Olly and Betty were married on February 18th, 1950. They have a son named Colin.
Family Notes
At about 1942 Betty's mother, Lillian DOWNING, moved from Leyton to Ilford (in an effort to escape the worst of the bombing). She took in lodgers to help pay the rent. One such lodger was her future son-in-law, John Oliver McCarthy who had left Ireland in 1943 and taken a job at Fords, Dagenham. That was how John Oliver McCarthy met Betty Lousie DOWNING - the landlady's daughter. During the war Betty was away from home a lot (she was in the Land Army and based in Ringwood in Hampshire). However the relationship between John Oliver McCARTHY and Betty Louise PARKER got established after the war and they eventually married (18th February 1950).
Personal Details
John (Olly) Oliver McCARTHY
John, known as Olly, was born on May 25th, 1920 in Cork, Ireland. He died due to a medical problem, liver disease, at the age of 72 on October 2nd, 1992.
Betty was born on May 26th, 1920. She died in an accident or as a result of an injury, as a result of a fire in her kitchen, at the age of 72 on July 26th, 1992.