Home	Peter & Mary Carney
Family:	Michael & Mary Carney
	Patrick & Catherine Carney					William & ? Jones
	Peter Carney					Mary Jones
Born:	1805; Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland					1813; Llanfair, Montgomeryshire
Died:	26th December 1864, aged 59 years					24th January 1891, aged 77 years
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Marriage:	25th August 1844; St Leonard's Church
Children:	Peter Carney, Jane Carney, Mary Carney, William Carney, James Carney, John Carney, Thomas Carney

In 1844 Peter, aged 29, married Mary Jones at St Leonard's church in East London. Peter was a policeman. Peter's residence is shown as 13 Basing Place, on Kingsland Road, Shoreditch. Mary was illiterate as shown by her signiture on her marriage certificate: "X Mary Jones, her mark"

Peter and Mary lived at 13 Basing Place all their married lives.

The 1851 Census and 1861 Census shows that Peter and Mary had the following children:

• Peter Henry Carney, born 4q1844 (Shoreditch 2 432). Peter was a leather salesman. In 3q1873 Peter married Caroline Larkby (born 2q1843, died 4q1910). The 1881 Census, 1891 Census and 1901 Census shows Peter and Caroline with their children:
  • Amy Carney born 2q1875 (Shoreditch, 1c, 62)
  • Alice or Ada Carney born 1q1879 (Hackney, 1b, 591)
  • Edith Carney born 2q1882 (Hackney, 1b, 489)
  • Peter Henry Carney born 11th November 1883

  Caroline died 4q1910 (Shoreditch, 1c, 77) and Peter died 1q1911 (Hackney, 1b, 305), aged 66.

• Jane Elizabeth Carney, born 3q1846 (Shoreditch, 2, 445). The 1881 Census shows Jane working as an "attendant to the insane" at the famous Bethlam Royal Hospital, where the word "bedlam" was born. In 2q1881 (Shoreditch 1c 227) Jane married either George Adams or Henry P*.

• Mary A. Carney, born 1q1848 (Shoreditch vol. 2, p. 478). Mary remained unmarried. The 1891 Census and 1901 Census show Mary living with her younger brother Thomas.

• William Thomas Carney, born 1q1850 (Shoreditch vol 2, p. 478). In 1q1872 (Shoreditch 1c 334) Thomas married Dina Rebecca Seabrook (born 2Q1850, St James, 1, 94), less than three months before the birth of their first child. Dina died in 4q1880 aged 30 (Edmonton 3a 125). The 1881 Census shows William, widowed, living with his mother-in-law Sarah Seabrook and William's children:
  • Rebecca Jane Carney born 2q1872 (Shoreditch, 1c, 190) in Dalston
  • Rosina Sarah Carney born 2q1874 (London City, 1c, 17). The 1891 Census shows Rosina living with her uncle Thomas.
  • Mary Elizabeth Carney born 1q1876 (Shoreditch, 1c, 87)
  • Alice Clara Carney born 1q1879 (Shoreditch, 1c, 54)

  The 1891 Census shows William and daughters living in Asplin Road, Tottenham. In 2Q1891 (Edmonton, 3a, 395) William married Emily Pharo. The 1901 Census shows William, a shopkeeper, and Emily with Rebecca and Rosina in Northumberland Park, Tottenham.

  William died 4Q1923 (Edmonton, 3a, 532), aged 73.

• James Carney, born 3q1851 (Shoreditch, 2, 497) at Kingsland. In 2q1878 (Shoreditch, 1c, 218) James married Clara Miles, born 2q1852 in Finsbury (Shoreditch, 1c, 115). The 1881 Census and 1901 Census shows James and Clara with their children (all born in Shoreditch):
  • Clara Carney, born 2Q1879 (Shoreditch, 1c, 172). In 2Q1901, Clara married Joseph William Sutton (Edmonton, 3a, 730). Joseph and Clara had the following children:
    • Frank Sutton possibly Frank Joseph Sutton, born 2Q1902 (Epping, 4a, 527)
    • Gwendoline Margery Sutton, born 2Q1905 (Romford, 4a, 586)
    • Gerald William Sutton, born 2Q1908 (Romford, 4a, 596)
    • Kathleen M. Sutton, born 3Q1911 (Romford, 4a, 1067)
  • Nellie Carney, born about January 1881 (Shoreditch, 1c, 149). In 4Q1912, Nell married Edwin A. Caron (Romford, 4a, 1080).
  • James Carney, born 4Q1882 (Shoreditch, 1c, 129). James remained unmarried
  • Gertrude Carney, born 3Q1884 (Shoreditch, 1c, 124). In 4Q1912, Gertrude married Francis Bernard Cownley. Francis and Gertrude had the following children:
    • Francis Stuart Cownley. In 1Q1949 (Kennsington, 5c, 2173), Francis married Renee F. Harris

