With Husband Herbert  taken late 80's possibly commemorating their 
60th wedding anniversary, 1989 or 1990. 

(Photo courtesy of Frances Verrity)

  Daughter and one of six children of Grace Osbourne and David William Cressey.  Born in the Hessle district of Hull under reference HES/54/127 in 1903.    Early life was spent in the Hessle Road area of Hull and as a young child schooled at Scarborough Street School, Hessle Road, Hull.

     In 1928, Grace married Herbert Verrity bc.1898 at Hull, East Yorkshire, England .   

Early married life was spent at Hessle, residing at 31 Northolme Road, Hessle, East Yorkshire.    This union produced the following two children between 1930 and 1937.

First Child.    Daughter Jean Verrity born 1930 at Hessle district of Hull, Yorkshire.   Birth registration HES/130/160.   Jean married Edward George Berridge at All Saints Church, Hessle, East Yorkshire, England on the 18th June 1949.  Jean moved from Yorkshire to reside in the south of England. 

Second Child.    Son Roy Verrity born Hull, East Yorkshire 1937.   Sadly Roy was not to survive

     Herbert fought in the First World War being involved at the Battle of the Somme, and he donated 8 hours of tapes to the Imperial War Museum.    

     In August 1939 Grace and Herbert took responsibility for Edward,  a young baby, the son of Arthur Cressey and his wife Hilda May Coates. (Hilda May having sadly died in 1939). 

     During the Second World War Herbert was a shunter in Hull, shunting munitions trains. 

       In 1950 Grace and Herbert left Hessle, East Yorkshire to reside in the South of England.   Young Edward moved to the south of England with Grace and Herbert and stayed with them until 1957 when he emigrated to New Zealand.  He was 18 years old.     

     Herbert worked at Epsom Railway Station until 1963 when he retired.   He lived to be 96, as did Grace.     

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