Anita, Charles's daughter advises that her father was a chemist who discovered tetanus, was involved in anthrax, lead, coal mines etcc. He worked and lived in Liverpool - Blundell Sand. She also mentioned that he had some involvement with artificial fertilisers (Anita conversation - 10.2.96)

In Winifred's will, in advises that Charles is a 'farmer'. I am assuming it is her brother who administered her will. (Michael)

Charles I believe was granted Administration of his mother's estate when she died. See her file.

Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 4 April 1939. Mr C E Duckering. Mr Charles Elmhirst Duckering, a well-known Lincolnshire agriculturist, has died suddenly at his home, Parkside, Northorpe, near Gainborough.
A native of Kirton Lindsey, Mr Duckering was a son of the late Mr Charles Duckering, a noted breeder of pedigree pigs, who had much success in the show ring in England adn abroad. A leading member of the Gainsborough branch of the NFU., Mr C E Duckering was a past chairman, adn sat on the Pigs Committee of the Lincolnshire County Bracnh. He was a Freemason.
He leaves a widow and three children.

'This is the last Will and Testament of me Charles Elmhirst Duckering of Copper Beech Brigg in the County of Lincoln, Manure Manufacturer. I revoke all Wills heretofore made by me. I appoint my dera wife Mary Gertrude Duckering and my brother in law Robert Fish (hereinafter called my Trustees) Executors and Trustees of this my Will. I bequeath all my household furniture, plate, linen, china, books, prints, musical instruments, jewelry, wearing apparel and articles of personal use or ornament to my said wife absolutely. I devise all my real estate (if any) and the residue of my personal estate to my Trustees Upon trust to sell and convert the same into money and out of the proceeds of such sale and my ready money to pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and subject thereto to pay to my said wife one morely of the net residue of my said residuary estate. And upon further trust to stand possessed of the remaining morely of the net residue of my said residuary estate Upon trust to invest the same. And I declare that my Trustees shall stand possessed of such last mentioned net morely of my residuary estate representing the same In trust for all my children or any my child who being male shall attain the age of twenty one years or being female shall attain that age or marry with the consent of my said wife under that age. And in default of such issue In trust to pay income thereof to my said wife during her life and so that the same shall be for her sole and separate use during any future coverture. And from and after her decease I declare that my Trustees shall stand possessed of the capital of such last mentioned morely. In trust for such persons or persons and in such shares as my said wife shall byWill or Codicil appoint and in default of and subject to any appointment In trust for my next of kin living at her decease in equal shares. I declare that during the minority of any child of mine who shall for the time being be living with or supported by my said wife my Trustees shall be at liberty to pay to my said wife the income of the presumptive share of any such child of and in my residuary estate and her receipt shall be asufficient discharge therefor. And I hereby authorise my Trustees in their absolute discretion to advance for the education or benefit of any child of mine one morely of his orher presumptive share of or in my residuary estate. In witness whereof I the said Charles Elmhirst Duckering have hereunto set my hand this First day of October One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
Signed by the above named Charles Elmhirst Duckeringas his last Will the jointC. Elmhirst Duckering presence of himself and us
who at his request and in
such joint presence have
hereunto subscribed our
names as witnesses the
word "personal" having been
first struck out in the 17th,
20th and 23rd lines of the first page hereof.Frank C. ?, Sol. Brigg Walter Taylor, Clerk to Messrs ? , ? & Davy, Solr. Brigg'
'I, CHARLES ELMHIRST DUCKERING formerly of Copper Beech Brigg but now of Northorpe both in the County of Lincoln Manure Manufacturer declare this to be a first Codicil which I make this Twelfth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty nine to my Will which is dated the First day of October One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
1. I REVOKE the appointment contained in my Will Whereby I appointed my brother-in-law Robert Fish to be an Executor and Trustee thereof.
2. I APPOINT Aymere Albert Fletcher Stubbs of Brigg aforesaid Solicitor to be an Executor and Trustee of my said Will in the place of the said Robert Fish and to act jointly with my dear wife Mary Gertrude Duckering the other Executor and Trustee named in my said Will.
3. I DECLARE that any Executor or Trustee being a Solictor or other person engaged in any profession or business may be so employed or being a Sole Executor or Trustee may so act and shall be entitled to charge and be paid for all work done and time expended by him or his firm in connection with the executorship or trust including acts which a Trustee not being in any profession or business could have done personally.
4. MY Will shall be read and have effect as if the name of the said Aymere Albert Fletcher Stubbs had been inserted therein in the place of the said Robert Fish whereever his name occurs andas if the said Aymere Albert Fletcher Stubbs had been originally appointed an Executor and Trustee of my said Will.6. SUBJECT as aforesaid I confirm my said Will.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written.
SIGNED by the said Charles Elmhirst C. Elmhirst Duckering Duckering
as a Codicil to his last
Will in the joint presence of
himself and us who at his request
and in such joint prsence have
hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses.
N D G Broth, The Grange, Kirton Lindsey
Edward / ? , Kirton Lindsey.' (Michael 26.4.97)

'Charles Elmhirst of Northorpe, Lincs., died 2nd April 1939. Probate to Mary Gertrude D. widow and solicitor. Effects £507012s 6d.' Will. (Micahel)

There is a memorial erected in Northorpe in honour of Charles,by his wife and three children. (Daniels 22.4.96)

Mary. (Source marriage to Charles. Daniels/Jill Dyson - 22.4.96 and Anita D. their daughter, conversation 10.2.96)

Mary Gertrude Duckering of 45 Danescroft brent Street, Hendon, London NW4 widow died 18th August 1962 at National Hospital Queen Square London WC1. Probate to R.F. Letts solicitor and John Ronald Duckering assistant to personnel manager. Effects£18,275 3s 3d. (Michael)