Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Eleanor LEE Peggy 
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, 850Census29 September 1939, 21 Beckenham, Kent, England1649 Age: 26
Death5 July 1955, Bromley, Kent, England1650 Age: 41
Burial8 July 1955, Queen’s Road Cemetary,
OccupationCivil Servant Inland Revenue 19391649
FatherLeslie Frederick LEE , 4057 (1886-1975)
MotherEllen Harriet SALES , 4058 (1884-1982)
Spouses
Birth22 July 1913, Registered Eccesall B, England1645
Census19 June 1921, 35 Woodstock Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Age: 7
Death31 December 2005, Goring, England1646 Age: 92
BurialJanuary 2006, Yapton, Near Arundel, Sussex, England
FatherFrederick DUCKERING , 838 (1865-1954)
MotherLucy DENNIS , 839 (1877-1947)
Family ID506
Children(Living) , 852
Notes for Margaret Eleanor LEE Peggy
Croydon Times, 15 July 1955. Queen’s Road Cemetary. Cremations. Duckering, Margaret, 41, West Wickham.
'Margaret Elenaor Duckering of 50 Copse Avenue West Wickham Kent(wife of Wilfred Garham Duckering) died 5th July 1955.Administration to the said Wilfred Garham Duckering civilservant. Effects £232 5s 8d.' (Michael)
'Margaret Elenaor Duckering of 50 Copse Avenue West Wickham Kent(wife of Wilfred Garham Duckering) died 5th July 1955.Administration to the said Wilfred Garham Duckering civilservant. Effects £232 5s 8d.' (Michael)
Notes for Wilfred Graham (Spouse 1)
Graham worked as an Inspector of Taxes and was known to his work colleagues as Bill. (Michael D. letter 16.3.96)
1921 Census. Frederick Duckering, head 54 yrs 10 mths married born Lincolnshire a Grocer’s Manager for Gowers G Grocer at 453 Abbydale Road, Sheffield. Lucy Duckering, wife 44 yrs 3 mths born Lincolnshire, home duties. Graham Duckering son 7 yrs 11 mths born Sheffield at school. Sidney Duckering son 5 yrs 10 mths born Sheffield at school. Ronald Duckering, son 2 yrs 2 mths born Sheffield at home.
Graham left Sheffield in 1932 and lived in areas of SouthLondon, including Wallington, Croydon and Beckenham, beforemoving to Worthing in 1956. (Michael D. letter 16.3.96)
Tribute read out ar Graham's funeral service. Graham or Bill,depending on which side of the family you are on, was born in Sheffield in 1913, and was the oldest of three brothers, the twoyounger ones being Syd, who is here today and Ron, who verysadly has also recently passed away. He rarely used the nameWilfred, (though was pleased when his daughter-in-law's nephewwas given the name), and was generally called Graham by hisfamily and Bill by friends, work colleagues and in-laws. Hisfather was a grocer, and his family originated fromLincolnshire. The surname is an unusual one, and members of thefamily have done some research on the name and found that allthe Duckerings are related.
After leaving school around 1930, there were of course highlevels of unemployment at that time and he was pleased to get ajob locally in the Inland Revenue office in Sheffield. Afterfour years there he was transferred south to Croydon, and fromthen on spent all the rest of his life in the south of England,though he retained quite a bit of his Yorkshire accent! Hespent the next few years in various parts of south Londonworking at the local tax offices, and in 1941 met and marriedhis first wife, Peggy. They set up home in West Wickham, nearBromley, Kent, but for the first few years had to endure theregular nightly bombings during the blitz and later thedoodlebugs. He joined the Home Guard and frequently had to workin the tax office during the day, then followed by a night watchand virtually no sleep. He often said that he and Peggy wouldnever be quite sure whether they would see each other again atthe end of the day, so it was obviously a very stressful period.
After the war he continued working for the Inland Revenue inLondon and qualified as a Tax Inspector about 1948. His son,Mike (Mike), was then born in 1952, but sadly this was soonfollowed by Peggy developing cancer, and she died in 1955. Thisperiod was naturally a very difficult one for Graham, and he hadto have a succession of housekeepers to look after Mike. Hethen decided to move down to Worthing to be nearer Peggy'sparents, who had recently retired there. Soon after this he metMargaret in the tax office in Worthing, and she took on the careof Mike, when they married in 1957 - Margaret had a moreimpulsive and outgoing personality!
