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EDGOOSE, Frederick
1891 - 1957 (65 years) Has 20 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
1861 - 1945 (84 years)-
Name EDGOOSE, Frederick Birth 17 May 1891 Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 9 Mar 1957 Boston, Lincolnshire, England Burial Boston Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England. Person ID I632 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father EDGOOSE, John William, b. 7 Apr 1860, Skirbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire, England d. 1 Sep 1943, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years) Mother WOODS, Sarah Ann, b. 14 Aug 1861, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire d. 21 Aug 1945, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 84 years) Marriage 16 May 1883 Boston Register Office, Lincolnshire Family ID F421 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FAIRWEATHER, Nellie, b. 19 Apr 1894, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England d. 26 Dec 1978, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 84 years) Marriage 18 Jun 1913 Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire Children 1. EDGOOSE, Doris Annie, b. 31 Jan 1917, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 2002, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 84 years)2. EDGOOSE, John, b. 15 Jan 1919, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 1999, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 79 years)3. EDGOOSE, Kathleen, b. 12 Oct 1921, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 2 Feb 1999, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 77 years)4. EDGOOSE, Donald Frederick, b. 19 May 1924, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 2000, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 75 years)5. EDGOOSE, Walter Henry, b. 10 Oct 1926, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire, England d. 20 Oct 1959, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 33 years)Family ID F460 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, Frederick (1891-1957)
Fred (or Frederick) EDGOOSE was born at Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire, on 17 May 1891, son of John William EDGOOSE, plate layer on railway, and his wife Sarah Ann EDGOOSE formerly WOODS. The informant on 22 June 1891 was his mother S. A. EDGOOSE.
(GRO June Q 1891 [WOODS] Boston 07A 438)
John William EDGOOSE had married Sarah Ann WOODS at Boston, Lincolnshire, on 16 May 1883.
Fred, son of John William and Sarah Ann EDGOOSE of Kirton, was baptised at Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire, on 7 June 1891. His father was described as a railway labourer.
(FreeReg)
The 1901 census returns for Horseshoe Lane, Kirton, Lincolnshire:
John W. EDGOOSE, head, aged 40, railway platelayer, born at Skirbeck;
Sarah A. EDGOOSE, wife, aged 39, born at Kirton;
John EDGOOSE, son, aged 19, agricultural labourer, born at Kirton;
James EDGOOSE, son, aged 17, blacksmith's apprentice, born at Kirton;
Alice EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 13, born at Kirton;
*Fred EDGOOSE, son, aged 9, schoolboy, born at Kirton;
Elizabeth EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 7, schoolgirl,born at Kirton;
Harriet A. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 4, schoolgirl, born at Kirton.
(RG13/3040/55/10)
The John EDGOOSE described as the 19 year old son of John EDGOOSE was John WOODS, a son of Sarah Ann WOODS before her marriage.
From the 1911 census of Drain Side, Kirton, Lincolnshire:
John EDGOOSE, head, aged 51, aged 28, married, farmer on own account at home, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann EDGOOSE, wife, aged 50, married 28 years, 11 children of whom 10 living, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
*Fred EDGOOSE, son, aged 20, single, labourer to potato merchant, born at Kirton;
Harriet Annie EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 15, single, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Walter EDGOOSE, son, aged 10, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Frank Woods EDGOOSE, son, aged 8, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Hilda EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 5, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire.
(RG14/19552)
He married Nellie FAIRWEATHER at Kirton-in-Holland Parish Church on 18 June 1913. She was a 20 year old Kirton spinster, daughter of John FAIRWEATHER, a labourer. Fred EDGOOSE was described as as 22 year old Kirton bachelor, a labourer, and son of John EDGOOSE, a farmer. Witnesses were John FAIRWEATHER and Harriet Annie EDGOOSE.
(GRO June Q 1913 Boston 7a 836)
(PR)
They had five children:
Doris Annie EDGOOSE in 1917. She married Wessel MUNNEKE in 1939, and died in 2002.
John EDGOOSE on 15 January 1919. He died in 1999.
Kathleen EDGOOSE in 1921. She married Percy HOLLAND in 1941 and died in 1999.
Donald Frederick EDGOOSE on 19 May 1924. He died in 2000.
Walter Henry EDGOOSE in 1926. He died on 20 October 1959.
The Allotments sub-committee met at Kirton: Mr. Fred EDGOOSE and Mr. John WOODS were granted one acre each in a draw for allotments.
(Lincolnshire Echo, 9 March 1921. Surnames capitalised.
Fred EDGOOSE witnessed the marriage of his sister Hilda EDGOOSE to Fred BURTON at Frampton Parish Church, Lincolnshire, on 27 July 1929.
(GRO September Q 1929 Boston 7a 1262)
From the 1939 Register of 9 Tilney Avenue, Boston, M.B., Lincolnshire:
*Fred EDGOOSE, born 17 May 1891, married, bus driver
Nellie EDGOOSE, born 19 April 1893, married, unpaid domestic duties;
1 CLOSED RECORD
John EDGOOSE, born 15 January 1919, single, paper converter M-C labourer
1 CLOSED RECORD
Donald EDGOOSE, born 19 May 1924, single, barber's apprentice
Walter EDGOOSE, born 10 October 1926, single, at school
(RG101/6364H/005/12 TGAT)
Frederick (sic) EDGOOSE died at 9 Tilney Avenue, Boston, Lincolnshire, on 9 March 1957 aged 65. He was formerly a bus driver. The informant on 9 March was his son J. EDGOOSE of 202 Carlton Rosad, Boston. Cause of death was Ia Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema.
(GRO March Q 1957 Boston 3b 23)
He was buried in Boston Cemetery, Lincolnshire. There is a gravestone. The inscription reads: Fred EDGOOSE died 9 March 1957 age 66 and Nellie - wife Dec 1978 age 85.
(revised 09.02.2026)