 Shortly after this, his mother had also died leaving George an orphan who lived with his grandfather in Somersetshire.Lily also had a sibling named George Frederick and Edith May.At fourteen his love for architecture informed his decision to pursue a career in Architecture, however given the patrimony and his three guardians, he was advised against his ambition to work in an office because of the poor money by one of the three guardians and instead worked in a bank for three years.