      
      Francis and Renee, 1974

      Francis and Renee had two sons:

      • John F. Cownley, born 2Q1950 (Brentwood, 4a, 529)
      • Peter S. Cownley, born 1Q1953 (Brentwood, 5a, 477)

      
      John, Renee, Peter, 2002

    • Marguerite Cownley born in France, sometime between 1916-20
  • Maud Carney, born 3Q1886 (Shoreditch, 1c, 143). In ?1910 Maud married Archiebald Debenham and had three children:
    • Archibald Ian S. Debenham, born 2Q1916 (Chelmsford, 4a, 1306)
    • Joan H. Debenham, born 4Q1921 (Chelmsford, 4a, 1162)
    • Ann E. Debenham, born 1Q1931 (Chelmsford, 4a, 1065)
  • Florence Carney, born 3q1888 (Hackney, 1b, 487). married Geoffrey Pausey, no children.
  • Thomas Carney, born 3q1890 (Edmonton, 3a, 329). Thomas's 1918 draft card shows that he was born on 27th July 1890. Thomas married Edna and emigrated to USA. Thomas and Edna had three children, Tom, Stuart and Nanette.
  • Dorothy Carney, born 4Q1893 (Edmonton, 3a, 378). In 2Q1917 (Romford, 4a, 801) , Doll married Bejamin "Sid" Andrew. Sid and Doll had no children.

  
  Back row: Nell, James, Clara, Maud. Front row: Gertrude, James (snr), Doll, Thomas, Clara, Florence

  In 1881 James was a boot salesman living in Dalston. In 1901 James was a travelling book seller living in Tottenham. The 1911 census shows James and Clara living in Goodmayes, Ilford, with their children. James died 4q1923 (Romford, 4a, 516), aged 82 years.

• John Carney, born 1853

• Thomas William Carney, born 10th July 1856 and christened on 29th January 1865 at St Leonards in Shoreditch (IGI). Thomas was a clerk. The 1881 Census shows Thomas living at home with his mother. Thomas married Mary Reading in 3q1881 (Islington, 1b, 510), . The 1891 and 1901 Census show Thomas and Mary had the following children:
  • Thomas William Carney, born 2Q1882 (Hackney, 1b, 474). In 3q1905 (Edmonton, 3a, 1017), Thomas married.
  • Lilian Jane Carney, born 1Q1884 (Hackney, 1b, 411). In 2q1906 (West Ham, 4a, 182) Lilian married Harry Dumbell, born 1q1880 (West Ham, 4a, 146). Harry and Lilian had the following children:
    • Cyril A. E. Dumbell, born 1q1913 (Romford, 4a, 1132)
    • Winifred I. Dumbell, born 1q1916 (Rochford, 4a, 1349)
    • Olive D. Dumbell, born 3q1921 (Rochford, 4a, 1276)
    • Maurice H. Dumbell, born 4q1925 (Rochford, 4a, 1103)
  • Henry Walter Carney, born 4Q1885 (Hackney, 1b, 503)
  • Gertrude Carney, born about 4Q1887 (Hackey, 1b, 480)
  • Alice Carney, born 1Q1890 (Hackney, 1b, 465)
  • Sidney Willis Carney, born 2Q1891 (Hackney, 1b, 500)

  Thomas died 1q1911 (West Ham, 4a, 204), aged 54. The 1911 Census shows Mary, widowed, living with Henry, Getrude and Sidney in Knotts Green Rd; Leyton.

Peter died on Boxing day 1864.

Mary continued to live at 13 Basing Place on Kingsland Road, Shoreditch for many years, as shown in the 1871 Census and 1881 Census.

Mary died 24th January 1891 aged 77 years of "general natural decay" while at 39, Southgate Road, DeBeauvoir Town, West Hackney