Mary Tymon (Bean) 1865-1951

Mary Tymon (Bean) 1865-1951

Biography of Mary Bean provided very kindly by her

great granddaughter Ann Newsome and Ann's

Father Jack Laverack.

Mary lived on her own in Scarborough after her

husband died, and after her children John William

and Minnie had both married. In 1943 she left

Scarborough to live with her daughter Minnie and

family, until she died in 1951.

Minnie and her three children, Douglas, Hilda and

Winefride, used to stay with Granny (Mary) for the

whole of August during their school years. Later

when they were working, Dougie, Hilda and Winnie

would visit Granny, sometimes just for a few hours

at the week-end, when train trips could be arranged.

There was a mutual deep affection between Granny,

Minnie and her grand-children, so they loved to visit

Mary as often as possible.

Mary Bean was born on 4 November 1865 to

John and Hannah Bean at Weaverthorpe.

A photograph of the house she grew up in is

shown to the right.

Mary's mother died when she was only 4 so

she was brought up by her eldest sister

Sarah- Mary had many brothers and sisters

some much older than her as she was the

youngest.

When she was about 11 years old she left

home to work in the kitchen at Sledmere

House. She had to walk the 4-5 miles there

and her pay was board, lodgings,uniform and 5 pounds a year plus 1 weeks holiday at Michaelmus (Harvest Time) when she could go home to see her family.

Mary then had a job as a cook in Scarborough at a house near Scarborough Station.

We know Mary had a child, John William, who was born on 24 February 1885 at Cottam and she married William Tymon on 27 January 1887 at St Mary's Church, Scarborough.

Their daughter Minnie was born on 15 March 1888. William and Mary lived at Durham Place for a time and then moved to 48 Sandringham Street.

Both John William and Minnie were brought up in the Catholic faith - they went to St. Peter's school and St. Peter's church every Sunday.

Mary was not a Catholic so it was understood that William had probably been brought up in the Catholic faith yet he did not marry Mary in the Catholic Church.

Miss Walker was a teacher at St. Peter's school and would have a word with Minnie after Mass on a Sunday to remind her to pray for her father to return to the Catholic faith.

William fell seriously ill with heart trouble in 1900, 2 years before he died, and returned to the practice of the Catholic faith.

William died of a heart attack on 17 April 1902.

Mary could no longer stay at 48 Sandringham Street and she had to move to rented accommodation just a few yards away at 2 Wrea Lane. She took in holiday visitors to bring in some money and for about 2 years she cared for a young girl.

John William married Daisy (Sedman) on 21 January 1910 and continued living in Scarborough.

Minnie married Frederick Pickering on 2

September 1911 at St. Peter's Roman

Catholic Church, Scarborough but then

moved to 12 Poplar Terrace Tingley

near Wakefield where their children

were born - Dougie on 4 July 1914,

Hilda on 11 December 1918 and

Winefride on 17 September 1922.

Dougie contracted Multiple Sclerosis

when he was 19 years of age. Over a

few years his condition gradually

deteriorated, and he became less

mobile, and the family moved to 3,

Poplar Crescent, Tingley, in October

1935. Here a room downstairs became

his bedroom. Dougie eventually required

24 hour nursing care, which he received

at home from his Mother, Father and

his two sisters.

Mary came to live with them in 1943

and her granddaughters Hilda and

Winefride had to go to their Granny’s

house in Scarborough to empty the

house for her.

Mary received a newspaper article from

a relative informing her of her eldest

sister's death (Sarah) who lived at

Knapton - a photo exists showing Sarah

at 89 years of age!! The article also

mentioned Mary's older brothers and

sisters - one she did not know was her

brother.

Minnie died on 24 February 1951. Mary died just 11 days later on 7 March 1951 and Dougie died on 29 January 1952.

Mary had a very hard, lonely life both as a young girl and after her husband died when she was only 36 years old but she was a very contented person who accepted whatever life threw at her – good times and bad, and she never complained. Except on the occasion when her grand children, Dougie and Hilda, came to stay and returned late for a cooked lunch because they had walked too far and not kept a close eye on the time – but Dougie ran ahead of Hilda and called into a confectioner’s shop on the way back. Granny was standing by her front door arms folded and biting her lip and looking quite cross but Dougie thrust the cream slice into her hands which saved them from a good telling off!!

These facts are as recorded by Hilda (88 years) and Winefride (84 years).