to acute pulmonary tuberculosis, duration of one month, 14 days. John Chessman was listed as the informant. Dr. (?) Clarkson was the attending physician. She was buried on Tuesday, 14 December 1926 at Section 22, Lot 1021, Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, and her husband was the owner of the burial plot.