Mary Tanfield

Mary Tanfield 

This student does not have a record card.

This student did not finish their course. 

Born: 11 July 1875, Beverley 

Baptised: 24 March 1886, Beverley 

Father: William Tanfield (b. 1832)

Mother: Mary Tanfield (b. 1836)

Brothers: James Tanfield (b. 1862), Thomas Tanfield (b. 1863), William Tanfield (b. 1865), John Walter Tanfield (b. 1866), Herbert Tanfield (b. 1869), Septimus Tanfield (b. 1873)

Sisters: Jane Ann Tanfield (b. 1866), Elizabeth Tanfield (b. 1881), Alice Maud Tanfield (b. 1885)

Marriage:        31 December 1902, Cape Town 

Husband:         Alfred Forbes Buchanan McFarlane 

                        b.  23 December 1874

                        Shipwright 

Issue – 

#1 Marjorie May McFarlane (b. 1904) 

In 1881 – 

She is at Highgate, Beverley. Her father is listed as ‘Agricultural Implement Maker’. Mary, her mother and her siblings (James, Thomas, William, Walter, Jane, Herbert, Septimus and Elizabeth) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Highgate, Beverley. Her father and brothers, Thomas, William, John and Herbert, are listed as ‘Mechanical Engineer’. Mary, her mother and sisters, Elizabeth and Alice, are unlisted.

In 04/95 – 

PT at Beverley, W.

In 10/95 –

Mentions her leaving during year due to ill-health.  

In 1901 – 

She is at Highgate, Beverley. Her father is listed as ‘Agricultural Engineer’. Her mother is unlisted. Mary is listed as ‘Certificated Teacher’. Her sister, Elizabeth, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Her daughter, Alice, is listed as ‘Typist at Distillery’. 

d.         17 September 1950, Cape Town