Mary Carmoody

Mary Carmoody was born on Tuesday, 12 October 1824 at Bloomsbury, London, England. She, with her mother Mary Carmoody, Sarah Carmoody, Amelia Carmoody and Richard Carmoody were sent at to the Castle Street Workhouse, Westminster, Middlesex Co., England, on Thursday, 31 August 1826. She was 23 months old. On November 27, 1826 she was discharged and sent to St. Leonard's Workhouse with her family. She was discharged from this workhouse on May 3, 1827 and sent to the Enfield Workhouse. She appeared in the household of Mary Mahoney on the census of 1841 at King Street, St. George, Ossulstone, Middlesex Co., England. She was recorded as: Mary Carmody, female age 8, born Middlesex. She appeared in the household of John Hewitt on the census of 1851 at 5 Turner Square, Shoreditch, Middlesex Co., England. She was enumerated as: Mary Carmoody, boarder, unmarried, female age 27, bonnet maker, born Shoreditch. She and Byron Carmoody appeared in the household of Martha Hewitt on the census of 1861 at 14 Felton Street, Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England. She is listed as: Carmoody, Mary, boarder, unmarried, age 35, bonnet maker, born Bloomsbury. Mary and William Tarr, son of William Tarr, were married by Reverend Tho. Pyke on Monday, 10 March 1862 at St. James' Church, Parish of Shoreditch, London, Middlesex Co., England. He was listed as a bachelor living on 24 Mary Street, shoemaker, and she was listed as a spinster, living at 14 Felton Street. He signed with his mark. Jane Crane and William Lyes witnessed the marriage. An image of St. James' can be found here. 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 recorded as: Tarr, Mary, married, female, age 45, 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, Mrs., female, 46, born England, Catholic, English origin, married. 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, Mary, female, age 56, born England, Church of England, English origin, married. 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 recorded as: Tarr, Mary, female, 67, married, wife, born England, both parents born England, Church of England, able to read and write. She appeared as head of the household on the census of 18 April 1901 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Tarr, Mary, female, white, head, widowed, born Oct 12, 1824, age 76, born England, immigrated in 1870, English origin, Canadian, Church of England, living on own means, able to read, write and speak English. Elizabeth Chessman and John Chessman also appeared in the household. Mary died on Tuesday, 17 December 1907 at 305 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 83 years, 2 months and 5 days due to organic disease of heart, duration of 2 years. Dr. Thomas Wylie was the attending physician. She was buried on Friday, 20 December 1907 at Plot E, Section 50, N½ Lot 5, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, and the owner of the plot was her daughter Elizabeth Chessman. Minister C. J. James was the officating minister at the burial.