Photo believed to be that of Grace Osborne and David William Cressey c.1929

    Grace was born in Ireland in 1877, her birth registered at Newry, Armagh, Ireland on 18th October 1878.   She was the seventh child of Robert George Osborne and Catherine Organ.  Her father was a soldier listed as a Mess Steward (Soldier). 

In 1881 this family is recorded as residing at the "Royal Victoria Hospital" Netley & Adj Buildings, Census Place: Hound, Hampshire, England.

Source:    1881 UK Census PRO Ref RG11/1217

     Grace married David William Cressey (1874-1936) in Dec 1898 who was evidently a bit of a loose cannon.   ("A red haired fly by the seat of your pants type"). A deep sea Fisherman by trade sailing out of the ports of Hull, East Yorkshire and Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire.  David Wm had previously been married to Lilie Bryce who had died some 12 months earlier at Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire.  Wales.   

At the census of 1901 this young family were found to be residing at 28 Witty Street, Hessle Road Hull with their first child Elsie.

Source 1901 UK Census Extract RG_13_4479_22

Between 1898 - 1919 David William and Grace probably produced the following six children.

First Child.   Daughter Elsie L.V. Bolder (Cressey) born in the Hessle district of Hull under reference HES/46/271 in 1901.  She married Harold Bolder.

Second Child.   Daughter Grace Verrity (Cressey) born in the Hessle district of Hull under reference HES/54/127 in 1903.   She married Herbert Verrity bc.1898.

Third Child.   Daughter Esther Cotton (Cressey) born in the Hessle district of Hull under reference HES/67/278 in 1907.  She married Ike Cotton.   Esther died in 1995.   

Fourth Child.   Son Arthur Edward Cressey  born in the Hessle district of Hull under reference HES/82/335 in 1912.

Fifth Child.   Son   David William Cressey DSM (1916-1985). Born in the Hessle district of Hull in 1916 and registered under reference HES/96/202 in 1917.

Sixth Child.   Daughter Alice M Cressey  Born in the Southcoates district of Hull under reference SOC/37/456 in 1926.

     Early married life was spent mostly in the Hessle Road area of Hull.   Grace, Husband David William, his mother (Jane Wing 1842) all lived happily down Brighton Street and Scarborough Street, until about 1934 when both Grace and David William moved to a small house at 57 North Road, Hull.  

     Grace died on the 8th May 1936 aged 56 years.   She was buried at the Western Cemetery, Hull on the 12th May1936.   David William died on the 9th September 1936, 3 months after his wife.  The story goes that he took his own life.   He is buried next to his wife.   The Graves in Western Cemetery, Hull, Yorkshire were visited in the year 2002.   No Headstones remain.

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