This surname is a link through my Peake ancestors making them very distant relations, according to Ancestry, or not direct ancestors at all. They all seem to have come from Derbyshire, or at least that is where the family originate from.
Alfred Ernest Borrington
Sep 1887 - 13 Nov 1917
Alfred was born in Derby, Derbyshire to John Thomas Borrington and Sarah Dean. On 29 September 1900 he married Gladys Colebourne. The marriage details show Alfred as a timber merchant. The couple had 8 children: 3 girls and 5 boys.
Alfred held the rank of Sergeant in the 15th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment; Regimental Number 8068, 73298, He died of wounds sustained at the Battle of Passchendale, 3rd Battle of Ypres, and is remembered in Part II, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
Alfred Ernest Borrington
27 Jul 1901 - 13 Aug 1963
Alfred is the eldest son of Alfred Ernest Borrington (above) and Gertrude Colebourne. He was also born in Derbyshire.
The British Army WWI Pension Records show Alfred enlisting in the Tank Corps; Regimental Number 320589. The document is dated 1919, and therefore he would not have served for long. The records show that his occupation was a welder.
In October 1920 he married Florence Armson. I know from Ancestry that Alfred and Florence had several children as their records are showing as private. I have not yet traced him after 1920, but expect that he also served in the Second World War.
Albert Edward Borrington
05 Aug 1907 - 14 Oct 1963
Albert is the 4th son born to Alfred Ernest Borrington (b. 1887) and Gertrude Colebourne, in Derbyshire. One of his older brothers, Harold Arthur, had died in 1912 at the age of 8. His other older brother John Thomas Borrington had married Fanny Baker in 1924 and had several children; as yet no military records have been located, but he must have served.
On 02 June 1930, Albert married Doris Birley, with whom he had 3 children: 1 girl and 2 boys.
The 1939 England and Wales Register lists Albert's occupation as Constructional Engineer Erector Artificial For Heavy Worker. I know he served in the Second World War as there are a couple of photographs of him on Ancestry which say he was in the Royal Marines. I will need to pay to see more the details; I will come back to this in the future.
Frederick Albert Borrington
24 Dec 1935 - 29 Nov 2007
Frederick was born on Christmas Eve in Derbyshire to Albert Edward Borrington (above) and Doris Birley. He was their middle child, having an older sister (Doris Cissy Ellen) and a younger brother Roger Edward born and died in 1945.
A note next to the photograph above, from Ancestry, says that Frederick served in Borneo; I am not sure when as there have been several conflicts in the region which involved the British military.
In April 1956 Frederick married Mary Claire Moyniham in Windsor. I have yet to find the records of any children, as I guess, if there are any, they are still living.
Albert Victor Borrington
Feb 1895 - 05 Dec 1917
Albert was born in Derby, Derbyshire to John James Borrington and Catherine Annie Borrington, who were cousins. His father was the brother of Alfred Ernest Borrington (b. 1887). The 1911 England Census lists Albert as working in a cotton factory. He was unmarried.
Albert held the rank of Private in the 2/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Regiment. He was accidentally killed in a stove accident, while stationed at Ribicourt, France; from what I have deciphered from his records I believe he may have been a cook at the time. Albert is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial at Louverval.
Joseph James Horatio Nelson Dawson Borrington
Abt. 1837 - December 1855
This rather grandly named ancester was born in Derby, about 1840 to James Borrington and Catherine Dawson. James Borrington was a plumber and glazier and son Joseph had another 8 siblings: 4 brothers and 4 sisters.I have yet to work out the link between Joseph's family and those above.
Joseph had gone to fight in the Crimean War, as a volunteer in the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot. I can only speculate as to why the eldest son would have chosen to go off to a distance land, rather than joining his father in the plumbing and glazing business. Perhaps he was keen to leave behind his conventional life and have an exciting adventure. I can only imagine that the Crimean War was "promoted" a little like the First World War would be, and that those going to fight, never really thought they would be at any real risk.
An account of the Regiment's time during the Crimea War can be read at: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/95th-derbyshire-regiment-foot
With more general information about the war available here: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/crimean-war
Unfortunately Joseph must have discovered the realities of trench warfare, as he was killed at the Siege of Sebastopol, aged only 19.
