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does anyone have any info on these people both believed to be from the hull area, married around late 1930's.

Have you done a name search to see if someone has them in their tree

yes and only 1 relative with no info either

i have found that vera was born around the begining of july but not sure of year think around 1910, i would think this would make james around the same age, can anyone help,

Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1936
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BODDY James EDGAR Vera Hull Register Offices Hull HRO/89/114

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1910
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
BODDY James F Hessle Hull HES/77/77



Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1912
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
BODDY James S Myton Hull MYT/49a/126
BODDY James Myton Hull MYT/48a/101

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1914
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
EDGAR Vera Hessle Hull HES/88/445

Mother's Maiden Name.....Cook

Name: Vera Edgar
Year of Registration: 1914
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name: Cook
District: Sculcoates
County: Yorkshire - East Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 306 (click to see others on page)

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Clive Edgar 1920 Apr-May-Jun Cook Sculcoates Yorkshire - East Riding
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Louisa Edgar 1916 Jul-Aug-Sep Cook Sculcoates Yorkshire - East Riding
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Vera Edgar 1914 Jul-Aug-Sep Cook Sculcoates Yorkshire - East Riding
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William J Edgar 1912 Jan-Feb-Mar Cook Sculcoates Yorkshire - East Riding
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Evelyn Edgar 1922 Jul-Aug-Sep Cook Sculcoates Yorkshire - East Riding

Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1904
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
EDGAR William COOK Emma Sculcoates Register Offices Hull SRO/65/50

Did you know there used to be a Boddy's funeral directors in Hull? Any realtion?

thanks for all that think i can take it all in yes there still is a funeral directors in hull but as far as i know there is no connection, loads of info you sent me tho so thanks lisa

I didn't know they were still on th go Lisa as they weren't in the yellow pages last time I looked. Mind you, they probably don't have to advertise cos there won't be a shortage of business LOL

Probably telling you something you know already but, Hull register office don't accept enquiries over the phone now. You have to send in the form with a cheque

no i didn't lnow that about hull reg office, i am still wondering if this is the correct vera as i have heard it be mentioned she had a sister a lot younger than her that was called elsie, and i can't seem to find this listed. so confusing, i do know james died before 1970 and vera is still alive

Here you go Lisa, from YorkshireBMD

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1905
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
EDGAR Elsie V Hessle Hull HES/59/143

Just realised....I've gone older LOL

from Yorkshire BMD

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1924
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
EDGAR Elsie M Hessle Hull HES/116/203


Same one from Ancestry

1924 Q3
Edgar Elsie M Mother's maiden name Cook Sculcoates 9d 292

yes that was quite funny, do you think the above vera could be the wrong one, it seems strange but i expected her mother to have a foriegn name as i was told long ago that vera was half spanish, and to be honest i still have that med look so that does seem to be true but maybe its further back than i thought

thanks from that it looks like its the right one maybe i might get somewhere now

Yes, that looks better doesn't it. There was only one other Vera Edgar and that birth took place in York in 1902.

Maybe the Spanish connection is further back but, don't forget, foreigners often changed their surnames to something English to fit in. I'm not sure when you had start doing it by deed poll but I'm almost sure it wasn't in the late 1800s to early 1900s.

I'm just wondering if Vera's birth would be in the parish registers or if it would be too late. I'm hopefully off to Beverley in the next fortnight or so, so I could take a look if you like

yes that would be great if you could, it might be easier for you if you email me through the site if you find anything and yes i see what you mean about the name change but i suppose it could be emma s mother that was spanish or maybe its just all wrong,thanks lisa