George Carrington (Cal 1843-1925)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Elizabeth Doar John William Carrington+ Anne Mary Carrington Elizabeth Carrington George Samuel Carrington+ Tom Carrington Harry Carrington Charles J Carrington George Carrington 3 Born: Cal 1843, Cotgrave, Nottingham 4 Marriage: Elizabeth Doar on 23 Dec 1862 in Sandiacre 1 2 Died: 1925 5   General Notes: Another member of the clan was Bob Doncaster who rose from school monitor to become Sir Robert Doncaster O. B. E.. . George Carrington also did rather well to rise from a stoker to a foreman fitter at what was to become the biggest railway marshalling yard in England. The 1901 Census shows that Elizabeth employed a servant, Annie Wilcox Aged 14. [George Morley]   Chronology: In 1871-1881 he was a Railway Engine Driver living with his wife and children at Derby Rd, Sandiacre. 4 In 1891 he was still at Derby Rd, Sandiacre with family but was now a Loch Engine Driver. 6 In 1901 he was a Foreman in Loco? Works and still at Derby Rd, Sandiacre with family. His grandaughter Dorothy was visiting and his son John and his family lived close by. 7 George married Elizabeth Doar, daughter of Samuel Doar and Mary Hackett, on 23 Dec 1862 in Sandiacre.1 2 (Elizabeth Doar was born Cal 1842 in Shardlow 8 9, christened on 10 Jul 1842 in Shardlow,10 died in 1913 11 and was buried in Sandiacre Church Yard.)

1 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, ELIZABETH DOAR
Father: SAMUEL DOAR
Spouse: GEORGE CARRINGTON
Marriage: 23 DEC 1862 Sandiacre, Derby.

2 (email and family tree rcvd jan 2007), She married George Carrington (3419) on the 23 December 1862 at Sandiacre Church. They were both under aged (19 years) and the marriage was witnessed by John Smith and Lydia Doar who at that time was a servant in Derby.

George Carrington's occupation was described as stoker, no occupation was given for Elizabeth but her father's was stated as Labourer along with that of William Carrington, George's father.

Source Marriage:- Certificate, copy in my possession.

3 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, Marriage.

4 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1871C.

5 (email and family tree rcvd jan 2007).

6 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1891C.

7 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1901C.

8 Georgina Lyons, 1861C.

9 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1861C.

10 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, ELIZABETH DOOR
Female
Christening: 10 JUL 1842 Shardlow, Derby
Parents:
Father: SAMUEL DOOR
Mother: MARY.

11 (email and family tree rcvd jan 2007), Elizabeth Doar died in 1913 not 1910 and her spouse, George in 1925 not 1910

Source:- Memorial headstone in Sandiacre Church Yard. I have a poor photograph taken about 10 years ago but I unfortunately chopped off what may be Samuel's headstone as I was not then aware of my relationship with Samuel.