Family of Percival Robert Calkin

Percival Calkin 1857-1919	Emily Jane Calkin 1856-1942 Painted by Lance Calkin

Calkin, Percival Robert Eldest of 7 children born to George and Emily The 1861 Census has Percival Robert staying with his grandparents (on his mother's side) see the full entry on his parents web page (George and Emily above). 1871 census lists Percival R. aged 13, living with his parents as above. Occupation as declared in 1881 census = "Bookbinder". Percival's address as listed in Historical Directories include: 1896 - Eversley, Broadhurst Gardens, Hampstead. 1899 - 134, Broadhurst Gardens, Hampstead N.W. 1901 census shows Percival living at Oak Cottage, High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk with his wife and child. Occupation as declared in 1901 census = "Wholesale Bookseller and Bookbinder". The 1901 census also shows a "visitor" and a servant :     Elsie C. Machin (b.1883) - Visitor     Eliza Markham (b.1842) - Cook 1911 census has Percival living with his wife and daughter at Grey Walls, Aldeburgh. Occupation as declared in 1911 census = "Retired Publisher". The 1911 census also shows two servants :     Emily Wallis from Stoke Newington, London (b.1863)     Sarah Lilian Smith from Aldeburgh (b.1889) Further information in the Historical Directories reveals: 1912 - Percy at Greywall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk 1914 - Percival was a Councillor, retired 1914 from Aldeburgh Corporation.
	Born:	c. 12.1857	registered in Pancras
	Baptised:	09.12.1857	at Old Church, St. Pancras, London
	Married:	c. 09.1882	to Emily Jane Thompson at Old Church, St. Pancras, London
	Died:	c. 03.1919	Aged 61, buried in St.Peter & St.Paul's Church, Aldeburgh, registered in Plomesgate.
Calkin (nee Thompson), Emily Jane
	Born:	c. 03.1856	registered in St. Pancras, London
	Died:	c. 03.1942	Aged 86, after retiring to Suffolk. Death registered in Westmorland. Emily is buried in St. Mary's, Kirby Lonsdale, which may seem bizarre but there is an explanation ! Her son-in-law, Rev. Ernest Whateley-Smith, was at a school in Hants that was requisitioned in WW2. They moved to Underley Hall, Kirby Lonsdale for the duration.

One Child
Dorothy Ada In 1901 census Dorothy (aged 17) is living with her parents as above. In 1911 census Dorothy (aged 27) is living with her parents as above. Click here to see a picture of Dorothy With Uncle Arthur circa 1929 (Dorothy on the left, Arthur E. on the right).
	Born:	c. 06.1883	registered in Hampstead, London
	Married:	15.04.1912	to Rev. Ernest Whateley-Smith at Aldeburgh, Suffolk (registered in Plomesgate).
	Died:	c. 06.1934	Aged 50 of Cancer. Death registered in the New Forest. (the spelling was given as "Whately-Smith")

The marriage of Dorothy Calkin to the Reverend E. Whately-Smith (who preferred not to be called Ernest) was on the same day as the sinking of the Titanic.
The local paper of Aldeburgh has the story of the Titanic filling the front, and on the rear can be seen an article about the wedding.
Click below to see a scan of the actual 1912 newspaper story showing the presence of 15 Calkins at the wedding !

Dorothy had three children; (all three births registered in East Preston, Sussex)
      Peter Granville Whately-Smith (9.08.1913 - 18.10.1996),
      Anthony "Andy" Robert Whately-Smith (1915 - d. 25.11.1944 - killed in World War II ... see picture, and follow link below)
      John Calkin Whately-Smith (1919 - 27.04.2013).
            John was listed in the London Gazette of 23rd August 1940 as being in the Dorset Rifles.

Major Anthony "Andy" Whately-Smith 113612
d. 25th. November 1944 Age 29
2nd. Special Air Service Regiment
Cemetery: GERMANY - DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY - Bayern - 3 K 2
      Click Here to read of Major Whately-Smith's exploits.