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Research in Other Countries => South Africa => Topic started by: michaelblow on Saturday 18 December 10 21:38 GMT (UK)
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Is there any information about this man and his family in South Africa?
George Minnikin Errington born 1877 Newcastle upon Tyne. Father, Edward Minnikin ERRINGTON, Mother Ruth Vasey.
1901 Census: Elswick Newcastle 14 Gloucester Rd
Lionel ROBSON Hd m 50 blacksmith Durham Seaham Harbour
Ruth do wife m 55 Newcastle on Tyne
John ERRINGTON stepson u 27 postman Newcastle On Tyne
George ERRINGTON stepson u 24 telegraphist GPO do
William D ERRINGTON stepson u 22 hairdresser do
George Minnikin Errington probably went to South Africa in 1914 alone
Returned to England in 1937 with his family
George Minnikin ERRINGTON retired aged 60 Country of last residence: South Africa
Mary Raymond ERRINGTON wife 58 South Africa
Margaret ERRINGTON 12 South Africa
Constance ERRINGTON student 16 South Africa
No records of Deaths or marriages in England. Did they return to South Africa?
Thanks for any information .
Michael Blow
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hi,,i think they returned the same year 1937 ,,there is a record of a journey to south africa of a mr g errington,,,a mrs errington,a miss c errington and a miss m errington ;)
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Hi found this on the National State Archives (NASA) for South Africa.
DEPOT SAB SOURCE GG TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 1456 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE46/314 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BOY SCOUT DECORATIONS. SCOUT WM ERRINGTON RECOMMEND FOR SILVER CROSS.
STARTING19190000 ENDING 19200000
Is this his brother William who may have followed George to South Africa?
Cheers Derek
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George Minnikin's brother William Dickson Errington died in Tynemouth in 1927, so it doesn't look as though he followed his brother to South Africa...
Regards,
Roger (ERRINGTON One Name Study)
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The medal was awarded between 1900-1920 to William.
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There's no evidence George M's brother even left the UK. He married in Kingston, Surrey in 1917 and his 3 children were all born here. I suspect the William ERRINGTON of the medal is from a different family. More than one set of Es emigrated to SA.
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I would appear that Mary Raymond Errington died in South Africa.
I have sent you a PM in this regard.
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I think that I might have found Constance! Her identity number was 201029002308 which shows that she was born on 29 October 1920. It would appear that she passed away in 2012, and had been living at 129 Pinewood Village Pinelands. Her year of birth would fit that shown on the census.
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Ok - now for Margaret!!
I wonder if this could be her? My reasoning is that she also died in Pinelands - perhaps living with her sister?
Margaret PENROSE
Margaret Penrose (pseudonym for Margaret Errington) made a brief entry into the crime scene through the UK publisher John Long but after two books put away her pen and paper. Her characters are amateur sleuths who get drawn into the fallout from dastardly deeds. She lived in Pinelands for many years and died in 2010.
Novels: Death on the File (1961), The Fatal Fifth (1963)
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It is too early for the estates for Margaret and Constance to appear on the archives, but here are the estate numbers:
Constance 8419/2012
Margaret 5632/2010
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Thank you for all this valuable information, 'Nookie'! The thread was started 5 years ago I see by a chap who was presumably a descendant, but may not still access RootsChat. Although this South African branch is only distantly linked to mine, it's certainly been useful to find out what happened to the daughters and I shall be adding the details to my Ancestry.com tree...
Regards, Roger (ERRINGTON One Name Study)
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Pleasure!