A WW2 identity bracelet which belonged to Rose Eskriett of Grimsby.

A WWII identity bracelet which belonged to Rose Eskriett of 151 Convamore Road, Grimsby. The code on the bracelet, TKCR 75-2, was the Enumeration District letter code : Schedule : Schedule sub number. TK was the E.D. code for Lincolnshire, Lindsey, Grimsby.

Rose Eskriett (1882-1966) was the wife of Joel Eskriett (1877-1964), a shipwright. This bracelet came from the family history collection of their daughter Edith Mary Eskriett (1907-1989), a tailoress.

Here are more details of the Eskriett family: John Eskriett (1843-1917) and Cyrus Eskriett (1848-1926) were sons of Joel and Elizabeth Eskriett of Hillam, near Monk Fryston, Yorkshire (Selby District).

The Yorkshire brothers were shipwrights. They set up their shipwrights, joiners and box makers business in Orwell Street, Grimsby before 1882. By 1885, they are listed as ship builders on Fish Dock Road.

In 1886, the wooden ketch ‘City of York’ GY.37 was built for John Eskriett of Weelsby by G. & T. Smith of Rye, Sussex. In 1891, she was in a collision with ‘Eos’ off Spurn Point.

By 1893, John Eskriett residing at Orrington Street(?), Great Grimsby and Cyrus Eskriett residing at Orwell Street, Great Grimsby had ceased trading as J. & C. Eskriett at the Fish Docks, Great Grimsby, smack owners, ship carpenters, boat builders and saw mill proprietors. There is no mention of them in the local 1909 directory.

Cyrus was still working as a shipwright in 1923 along with his son, Joel (named after his grandfather).