George Minnikin Errington

[michaelblow]

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



                                               

                               
                             
                             

[gortonboy]

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 

[pampoen]

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   

[rjerrington]

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)

[pampoen]

The medal was awarded between 1900-1920 to William.

[rjerrington]

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.

[Nookie]

I would appear that Mary Raymond Errington died in South Africa.

I have sent you a PM in this regard.

[Nookie]

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.

[Nookie]

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)