George was a Chartered Accountant and Director of Finance of the Cotton Board and was granted an OBE in 1954.
Elizabeth studied at Streatham and Clapham High School and St Andrews University where she received a Doctorate
In 1982 the Royal Academy of Engineering elected its first female fellow, Dr Elizabeth Killick, an expert in novel radar and sonar systems who was head of the Weapons Department at the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment at the time of her election.(The Engineer)