Known as: Bert.
Date of birth: Sunday, 29th July, 1888.
Birthplace: Aston, Birmingham, England.
Date of death: Saturday, 9th July, 1977. (aged 88 years).
Place of death: Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
Signature:
Date of birth: Sunday, 29th July, 1888.
Birthplace: Aston, Birmingham, England.
Date of death: Saturday, 9th July, 1977. (aged 88 years).
Place of death: Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
Signature:
Martha Louise Derrington (née Morris) (1882-1957). |
Date of marriage: Saturday, 15th March, 1913.
Place of marriage: St Edburgha's Church, Yardley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
1888-1892 - The Laurels, St. Oswald's Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, England.
1895-1911 - Tufa Mount, Willard Road, Yardley, Birmingham, England.
"The reason it is called Tufa Mount is because that is where they brought the stone from in the USA." - James Darby
"It is interesting to note that Willard Road is named after an American woman preacher Frances Willard due to the fact that the founder member of a local building firm Josiah Derrington and his son went to the USA in 1886.
They were so impressed by her that on her return they named Willard Road in her honour and built Tufa Mount after the type of stone which was reset in the part of America in which they were staying." - Taken from an unknown newspaper article.
"Mr. Edwards is a landscape gardener, and on seeing the name he told Mr. Powell that he hewed tons of Tufa stone every year from Tufa Mount, a hill near Chicago. This caused Mr. Powell to make enquiries of the builders of the house, the firm of Derrington. Apparently, in 1886, long before the days of productivity teams, Mr. Josiah Derrington and his son went to U.S.A. to study house-building trends.
Being keenly religious men and temperance advocates, they made it their business to meet a famous American woman preacher, Frances Willard. The year after their return they built an American style house in a new road at Yardley, calling the road Willard Road, and the house Tufa Mount." - Birmingham Weekly Post, Friday, October 5, 1951.
1911-1913 - Morfe Valley Farm, Morfe Valley, Claverley, Shropshire, England.
1916 - Farmcote House, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
1918 - Tufa Mount, Willard Road, Yardley, Birmingham, England.
1932-1936 - Guarlford Court, Clevelode Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
1939-1940 - West Royd, Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, England.
1946-1977 - Cranage, 91, Guarlford Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
1899-1905 - King Edward VI: Camp Hill Grammar School for Boys, Stratford Road, Camp Hill, Birmingham, England (now occupied by Muath Trust).
Mid-Summer 1899: Class XIII: Mr. W. L. Williams / Set C3: Mr. W. L. Williams
Christmas 1899: Class XI: Rev. G. H. Moore / Set C2: Mr. G. J. Cook
Mid-Summer 1900: Class X: Mr. W. B. Ainsworth / Set C2: Mr. G. J. Cook
Christmas 1900: Class VII: Mr. G. J. Cook / Set C1: Mr. W. B. Ainsworth
Christmas 1901: Class VA: The Rev. John R. Worthington / Set B2: Mr. W. R. Bradley
Christmas 1902: Class II: Rev. A. Jamson Smith / Set B2: Mr. W. R. Bradley
Mid-Summer 1903: Class I: Rev. A. Jamson Smith / Set A2: The Rev. John R. Worthington
Christmas 1903: Class I: Rev. A. Jamson Smith / Set A1: Mr. W. R. Bradley
Mid-Summer 1904: Class I: Rev. A. Jamson Smith / Set A1: Mr. W. R. Bradley
Prizes:
July 1902: French & General Work
December 1902: Languages
1911-1939: Farmer & Cattle Dealer
Army Major.
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment - 6th Battalion
Regiment No.: 201600
Rank: (1916) Private / (1917) Second Lieutenant / (1918) Lieutenant
Suffered multple gunshot wounds. Lost left eye due to a gunshot wound.
Edwin George Derrington.
Gross value of Estate: £23,827 10s. 7d.
Net value of Estate: £22,116 18s. 0d.
Estate Duty: £2,573 3s. 2d.
"4. I BEQUEATH free of duty the following legacies:- To my said son George Hebert Derrington all my personal chattels at his residence."
"7. THE sum of Three thousand pounds being the value of certain securities settled by me upon my said son George Herbert Derrington and his issue by a Deed of Settlement dated the Twentieth day of May Nineteen hundred and thirty shall be brought into account by way of hotchpot in the division of the Trust Fund as against the said George Herbert Derrington but save as aforesaid I confirm every settlement of property made by me and every gift or provision made by this my Will for the benefit of any such person shall be in addition to that made by such settlement gift or other provision hereunto made by me."
"11. I GIVE all my property and possessions whatsoever to my said sons Edwin David Derrington and George Herbert Derrington in equal shares absolutely."
Half of Estate: about £9,196.
Herbert Morris Derrington.
Gross value of Estate: £894 4s. 7d.
Net value of Estate: £846 9s. 6d.
Granted to George Herbert Derrington.
Blodwen Louise Derrington.
Gross value of Estate: £1,725
Net value of Estate: £1601
"This is the last Will of me GEORGE HERBERT DERRINGTON of Cranage 91 Guarlford Road Malvern in the county of Hereford and Worcester Retired Army Officer.
1. I REVOKE all former testamentary dispositions
2. I APPOINT my Son Josiah Alwyn Derrington and David John Agnew Solicitor of Malvern my Executors
3. I GIVE my Grandson Peter Charles Derrington my oak bureau which formerly belonged to my Great Great Grandfather free of all duties
4. I GIVE all my other personal chattels as defined by Section 55 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 to my Son Josiah Alwyn Derrington absolutely as a token of my gratitude for his loving care of me for many years
5. I GIVE the sum of Two hundred and fifty Pounds to my said Grandson Peter Charles Derrington free of all duties
6. AFTER payment of my debts capital transfer tax executorship expenses I GIVE the residue of my estate as to one fifth to my son Edwin George Derrington and as to the remaining four fifths to my said son Josiah Alwyn Derrington absolutely
7. WHEREAS under or by virtue of a Settlement dated the Twentieth day of May One thousand nine hundred and thirty and made by my father Edwin George Derrington certain trust funds are settled in trust for myself during my life and after my death upon trusts for my issue under which I have a testamentary power of appointment over such trust funds in favour of all or such one or more exclusively of the others or other of my children or remoter issue in such shares and manner as I may think fit NOW in exercise of the powers for this purpose given to me by the said Settlement and of every or any other power enabling me in this behalf I HEREBY DIRECT AND APPOINT the trustees or trustee for the time being of the said Settlement shall as soon as may be after my death out of the said trust funds then held upon the trusts of the said Settlement raise or set apart and appropriate the clear sum of Four hundred Pounds or investments which such trustees or trustee shall deem to be of equivalent value and shall stand possessed of the same in trust for my said Son Josiah Alwyn Derrington absolutely AND I DIRECT that the said sum shall not be brought into hotchpot under Clause 4 of the said Settlement but that the sum of Six hundred Pounds appointed to my said Son Edwin George Derrington by the said Deed of Appointment dated the Twentieth day of December One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five shall be brought into hotchpot and accounted for accordingly and subject as aforesaid I DIRECT that the trustee or trustees for the time being of the said Settlement shall stand possessed of the capital and income of the said trust funds IN TRUST absolutely for my said two Sons Edwin George and Josiah Alwyn in equal shares
8. MY EXECUTOR who is engaged in a profession shall be entitled to be paid fees for work done by him or his firm on the same basis as if he was not one of my Executors but emplyed to act on behalf of my Executors
AS WITNESS my hand this 12th day of May One thousand nine hundred and seventy-six.
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