The next few years were much more settled as he took over themanagement of the tax office at Durrington, and after a coupleof house moves, they settled in a bungalow near the sea-front inSt John's Avenue, Goring. During this period he startedtravelling abroad and particularly enjoyed visiting the SwissAlps, where he loved the scenery and the opportunities forwalking, though never went in for more dangerous activities suchas skiing, rock-climbing or paragliding! When on holiday hewould try to avoid telling anyone what his profession was, as heknew they would try to run a mile! The Bernese Oberland inSwitzerland was a particularly favourite area and those of youwho visited him may remember seeing a calendar from that arearegularly on the wall. He also enjoyed visits to the theatre inWorthing and swam in the sea in the summer.
The last period of his working life from about 1970 was moredifficult, as he was asked by the Inland Revenue to transfer toa tax office in London, and he found the commuting from Worthingquite onerous, as I'm quite sure anyone who does it now must do!By this time Mike had left home and was studying at Reading University - also during this period Margaret sadly developed a brain tumour and died in early 1974.
Graham retired from the Inland Revenue at about this time andsettled in the bungalow in Goring, while Mike moved away to the London area, but for a number of years they had an annual alpineholiday together visiting Italy, Austria, Slovenia as well asSwitzerland. He looked after himself very well, and because ofhis job was meticulous with his financial affairs. He was quite a good cook and always welcoming to Mike when he visited at theweekend or brought any friends to stay. He also developed aliking for reading library books, so much so that he seemed tovisit Goring Library nearly every day to see if they had any newones - mainly detective novels! Classical music was anotherfavourite, particularly Mozart; he was not a great pop fan!
Mike married Sue in 1981 and soon his grandchildren, Rebecca andAndrew were born, and he always enjoyed them visiting and following their progress. Also his brother Syd and wife Sybil,together their daughter, Jenny, moved to Worthing during thisperiod and it was good to have them living so close, especiallyduring his final illness.
He kept amazingly good health for a very long period and hardlyever visited the doctor until he was about 89, but in 2003 he decided to sell his bungalow in St John's Avenue, as it wasbecoming too much to manage, and he moved to a warden-controlled flat in Goring, near the top of Aldsworth Avenue and the BullInn. But he still managed to organise the move all by himself,apart from the heavy stuff, of course.
He still remained in good health until early 2005, and we all enjoyed a number of lunches with him at the Bull Inn when wevisited. Some of us thought he was looking a good candidate forreaching 100, but last March he started complaining of severepain in his back and following a week or so in Worthing Hospitalwas diagnosed with myeloma or bone marrow cancer. He was bythis time too unwell to return to his flat, but instead moved tothe Willett Lodge residential Care home in Chaucer Road, Worthing. He much appreciated the care given to him by all thestaff there and we were able to have some good times with him during our visits, and the staff at Goring Library continued tosupply him with books. He particularly appreciated being ableto celebrate Rebecca's 21st Birthday and Andrew's 18th in June,and Andrew getting into Cambridge. He was able to read andstill deal with some of his financial affairs until December.Mike Duckering 5 January 2006
1921 Census. Frederick Duckering, head 54 yrs 10 mths married born Lincolnshire a Grocer’s Manager for Gowers G Grocer at 453 Abbydale Road, Sheffield. Lucy Duckering, wife 44 yrs 3 mths born Lincolnshire, home duties. Graham Duckering son 7 yrs 11 mths born Sheffield at school. Sidney Duckering son 5 yrs 10 mths born Sheffield at school. Ronald Duckering, son 2 yrs 2 mths born Sheffield at home.
Graham left Sheffield in 1932 and lived in areas of SouthLondon, including Wallington, Croydon and Beckenham, beforemoving to Worthing in 1956. (Michael D. letter 16.3.96)
Tribute read out ar Graham's funeral service. Graham or Bill,depending on which side of the family you are on, was born in Sheffield in 1913, and was the oldest of three brothers, the twoyounger ones being Syd, who is here today and Ron, who verysadly has also recently passed away. He rarely used the nameWilfred, (though was pleased when his daughter-in-law's nephewwas given the name), and was generally called Graham by hisfamily and Bill by friends, work colleagues and in-laws. Hisfather was a grocer, and his family originated fromLincolnshire. The surname is an unusual one, and members of thefamily have done some research on the name and found that allthe Duckerings are related.
