Mary Elizabeth Carter was born on Sunday 27 December 1857 in Bury, Lancashire.

She was christened on Sunday 6 June 1858 at Manchester Cathedral.

Mary married Charles William Mould on Thursday 28 October 1880 in Bury, Lancashire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Charles William Mould:

- Frederick Charles Mould	born around 1883 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Percy Henry Mould	born in 1888 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Doris Annie Mould	born in 1898 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Details of Mary's death are not known.