Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Tarmey akaberekerwa muArdwick, Manchester, Lancashire. Nguva pfupi aberekwa, akatamira nemhuri yake kunogara muBradford, Manchester, kwaakadzidzawo. Pashure porufu rwababa vake William muna 1944 apo akanga achityaira amburenzi pa
Muhondo yeArnhem munguva yeHondo Yenyika II, amai vake Lilian vakaroorazve, kuna Robert 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.