Family of Percival Robert Calkin

Percy 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.
Occupation as declared in 1901 census = "Wholesale Bookseller and Bookbinder".
1901 census shows Walter living at Oak Cottage, High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk with his wife and child.
The 1901 census also shows a "visitor" and a servant :
Elsie C. Machin (b.1883) - Visitor
Eliza Markham (b.1842) - Cook
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 J. Thompson at Old Church, St. Pancras, London

         Died: c. 03.1919 Aged 61, registered in Plomesgate.

Calkin (nee Thompson), Emily J.

         Born: 1855 at St. Pancras, London

         Died: c. 03.1942 Aged 87, after retiring to Suffolk. Death registered in Westmorland.

One Child

Dorothy Ada
Appears on 1901 census as living with her parents 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. 1934 of cancer.

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 !

Newspaper Story Of Dorothy's Wedding

Dorothy had three children, Peter Whately-Smith, Andy Whately-Smith (killed in World War II) and John Calkin Whately-Smith

My thanks to Chris Whately-Smith, grandson of Dorothy Calkin,
for the information above and for the excellent photographs available on this page.

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. Occupation as declared in 1901 census = "Wholesale Bookseller and Bookbinder". 1901 census shows Walter living at Oak Cottage, High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk with his wife and child. The 1901 census also shows a "visitor" and a servant : Elsie C. Machin (b.1883) - Visitor Eliza Markham (b.1842) - Cook 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 J. Thompson at Old Church, St. Pancras, London
	Died:	c. 03.1919	Aged 61, registered in Plomesgate.
Calkin (nee Thompson), Emily J.
	Born:	1855	at St. Pancras, London
	Died:	c. 03.1942	Aged 87, after retiring to Suffolk. Death registered in Westmorland.

One Child
Dorothy Ada Appears on 1901 census as living with her parents 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. 1934	of cancer.