William Harold Borrington
Dec 1874 - Jan 1932
Walter was born in Derby, Derbyshire to James John Borrington and Amelia Edwards. He was 1 of 12 children: 8 sons and 4 daughters. His eldest brother James John (b. 1866) was a photographer's assistant in 1911; Walter Edward (b. 1867) was a house painter in 1911, and went on to have 2 sons who also served (below); Thomas Horatio (b. 1869) is listed in the 1939 England and Wales Register as a harness maker. Frederick (b. 1871) was living in Gateshead in 1911 and working for the British Railway.
William was the next son, who had married Emma Maddocks in 1894. The 1911 England Census lists him as a funterer (dealer), living with Emma and their daughter. On 14 October 1914 William was enlisted into the Royal Army Medical Corps of the Territorial Army, as a Private, Regimental Number 2513. Unfortunately his service was short, as he was deemed unfit for duty and was discharged on 29 October 1914.
Arthur Septimus Borrington
21 Mar 1884 - Apr 1960
Between Arthur and William there was a brother John Alfred (b. 1876), who also worked as a funterer and is listed in 1925 as a fried fish dealer. I am currently getting no service records for him.
Arthur joined the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment; Regimental Number 305952. I have not yet found his service records.
In 1939 Arthur is working as a green grocer living with other members of the extended Borrington family.
Charles Percy Borrington
Apr 1887 - 21 Apr 1964
Charles is the youngest brother and child of James John and Amelia. He was also born in Derbyshire. The 1911 England Census shows him living at Crownhill Barracks in Devon. He is a Private in the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Regiment; Regimental Number 11109.
On 24 April 1916 Chas Percy (as he liked to be known) married Margaret Bosworth in Derbyshire, possibly because they already had 1 daughter born in 1915. Another followed in 1917. I am not sure what his occupation was after he was discharged, and there is no clue from his probate records.
Walter Alfred Borrington
24 Aug 1899 - 23 May 1969
Walter was born in Derbyshire, England to Walter Edward Borrington and Elizabeth Tillson. Walter was the couple's eldest son, and he had 6 other siblings: 4 brothers and 2 sisters.
Walter enlisted on 30 August 1914 and his records, when they can be deciphered, make for interesting reading. Walter was sent to France as a Private in the Suffolk Regiment; Service Number 19075. The records go on to include a letter from his father to someone he addresses as Your Lordship. He says he has already written to the senior officer in the Regiment, but has had no success. He explains that his son has been fighting for 6 months and that he felt that he had done is share, being only 16, and could they please send him home. Based on this it is clear that Walter had lied about his age when he enlisted saying that he was 19 years, 4 months. After being provided with a copy of Walter's birth certificate, by his father, he is discharged and returned to the UK.
The transcription of the records suggest that Walter joined the Highland Cyclist Battalion; Regimental Number 12725. I am not sure if this is true, on his return. If it was I briefly say that the Highland Cyclist Battalion was just that, an independent unit with operated on bicycles in the UK during World War I. To find out more about where the Highland came from see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Cyclist_Battalion
In April 1920 Walter married Florence Anne McGough and the couple had 1 daughter and 2 sons. The 1939 England and Wales Register lists Walter as working as a General Highways Foreman. On his death no one is named in the probate records, but his wife was still living at the time.
Harold Borrington
24 Nov 1900 - Apr 1964
Harold was born in Derbyshire and is the brother of Walter Alfred (above). On 20 August 1918, straight from school, he joined the UK Royal Air Force; Service Number 286497.
In October 1924 he married Ada Gerrard in Derby and couple went on to have 2 girls. The 1939 England and Wales Register show Harold working as a carpenter in railway maintenance.
Thomas Borrington
29 Dec 1790 - 1843
Thomas was born in Ipswich, Suffolk to Joseph Borrington and Sarah Hyde. Records show him on 09 April 1814 as serving in the 23rd Dragoon Guards, a British Regiment serving in Canada. Doing a quick internet search it seems he would have arrived in Canada just in time for the Battle of Lundy's Lane on 25 July 1814. It was also known as the Battle of Niagara Falls, and was one of the bloodiest battles of the Anglo-American War of 1812.
I will need to do further research to find out when he died and if he got married.
More information about the battle can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lundy%27s_Lane
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