Family of Antaeus Busirus Calkin

Calkin, Antaeus Busirus
Sixth of nine children born to Samuel and Louisa
Started career as Compositor for the Northern Advocate, Whangarei.
Later managed the Billiards Saloon next door to the Coffee Palace from here he became a local billiards champion.
After leaving the Billiards Saloon, he built a home in Morningside Road, Whangarei
During World War I Antaeus was listed as being in the Second Reserves, with a last address of Cameron Street, Whangerei
For 13 years he was then a member of the staff of New Zealand Railways.
         Born: 12.05.1880 at Maungakaramea, Auckland, New Zealand
         Married: c. 1906 to Queenie Henry (Henare) in Ponsonby at the home of his sister "Mel".
         Died: 19.05.1940 Aged 60, in New Zealand
Calkin (nee Henry or "Henare"), Queenie Rachel
         Born: c. 1884 in New Zealand
         Died: c. 1954 in New Zealand


Five Children
Scylla Maire Lillian
         Born: ? at Whangarei, New Zealand
         Married: ? to Gordon William Albert Print.
Cynthia Delius
         Born: ? at Whangarei, New Zealand
         Married: ? to Claude Reindhart
Three Children with Claude :
    Jacqueline Reindhart
    Jill Reindhart
    Max Reindhart
         Re-Married: ? to Arthur Daisley
One Child with Arthur :
    Bonnie Daisley
Samuel Leonard
         Born: c. 1917 at Whangarei, New Zealand
         Married: ? to Zena Hitchcock.
         Died: c. 1985, aged 68 at Northland, New Zealand
Marsh Nestor
         Born: ? at Whangarei, New Zealand
         Married: ? to Edith Schofield.
William Antaeus Raymond
Born out of wedlock with a Constance Raymond.
William Antaeus Raymond was later renamed William Raymond Bloomfield
when his mother married a Charles Bloomfield.
William married Matilda Hessey.



My thanks to Bruce and Shirley Calkin for most of the information about Antaeus and his descendants
Bruce is the great-great-great-grandson of my great-great-great-grandfather Samuel Calkin.