Thomas Carr (buried 1926)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Carr
First name: 
Thomas
Other Christian names: 
Hay
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1264
Born: 
28/12/1842
Died: 
25/10/1926
Buried: 
28/10/1926
Occupation: 
Woollen Merchant;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
6
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In God's keeping Thomas Hay Carr born December 28th 1842 died October 25th 1926

Life story

Life story

Spending most of his life in Yorkshire, Thomas Hay Carr was a cloth manufacturer (mostly wool). His parents were James Carr, a Wesleyan Minister, and Martha Carr, whose maiden  name  was Hay. 

He married Sarah Jane Emsley in April 1864 at Hunslet in Yorkshire. 

Sir William Emsley Carr
Sir William Emsley Carr

They had 9 children one of whom,  William Emsley Carr, became a newspaper editor, in particular,  a hugely  successful editor of the News of the World for more than fifty years. He also wrote for the Western Mail as its chief political correspondent until the 1930s using his membership of the Parliamentary lobby to obtain stories. He was knighted in 1918 for his wartime work and  admitted to the  Freedom of the City of London in 1922.  An international track running event for men, the Emsley Carr Mile, was named after him in 1953. 

Thomas' career was by no means as successful. He was a poor businessman and his partnership with his brother, Henry Lascelles Carr, trading as woollen cloth merchants, was dissolved in 1864.  The Yorkshire Evening Post reported In March 1894 that Thomas Hay Carr appeared in Leeds Bankruptcy Court and  admitted that his assets were nil. He had started his business in 1881 with £70 and had not made a profit during the last 3 years and in fact, had lost £473 18s in 12 months trading and during that period did not contribute a penny towards the maintenance of his wife and family.  Fortunately, his wife, having private means, bought and carried on the business such as it was.  Thomas died on 25 October 1926.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
28/12/1842
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Sarah Jane
Spouse one last name: 
Emsley
Marriage one date: 
00/04/1864
Marriage one address: 
Yorkshire, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
25/10/1926
Age (at time of death): 
84
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Kingston, Boundary Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Pontefract, Yorkshire

James Cary(sic) (should be Carr), 30, Wesleyan Miister; Martha Carr, 20; Charlotte Carr, 1; Thomas Carr, 1 month;

1851 census: 

Huddersfield, Yorkshire

James Carr,. 41, head, Wesleyan Minister: Martha Carr, wifw,34;,Hannah M Carr, 12, daughter, scholar; Charlotte Carr, 11, daughter, scholar; Thomas A (sic) Carr, 8, son, scholar; Jenny C Carr, 6, daughter, scholar; James W Carr, 4, son; Gallard? Carr, 1, son?; Frances C Carr, 2 months, daughter; Elzh Jackin?, 19, governess;

plus 1 servant

1881 census: 

High Street, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

George Skelton, 38, fisherman; Lucy Skelton, 38, wife; Edith Skelton, 13, daughter, scholar; Joseph Skelton, 10, son, scholar; Mary E Skelton, 8, daughter, scholar; Emily Skelton, 7, daughter,scholar; Frederick Skelton, 5, son, scholar; George A Carr, 24, lodger, timber merchant; Robert ?  Carr, 24, lodger, commercial traveller; Thomas H Carr, 38, visitor, woollen manufacturer; Edwin S Leathams, 23, lodger, commercial traveller; Robert L Slater, 21, engineer driver;

1891 census: 

Dusty Lane, Horsforth, Yorkshire

Thomas H Carr, 48, head, woollen merchant; Sarah J Carr, 48, wife; Florence Carr, 14, daughter, scholar; Henry L  Carr, 12, son, scholar; Edith M Foster, 14, visitor, scholar;

1901 census: 

Regent Road, Horsforth, Yorkshire

Thomas Hy Carr, 58, head, retired cloth merchant; Sarah J Carr, 48, wife; Florence Carr, 24, daughter, bankers clerk; Henry Lascelle Carr, 22, son;

1921 census: 

Kingston, Boundary Road, Worthing

Thomas H Carr, 77, head, woollen merchant retired ; Kate Stockes, home duties; Marion Wingham, 36, visitor,  home duties; Doris Wingham, visitor, 8; Marjory Wingham, visitor, 7; Barbara Wingham, 5, visitor;