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John & Rose Carney

Family: Patrick & ? Carney William & ? Jones Charles & Sarah Smith John & ? Frierley
Peter & Mary Carney Charles & Emma Smith
John David Carney Rose Smith
Born: 26th August 1853; St Leonard, Shoreditch 9th June 1855; Hoxton Old Town, Shoreditch
Died: 28th June 1906, aged 52 years 5th October 1917, aged 62 years
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Marriage: 28th June 1880; Islington
Children: Charles Carney, Florence Rose, Albert Carney, Minnie Carney, William (Harry) Carney, Arthur Carney, Annie Carney, George Carney, Jessie Carney, Alice Carney, Sidney Carney, Ernest Carney

In 1880 John married Rose Smith at St John the Baptist Church, Islington, the same church where Rose was christened in 1855. At the time of the marriage, John and Rose lived at 137 Balls Pond Road. John's occupation was leather cutter and warehouseman at Carters (same firm as his son Ernest)

John and Rose had 12 children of whom 8 survived childbirth:


Back row: Harry, Minnie, Albert holding Sid, unknown family friend
Front row: George, Jessie, Annie.
Note: Ernest hadn't been born when this photograph was taken in 1898.


Back row: Ernest, Sid, George
Front row: Albert, Harry

John and Rose's children were:


John Carney.

John Carney died in 1906. He came home one Friday evening not feeling well. By Sunday he had died from influenza and pneumonia. John is buried in Manor Park cemetary, grave no. 611, square 41


The invoice for John Carney's funeral

Addresses:

After John died, Rose had a life of poverty and had to go out to work despite having 8 children to look after. Daisy (George Carney's wife) remembers s daughter Minne bringing Ernest around to her house to warm up.


Rose Smith

Rose died on 15th October 1917 and is buried in Manor Park cemetary, grave no. 17, square 2