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Martha with Husband Richard October 1960

     Born 15th November 1886 at Beverley, Yorkshire and baptised at Beverley, East Yorkshire, England on 10th April 1887.   Florence Martha Billany  was one of ten children from the union of  Neiles and Elizabeth Billany (Kidd).  Martha was the youngest daughter.  From 1886 until early 1891, she was residing with her parents at: Keldgate, St Martin, Beverley, East Yorkshire.  

  In 1891 the family moved to a small terraced house at 142 Chiltern St, Hull. 

	Billany	Neiles B	35	Head	Tanner	Birmingham, Warwickshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Elizabeth H	35	Wife		Scarboro, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Mary A	13	Daughter		Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Edith M	11	Daughter	Scholar	Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	George R	9	Son	Scholar	Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Charlotte M	8	Daughter	Scholar	Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Rosina	6	Daughter	Scholar	Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Florence M	4	Daughter		Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle
	Billany	Ernest W	2	Son		Beverley, Yorkshire	142 Chiltern Street, Hessle

(Source extract UK Census 1891 RG12/3918/43/224)

At the census  of 1901 Florence Martha was living with her family at 5 Botanic Place, Hessle Road, Hull.  Martha was employed as a domestic servant.

(Source 1901 UK Census extract RG13/4505)

Shortly after the census of 1901, the family returned to reside at, 38 Chiltern Street, Hull, Yorkshire. 

     Aged twenty-one, Martha gave birth to a son (Fred Billany (1907-1977)).  It has proved quite difficult to unravel this potion of the early life of Martha.   Research has thrown up numerous conspiracy theories.   The most appropriate theory that fits the scenario was researched from data on Fred Billany's birth certificate. 

     The birth certificate of Fred Billany states that he was born at 40, Chiltern Street, Hull Yorkshire, on 21st October 1907.   The birth declared by the mother Florence Martha Billany, formerly Bell.  There is no evidence that Martha had previously been married (declared a spinster on marriage certificate below dated 1912) and until 1991 had been known as Bellamy/ Billamy, this family name is shown in the census of both 1881 and 1891.  Martha declares the father to be Arthur Billany a paintworks labourer and the birth was registered thus in the Hessle district of Hull under reference HES/67/116 on 14th November 1907.

     Florence Martha married the boy next door (Richard Carter)15th June 1912.

  They had one son, John Richard born Hull in 1912.   Martha continued to live at 40 Chiltern Street with husband Richard and sons Fred and JR and her father Neiles.   Mother-in-Law Elizabeth  Carter (Bean) lived next door at No 38 and sister Maude resided at No 42.   Neiles died in 1935.   Fred at this time left Hull to seek is fortune elsewhere.

     In 1967 with health failing, Martha and Richard moved to 10 South Lane, Hessle to be cared for by JR and Doris.   Martha suffered a heart attack and died in 1971, she was cremated at the Hull Crematorium. 

The houses in Chiltern Street, Hull, were demolished during the early 1970's to make way for the extended ground facilities of Hull Rugby Football Club. The name Chiltern Street, Hull, is still featured on the city plan although it extends only 20 metres or so.   There are now no residential properties, a chapter in the historical record of the Billany family ceases to exist.

(Source Judith Cressey (Carter))

 Carter Family

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