Betsy Edgar (Pickering)  born 29th October 1880.   Her birth was registered in the Myton District of Hull serial no MYT/123/356.  

The daughter of    Philip (1855) and Mary Pickering (1858), a seafarer who resided with his family at 12 Edwins Place, Porter St, Hull Yorkshire.  Philip Pickering's occupation is given as a Steamship Stoker.  Son Walter is stated to be a Steamship Steward.

     Betsey is shown on the 1891 Census as living at home with her parents.     

(Source extract RG123940/116/179)

     She married Fred Edgar in 1898.  

At the Census of 1901 the family is residing at 5 Lizzies Terrace, Hessle Road, Hull with their first born child Olive.

(Source extract RG_13_4479_149_23)

They had 9-10 children - not quite sure but have nine named.  The family then were residing at 2 Edith Grove Brighton Street, Hull, Yorkshire, until the death of Fred on 1st December 1934.   

     She spent her life after the death of Fred living at  12 Subway Street,  Hessle Road, Hull, remaining there throughout the WWII war years.   Many of her family and grandchildren stayed with her during this period.   They all watched as Hull burned in 1941.

      After the war Betsy Edgar moved with her youngest  daughter Florence (Cressey) to 15 Hampshire Street,    Gypsyville, Hull.

  Betsey Edgar circa 1948, Grandson Trevor can just be seen to the right.  

In 1949 when Florence moved to Hessle, East Yorkshire, Betsy Edgar stayed in Gypsyville to live with Ada one of her other daughters at 5 Westbourne Terrace, Gloucester Street, Hull.   She died 8th March 1961 and is buried with her husband at the Western Cemetery Hull.  Grave No. 49526.  

Edgar Family

Pickering Family

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