Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Tarmey akaberekerwa muArdwick, Manchester, Lancashire. Nguva pfupi aberekwa, akatamira nemhuri yake kunogara muBradford, Manchester, kwaakadzidzawo. Kutevera kufa kwababa vake William muna 1944 achityaira amburenzi paHondo yeArnhem
muHondo Yenyika II, amai vake Lilian vakaroorwazve, naRobert Cleworth. Tarmey akaenda kuBradford Memorial School uye kuQueens Street School (iyo yakazova Philips Park Secondary Modern School). Paakapedza chikoro, akaitwa mudzidzi nababa vake vokurera, avo vaiva mupfuri weasphalt. Akashandawo mubhizimisi rokuvaka kwemakore anoverengeka.