After leaving school around 1930, there were of course highlevels of unemployment at that time and he was pleased to get ajob locally in the Inland Revenue office in Sheffield. Afterfour years there he was transferred south to Croydon, and fromthen on spent all the rest of his life in the south of England,though he retained quite a bit of his Yorkshire accent! Hespent the next few years in various parts of south Londonworking at the local tax offices, and in 1941 met and marriedhis first wife, Peggy. They set up home in West Wickham, nearBromley, Kent, but for the first few years had to endure theregular nightly bombings during the blitz and later thedoodlebugs. He joined the Home Guard and frequently had to workin the tax office during the day, then followed by a night watchand virtually no sleep. He often said that he and Peggy wouldnever be quite sure whether they would see each other again atthe end of the day, so it was obviously a very stressful period.
After the war he continued working for the Inland Revenue inLondon and qualified as a Tax Inspector about 1948. His son,Mike (Mike), was then born in 1952, but sadly this was soonfollowed by Peggy developing cancer, and she died in 1955. Thisperiod was naturally a very difficult one for Graham, and he hadto have a succession of housekeepers to look after Mike. Hethen decided to move down to Worthing to be nearer Peggy'sparents, who had recently retired there. Soon after this he metMargaret in the tax office in Worthing, and she took on the careof Mike, when they married in 1957 - Margaret had a moreimpulsive and outgoing personality!
The next few years were much more settled as he took over themanagement of the tax office at Durrington, and after a coupleof house moves, they settled in a bungalow near the sea-front inSt John's Avenue, Goring. During this period he startedtravelling abroad and particularly enjoyed visiting the SwissAlps, where he loved the scenery and the opportunities forwalking, though never went in for more dangerous activities suchas skiing, rock-climbing or paragliding! When on holiday hewould try to avoid telling anyone what his profession was, as heknew they would try to run a mile! The Bernese Oberland inSwitzerland was a particularly favourite area and those of youwho visited him may remember seeing a calendar from that arearegularly on the wall. He also enjoyed visits to the theatre inWorthing and swam in the sea in the summer.
The last period of his working life from about 1970 was moredifficult, as he was asked by the Inland Revenue to transfer toa tax office in London, and he found the commuting from Worthingquite onerous, as I'm quite sure anyone who does it now must do!By this time Mike had left home and was studying at Reading University - also during this period Margaret sadly developed a brain tumour and died in early 1974.
Graham retired from the Inland Revenue at about this time andsettled in the bungalow in Goring, while Mike moved away to the London area, but for a number of years they had an annual alpineholiday together visiting Italy, Austria, Slovenia as well asSwitzerland. He looked after himself very well, and because ofhis job was meticulous with his financial affairs. He was quite a good cook and always welcoming to Mike when he visited at theweekend or brought any friends to stay. He also developed aliking for reading library books, so much so that he seemed tovisit Goring Library nearly every day to see if they had any newones - mainly detective novels! Classical music was anotherfavourite, particularly Mozart; he was not a great pop fan!
Mike married Sue in 1981 and soon his grandchildren, Rebecca andAndrew were born, and he always enjoyed them visiting and following their progress. Also his brother Syd and wife Sybil,together their daughter, Jenny, moved to Worthing during thisperiod and it was good to have them living so close, especiallyduring his final illness.
He kept amazingly good health for a very long period and hardlyever visited the doctor until he was about 89, but in 2003 he decided to sell his bungalow in St John's Avenue, as it wasbecoming too much to manage, and he moved to a warden-controlled flat in Goring, near the top of Aldsworth Avenue and the BullInn. But he still managed to organise the move all by himself,apart from the heavy stuff, of course.
He still remained in good health until early 2005, and we all enjoyed a number of lunches with him at the Bull Inn when wevisited. Some of us thought he was looking a good candidate forreaching 100, but last March he started complaining of severepain in his back and following a week or so in Worthing Hospitalwas diagnosed with myeloma or bone marrow cancer. He was bythis time too unwell to return to his flat, but instead moved tothe Willett Lodge residential Care home in Chaucer Road, Worthing. He much appreciated the care given to him by all thestaff there and we were able to have some good times with him during our visits, and the staff at Goring Library continued tosupply him with books. He particularly appreciated being ableto celebrate Rebecca's 21st Birthday and Andrew's 18th in June,and Andrew getting into Cambridge. He was able to read andstill deal with some of his financial affairs until December.Mike Duckering 5 January 2006