Walter Charles Tarry 1876 - 1978

Technic Share Certificate

Rushden Echo, 1st January 1915 Presentation—On leaving the clicking department of Messrs W Green and Son’s factory, Mr W C Tarry was presented by his fellow-workers with a travelling case.

Walter Charles Tarry, was born in Yardley Hastings on 17th September 1876 the son of Jonathan and Annie. In the 1901 census (see below) he is shown as a clicker in the boot trade and was living in Northampton. On the 12th February 1915 he was appointed one of the directors of The Tecnic Shoe Company. In 1916 he was appointed Managing Director for a term of five years. In 1919 Mr Tarry and his family became the sole owners. He died in 1978 aged 102.

His census details are shown below:-

1881 Census	7 Alcombe Terrace	Northampton
Name	Surname	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Jonathan	TARRY	Head	Married	27	Carpenter	Yardley Hastings
Annie M.	TARRY	Wife	Married	26		Chicheley, Bucks
John F. F.	TARRY	Son	Single	6		Yardley Hastings
Walter Charles	TARRY	Son	Single	4		Yardley Hastings
William E.	TARRY	Son	Single	2		Wollaston

1891 Census	4 Alcombe Terrace	Northampton
Name	Surname	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Jonathan	TARRY	Head	Married	37	Joiner	Yardley Hastings
Annie M.	TARRY	Wife	Married	35		Chicheley, Bucks
John F.	TARRY	Son	Single	16	Joiner	Yardley Hastings
Walter C.	TARRY	Son	Single	14	Rounder	Yardley Hastings
Francis	TARRY	Son	Single	6		Yardley Hastings
Ralph	TARRY	Son	Single	1		Yardley Hastings

1901 Census	92 Purser Road	Northampton
Name	Surname	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Walter C.	TARRY	Head	Married	24	Clicker Boot Trade	Yardley Hastings
Edith E.	TARRY	Wife	Married	22		Winslow, Bucks
Doris A.A.	TARRY	Daughter	Single	1		Northampton

In 1899 Walter married Edith Emily SEAR  in Northampton. She was born in 1878 in Winslow, Bucks and died in Rushden in 1947.

Her census details are shown below:-

1881 Census	73 Horsemarket	Northampton
Name	Surname	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Edward	SEAR	Head	Married	28	Furniture Porter	London
Annie	SEAR	Wife	Married	30		Winslow, Bucks
Edith E.	SEAR	Daughter	Single	2		Winslow, Bucks
Percy F.	SEAR	Son	Single	1		Northampton
Jane	BONHAM	Boarder	Single	18		Ravensthorpe
Sarah	TILLEY	Boarder	Single	17	Shoe Machinist	Northampton

1891 Census	10 Angel Street	Northampton
Name	Surname	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Edward	SEAR	Head	Marries	37	Labourer	London
Annie E.	SEAR	Wife	Married	39		Winslow, Bucks
Edith	SEAR	Daughter	Single	12		Winslow, Bucks
Percy F.	SEAR	Son	Single	9		Northampton
Thomas W.	SEAR	Son	Single	8		Northampton
Amy	SEAR	Daughter	Single	5		Northampton
Edward	SEAR	Son	Single	2		Northampton
George	SEAR	Son	Single	5 mths		Northampton

1940 New Year Message	Funeral of Edith Tarry

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