Mary Carr

From MyHeritage: Joseph Cowen: 1841 England & Wales Census

6 June 1841 Census for residents of Blaydon Burn House, Winlaton, Tyne and Wear NE21 6JR 54.954284, -1.740907, England

• Joseph Cowen, head (implied), male, aged 40 - 44 [born between 1797 and 1801], in County Durham, England; Fire brick M [Manufacturer?]
• Mary Cowen, wife (implied), female, aged 40 - 44 [born between 1797 and 1801], in County Durham, England
• Mary Cowen, daughter (implied), female, aged 15 - 19 [born between 1822 and 1826], in County Durham, England
• 4 siblings, 3 servants

From MyHeritage: Joseph Cowen: 1851 England & Wales Census

30 March 1851 Census for residents of Hanover Square, Winlaton, County Durham, England [Hanover Square, now Hanover Drive, Winlaton, Tyne and Wear NE21 6ES 54.9552388, -1.7303155]

• Joseph Cowen, head, married, male, aged 51 [born about 1800], in Ryton, County Durham; Manufacturer
• Mary Cowen, wife, married, female, aged 54 [born about 1797], in Winlaton, County Durham; Manufacturer's Wife
• Mary Cowen, daughter, single, female, aged 28 [born about 1823], in Winlaton, County Durham
• 4 siblings, 3 servants

From rootschat

Sir Joseph Cowen, born 1800, died 1873. He married Mary Newton in 1822 at All Saints Church in Newcastle. They had the following children:-

• Mary Cowen 1823 – 1891

Mary Cowen married Henry Septimus Carr, they had no children

From The History of The Family of Carr of Woodhall, Lesbury, Eshott, and Hetton Volume 3 by R.E. Carr C.E. Carr Rev. T.W. Carr Published 1899 Page 203

Henry Septimus Carr, born 1832; married Mary Cowen, daughter of Sir Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, sine prole. [Stella Hall, Stella Hall Drive, Stella, County Durham 54.969315, -1.728946]

From FreeBMD - Registration of marriage of Henry Septimus Carr in 1854 and FreeBMD - Registration of marriage of Mary Cowen in 1854

• October to December 1854: Registration of marriage of Mary Cowen; in Hexham (Volume 10b, Page 349)
• October to December 1854: Registration of marriage of Henry Septimus Carr; in Hexham (Volume 10b, Page 349)

From British Newspaper Archive: Gateshead Observer Saturday, 8 September 1855 Page 8 Marriages

Marriages: At Winlaton, on Wednesday, 5 September 1855, by the Rev. Henry Wardell, Henry Septimus Carr, son of the late John Thomas Carr, Esq., of Stella House, to Mary Cowen, daughter of Joseph Cowen, Esq., of Blaydon Burn. Stella House, Stella Road, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear NE21 4LP 54.966642, -1.722088

From freecen - Henry S Carr 1871 Durham Chester Le Street born 1831

2 April 1871 Census for residents of [Whitehill Villa, Waldridge Lane, Chester-le Street, County Durham DH2 3AD 54.8505761, -1.5922701]

• Henry S Carr, head, married, male, age 40 [born about 1831] in Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England; Dividends
• Mary Carr, wife, married, female, age 43 [born about 1828] in Winlaton, County Durham, England; Dividends NOTE born about 1828 currently 1823
• Mary Hindmarsh, servant, unmarried, female, age 20 [born about 1851] in Durham City, England; Domestic Servant
• John Dawson, servant, unmarried, male, age 38 [born about 1833] in Hull, Yorkshire, England; Agricultural Labourer
• Elizabeth M Bone, visitor, unmarried, female, age 55 [born about 1816] in Hull, Yorkshire, England; Annuitant

From MyHeritage: Henry S Carr: 1881 England & Wales Census

3 April 1881 Census for residents of Whitehill Villa, Chester Le Street, County Durham, England

• Henry S Carr, head, married, male, aged 48 [born about 1833], in Newcastle upon Tyne; Income from dividends
• Mary Carr, wife, married, female, aged 52 [born about 1829], in Ryton, County Durham NOTE born about 1829 currently 1823
• John Johnston, servant, single, male, aged 34 [born about 1847], in Ireland; General Servant
• George Gray, servant, married, male, aged 32 [born about 1849], in Newcastle upon Tyne; Gardener

From MyHeritage: Henry S Carr: 1891 England & Wales Census

5 April 1891 Census for residents of 2 High Swinburne Place, Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

• Henry S Carr, head, married, male, aged 58 [born about 1833], in Newcastle upon Tyne; Living on own means
• Mary Carr, wife, married, female, aged 59 [born about 1832], in Winlaton, County Durham NOTE born about 1832 currently 1823
• Hannah Atkinson, servant, single, female, aged 27 [born about 1864], in Newcastle upon Tyne; Cook Domestic Servant; Employed
• Mary O'Hara, servant, single, female, aged 22 [born about 1869], in Ireland; Housemaid Domestic Servant; Employed

From FreeBMD - Registration of death of Mary Carr in 1891

July to September 1891: Registration of death of Mary Carr; aged 66 [born about 1825]; in Tynemouth (Volume 10b, Page 141) NOTE born about 1825 currently 1823

From British Newspaper Archive: Newcastle Evening Chronicle Monday, 7 December 1891 Page 2 Deaths

Deaths: Carr. — 2 High Swinburne Place, Newcastle, Friday, 4 December 1891 [inst.], Mary Carr, the beloved wife of Henry Septimus Carr, and only surviving daughter of the late Joseph Cowen, Stella Hall, Blaydon-on-Tyne. Cortège will arrive at Elswick Cemetery Tuesday, 8 December 1891, twelve noon.

From findagrave: Mary Cowen Carr (unknown-1891)

• Name: Mary Cowen Carr
• Born: unknown
• Died: Friday, 4 December 1891
• Buried: Elswick Cemetery, [Saint John's Cemetery, St Johns Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7QW 54.9672284, -1.6498054], England
• Inscription: in Memory of Mary Carr, Beloved Wife of Henry Septimus Carr and Daughter of the Late Sir Joseph Cowen who died 4 December 1891 at 2 High Swinburne Place, Newcastle [N.C.?] Aged 69 Years

From MyHeritage: Probate index 1897

8 December 1897 probate of Mary Carr of [2 High Swinburne Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6AT 54.9710987, -1.6267674], (wife of Henry Septimus Carr) who died 4 December 1891, probate granted at Newcastle upon Tyne on 8 December 1897 to Henry Septimus Carr, gentleman. Effects £10

From: PDF Northumberland Archives Wills Index 1879 to 1899

Will proved: 8 December 1897 Mary Carr of High Swinburne Place, Newcastle upon Tyne; Wife of Henry Septimus Carr